Ideas for New Drug Discovery of Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy Based on “Holistic View” in Tibetan Medicine
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20182202
- VernacularTitle: 基于藏族医学“整体观”认识的防治糖尿病肾病新药发现思路
- Author:
Ya ZHAO
1
;
Hui FENG
1
;
Zhen ZHOU
1
;
Lu HAO
1
;
Yu-nan XIANG
1
;
Xiao-yan WANG
1
;
Bang-hua ZHOU
1
;
Xian-rong LAI
1
Author Information
1. Ethnic Medicine School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
Tibetan medicine;
diabetic nephropathy;
new drug discovery;
holistic view
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2019;25(3):167-172
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Diabetic nephropathy(DN) is a kind of severe diabetes mellitus(DM) complications,which is one of the most common cause of end-stage renal failure.The incidence of DN increases with the increase of the number of DM patients,and early prevention is the key.DM and DN are characteristic advantages of Tibetan medicine,the "holistic view" of dynamic balance based on the three major factors in the body(Sanyin,included rlung,mkhris-pa and bad-gan) is a unique understanding of DM and DN among Tibetan medical practitioners,and which has rich and unique clinical and medication experiences in DN treatment.This paper discussed the medical theory "holistic view" on the Tibetan medicine for DM and DN,dug commonly used Tibetan drugs and Tibetan medical prescriptions for clinical treatment of DN,in order to provide new ideas for the treatment of DN and the discovery of new drugs for DN, and give full play to the unique advantages of Tibetan medicine.
