1.Theoretical Exploration of Diabetic Retinopathy Guided by Luobing Theory
Liping CHANG ; Jing MA ; Kun MA ; Zhenhua JIA ; Cong WEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(1):253-258
Diabetic retinopathy(DR), as one of the most common and serious microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, seriously threatens human health, and belongs to "Xiaoke eye diseases" in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), which has been richly experienced by medical practitioners through the ages, but is mostly recorded in a piecemeal manner and has not been systematically researched. This disease is featured by long course and repeated attack, and is refractory, which belongs to the research category of "persistent illness entering collaterals". Systematic establishment of TCM collateral disease theory for guiding prevention and treatment of DR has important clinical value. On the basis of close correlation between tertiary collaterals at the terminal of collaterals and capillaries and microcirculation, the concept of "tertiary collaterals-microvascular" is proposed. It is pointed out that DR falls within the scope of "tertiary collaterals-microvascular" diseases, and presents four types of micro-pathological characteristics, including stasis, insufficiency, growth and bleeding of tertiary collaterals. It is concluded that "deficiency of both Qi and Yin" is the basic pathogenesis of DR, and "blood stasis and collateral obstruction" is the important pathogenesis and key factor. Thus, the treatment method of "dispersing blood stasis, dredging collateral, tonifying Qi and Yin, stopping hemorrhage and improving eyesight" is determined, and the formula of Tongluo Mingmu capsules is developed. The article tightly focuses on the pathological changes such as stasis, growth, insufficiency and bleeding of collaterals, addresses both symptoms and root causes, and plays a synergistic role of both dispersing stasis and stopping bleeding. In this way, it can realize the purpose of tonifying Qi and Yin to replenish the essence, dispersing stasis and dredging collaterals to meet the requirement, as well as stopping hemorrhage and improving eyesight to deal with changes. Fundamental researches demonstrate that Tongluo Mingmu capsules has synergy effects of protecting both retinal capillaries and retinal cells. Phase-Ⅲ clinical trial of new drug has proven definite clinical efficacy and good safety, which provides a new drug choice for enhancing clinical effect of DR, and further supports the scientific value of Luobing theory in preventing and treating DR and other clinically significant diseases.
2.Analysis of Medication Patterns for Ancient Epidemic Treatment Based on Data Mining
Peipei JIN ; Tongxing WANG ; Liping CHANG ; Bin HOU ; Ningxin HAN ; Xiaoqi WANG ; Zhenhua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):287-294
ObjectiveExploring the formula rules of commonly used traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs) for epidemic treatment from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Qing dynasty through data mining, providing reference for the prevention and control of contemporary epidemics. MethodsThe articles on epidemic treatment in the electronic database of Chinese Medical Code V5.0 were systematically searched, and the contents such as source, dynasty, author, diagnosis, formula name, therapeutic method and efficacy, and composition of medicines from each article that met the inclusion criteria were extracted. Then, an Excel standardized database was established, and Python programs were used for data mining to summarize the frequency of commonly used medicines and perform hierarchical cluster analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and association rule analysis. ResultsA total of 1 595 formulas were included, involving 558 TCMs. The efficacy of these medicines could be classified into two categories, namely, expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi. According to the frequency deconstruction analysis, high-frequency medicines were mainly detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, aromatization and promoting blood circulation, followed by the medicines with the effect of treating the lungs, such as clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and purging the lungs, relieving cough and asthma, and purging the lungs and relieving asthma. And the proportions of acrid-warm herbs and acrid-cold herbs varied in different periods. Hierarchical clustering and correlation analysis both suggested TCMs for expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi often formed stable combinations with high association degrees. Association rule analysis showed that the core acrid-warm herb was mainly Ephedrae Herba, and the core acrid-cold herb was mainly Forsythiae Fructus, resulting in the core formulas of Maxing Shigantang and Yinqiaosan. ConclusionThroughout history, the prevention and control of epidemics have been based on the principle of "preserving healthy Qi and avoiding toxic Qi", focusing on the treatment of the causes and characteristics of epidemics through detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, and aromatization, emphasizing the use of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and other herbs to dredge Fu-organ, eliminate toxins and pathogens, and playing the role of actively intervene with symptomatic medication. And based on the external manifestations of the body's struggle between evil and righteousness, diagnose and treatment according to syndrome differentiation was performed.
