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Yīn-Chén-Hāo decoction (YCHD) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula composed of capillaris (Artemisia capillaris), gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides), and rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) that is used for the treatment of damp-heat jaundice. In modern clinics, YCHD is mostly used for hepatic diseases.
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The traditional Japanese (kampo) medicine inchinkoto (ICKT) is used in Eastern Asia as a choleretic and hepatoprotective agent. Previously, we reported that ICKT ameliorates murine concanavalin A (con A)-induced hepatitis via suppression of interferon (IFN)-gamma and interleukin (IL)-12
Hollow fiber cell fishing (HFCF) based on human hepatoma cell HepG-2 or human renal tubular cell ACHN coupled with high performance liquid chromatography/ultraviolet detection (HPLC/UV) was developed and used for simultaneous study of the major antitumor active components in a formula of Yinchenhao
ReDuNing injection, prepared from a combination of Gardenia Jasminoides fruits, Lonicera japonica flower buds, and the Artemisia annua aerial part, is extensively used for treatment of viral upper respiratory tract infections in China. Iridoids, organic acids, and flavonoids are likely important
To enhance the therapeutic efficacy and reduce the adverse effects of traditional Chinese medicine, practitioners often prescribe combinations of plant species and/or minerals, called formulae. Unfortunately, the working mechanisms of most of these compounds are difficult to determine and thus