rheum/fever

Rhubarb (Rheum tanguticum; da-huang in Chinese medicine) is a herbal medicine that has been used widely for managing fever and removing toxicity. In this study, we investigated how rhubarb inhibits influenza virus during the early stage of the infectious cycle using different functional assays. A

Rabbit model of fever was produced by means of subcutaneous inoculation of pneumocci. Third ventricular intubation and irrigation were carried out in rabbits. Irrigation fluid was collected during the stage of normal temperature, at the peak of fever and when the temperature was lowered by rhubarb.

BACKGROUND Rheum palmatum L. and Coptis chinensis Franch., are two representative cold-natured traditional Chinese medicine with heat-clearing effect, and were widely used to treat fever associated diseases in China for a long history. To elucidate the mechanism of the antipyretic effect of Rheum

Rheum ribes L. is a plant native to China, Iran, Turkey, India, and a few other countries. Antidiarrheal activity is considered to be one of its important properties according to various systems of traditional medicine. An increasing rate of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has led to treatment

OBJECTIVE Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) can be associated with splenomegaly. Prospective quantitative data are lacking. We performed a sonographic assessment of spleen size in patients with FMF and healthy control participants to assess its diagnostic value. METHODS Patients with FMF according

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), there are three Cheng-Chi-Tang decoctions (CCTDs) including: Ta-Cheng-Chi-Tang (TCCT), Xiao-Chen-Chi-Tang (XCCT) and Tiao-Wei-Chen-Chi-Tang (TWCCT), which are the frequently used purgative remedies to treat "internal heat"-induced symptoms like a bloated and

OBJECTIVE To review autoimmune disease complicating therapy with type I interferons (IFNs), specifically in the setting of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. METHODS This study describes 13 reported cases of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with IFN therapy for the period