3.Analysis of Medication Patterns for Ancient Epidemic Treatment Based on Data Mining
Peipei JIN ; Tongxing WANG ; Liping CHANG ; Bin HOU ; Ningxin HAN ; Xiaoqi WANG ; Zhenhua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):287-294
ObjectiveExploring the formula rules of commonly used traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs) for epidemic treatment from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Qing dynasty through data mining, providing reference for the prevention and control of contemporary epidemics. MethodsThe articles on epidemic treatment in the electronic database of Chinese Medical Code V5.0 were systematically searched, and the contents such as source, dynasty, author, diagnosis, formula name, therapeutic method and efficacy, and composition of medicines from each article that met the inclusion criteria were extracted. Then, an Excel standardized database was established, and Python programs were used for data mining to summarize the frequency of commonly used medicines and perform hierarchical cluster analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and association rule analysis. ResultsA total of 1 595 formulas were included, involving 558 TCMs. The efficacy of these medicines could be classified into two categories, namely, expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi. According to the frequency deconstruction analysis, high-frequency medicines were mainly detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, aromatization and promoting blood circulation, followed by the medicines with the effect of treating the lungs, such as clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and purging the lungs, relieving cough and asthma, and purging the lungs and relieving asthma. And the proportions of acrid-warm herbs and acrid-cold herbs varied in different periods. Hierarchical clustering and correlation analysis both suggested TCMs for expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi often formed stable combinations with high association degrees. Association rule analysis showed that the core acrid-warm herb was mainly Ephedrae Herba, and the core acrid-cold herb was mainly Forsythiae Fructus, resulting in the core formulas of Maxing Shigantang and Yinqiaosan. ConclusionThroughout history, the prevention and control of epidemics have been based on the principle of "preserving healthy Qi and avoiding toxic Qi", focusing on the treatment of the causes and characteristics of epidemics through detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, and aromatization, emphasizing the use of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and other herbs to dredge Fu-organ, eliminate toxins and pathogens, and playing the role of actively intervene with symptomatic medication. And based on the external manifestations of the body's struggle between evil and righteousness, diagnose and treatment according to syndrome differentiation was performed.
4.Practice and thinking on improving the ability of hospital ethical review: Take the Affiliated Taizhou People′s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University as an example
Yiling CHANG ; Zhaqing XIE ; Na LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2024;37(1):75-80
Objective:To explore the ways and methods to improve the ability of hospital ethical review and ensure the quality and efficiency of ethical review.Methods:By consulting the literature and combining the practical experience of the construction of the ethics committee and the ethical review work in the hospital, analyze the present situation of ethical review in our country, and deeply analyze the main problems existing in the work of ethical review in hospitals.Results:The quality and efficiency of ethical review can be effectively improved by implementing centralized management, optimizing work processes, establishing emergency response systems, opening green channels, optimizing the composition of committee members, strengthening ethical training and assessment, establishing emergency response systems, opening green channels, strengthening pre-review communication, establishing emergency response systems, opening green channels, strengthening formal review, increasing publicity, and improving ethical awareness.Conclusions:Clarifing the division of responsibilities and strengthen multi-department interaction can effectively improve the efficiency of ethics review. Optimizing the structure of ethics committee, strengthen the training and assessment of members, can effectively enhance the ability of ethics committee review. Unifing the list of documents, optimizing the work flow and the way of examination can effectively shorten the period of ethical examination. It is suggested that continuous ethical training and assessment should be carried out, that an information-based platform system should be used to achieve dynamic supervision, and that a certification system and assessment mechanism for ethics committees should be established at the national level, to promote the improvement of the ability of ethical review.
5.Theoretical Discussion About Treatment of Insomnia Guided by Chinese Eight-word Principle of Health Preservation via Dredging Collaterals
Liping CHANG ; Cong WEI ; Zhenhua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(1):163-168
Along with intensification of social and life pressures as well as the interference from various psychological stresses, the number of people suffering from insomnia is constantly increasing, and resistance and addiction of western medicine treatment have received much attention. Safe, effective and characteristic therapeutic drug are urgently needed in clinical practices. Chinese eight-word principle of health preservation via dredging collaterals integrates health-preservation quintessence of traditional major schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and medicine, and becomes a new theory guiding health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine. The pathogenic characteristics of "deficiency of kidney-essence, insufficiency of heart blood and loss of spirit and consciousness" as well as the therapeutic methods of "tonifying the kidney, invigorating the brain, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing" were proposed on the basis of "conserving strength" and "calming" theory included in Chinese eight-word principle of health preservation via dredging collaterals and in combination with the opinions of "primordial spirit in brain" and "consciousness spirit in heart" described by recent medical doctor ZHANG Xichun in Intergrating Chinese and Western Medicine. The development of innovative Chinese medicine Yishen Yangxin Anshen tablets reflects theoretical innovation, original formula, outstanding pharmacological characteristics and definite clinical effect, and proves scientific value of Chinese eight-word principle of health preservation via dredging collaterals.
6.Theoretical Exploration of Luobing Theory Guides Study on Alzheimer's Disease Based on Neurovascular Protection
Liping CHANG ; Baoyu ZHANG ; Mengnan LI ; Lini GAO ; Jing MA ; Cong WEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(7):216-221
Based on the correlation between Qi and blood in traditional Chinese medicine, the collateral disease theory puts forward that the Qi-collateral go hand in hand with the vessel-collateral of the brain, and to be as close as lips to teeth in structure and function, which is an important basis for the function of brain governing mind. And this theory proposes that deficiency/stagnancy of collateral-Qi, stagnation of collaterals and loss of consciousness are the main pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease(AD), which is different from the research strategy of modern medicine focusing on neurons. It is suggested that it is necessary to treat AD from two aspects, including neuronal protection(elimination of pathological products such as β-amyloid and phosphorylated tau protein) and cerebral microvascular protection(protection of cerebral microvascular structure and function, promotion of therapeutic angiogenesis and increase of cerebral blood flow. Tongxinluo capsules is a representative drug for dredging collaterals developed under the guidance of the therapeutic principle of collaterals need circulation, it can protect microvessels and play a neuroprotective role mediated by vascular protection. Clinical studies have confirmed that Tongxinluo capsules can effectively treat AD, vascular dementia and cognitive impairment related diseases, which can provide new ideas and effective treatment ways to prevent and treat AD from neurovascular protection in a comprehensive manner.
7.Practice and reflection on ethical review of clinical access and application of new medical technology
Yiling CHANG ; Niu ZHANG ; Lili MA ; Zhaqing XIE
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2022;35(2):86-90
Objective:Taking into account of the current situation that domestic laws and regulations of medical technology ethics review are not perfect, we put forward practical suggestions on ethical review supervision of the clinical application of new medical technologies from the perspective of standardization.Methods:Referring to the relevant laws, regulations and specific implementation guidelines of ethical review of clinical research, combined with the practical experience of the ethics committee of the host Hospital, this paper systematically summarizes the concept and characteristics and existing problems of new clinical applied medical technology, optimizes the working steps of technology access and ethical review, and establishes an ethical continuing review model.Results:A series of measurements are proposed, which including formulate the access process, improve the management system, optimize ethical review methods, etc. At the same time, pay more attention to the annual continuing review, adverse event report review, suspension/termination of approved research, closure report review, as well as site visit to improve the initiative and efficiency of ethical review. At last, it ensures the continuing of ethical review.Conclusions:It is very important to regulate new medical technology project entry and ethical review supervision in the practice. On one hand, it can effectively make up for the possible shortcomings of current laws and regulations and promote the introduction of new regulatory requirement. On the other hand, it can effectively reduce the medical technology risks and build good medical quality management, improve the system to better safeguard people′s health rights and interests.
8.Analysis of Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Coronary Syndrome Based on Vessel-collateral Theory
Ya-wen LI ; Li-ping CHANG ; Hong-ying MI ; Kang WANG ; Yu-jie YIN ; Zhen-hua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(1):196-202
Based on the syndrome and treatment system of collateral disease, and inheriting the development of the bloodline theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), academician WU Yi-ling systematically constructed the vessel-collateral theory of TCM and proposed that its core theory was the theory of Yingwei, that is, "Ying in the vein, and Wei outside the vein" (
9.Research Progress of Comprehensive Utilization of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen and Its By-products
Li GONG ; Jun-bo XIE ; Chang-jiang-sheng LAI ; Yan-qing ZHANG ; Xu-sheng CUI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(3):222-230
As a traditional Chinese medicine, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS) has the functions of tonifying liver, tranquilizing heart, astringent sweat and producing body fluid, which is used to treat neurasthenia, insomnia, dreaminess, debility, night sweat and so on. With the rapid and constant development of ZSS resource industry and its medicinal value, a large number of by-products and waste generated in the production and processing process, resulting in serious environmental problems. In general, the utilization rate of ZSS resources was still not high. Based on this, the chemical components and potential resources of ZSS were systematically combed from the perspective of the medicinal parts and bioactive components in this paper, and the authors had summarized that the widely application of ZSS
10.Collaterals Doctrine Guided Investigation into Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis and Clinical Treatment of Myocardial Fibrosis Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Kang WANG ; Li-ping CHANG ; Yu-jie YIN ; Zhen-hua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(12):189-195
Interventional or thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has the effect of opening occluded coronary arteries. However, due to no myocardial regurgitation, ischemia/reperfusion injury and microvascular structure and function destruction, leading to myocardial fibrosis following AMI, ventricular remodeling, and even cardiac failure may occur. Collaterals doctrine is used to guide the investigation into traditional Chinese medicine pathogenesis and clinical treatment of myocardial fibrosis following AMI. Consequently, it proposes the pathogenesis characteristic of "Qi deficiency and blood stasis, collaterals obstruction" and medication principle of "dispersing and dredging", to develop the formula of Tongxinluo. Fundamental and clinical researches have demonstrated it can effectively protect the structure and function of myocardial microvascular endothelial cells, improve no reflow and reperfusion injury, and inhibit myocardial fibrosis after AMI, which further supports scientific value of the collaterals doctrine.

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