Recent research developments in the modernization of Chinese medicines

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-12

  Li, Song Lin ^a   Xu, Hong Xi ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Modernization ot traditional Chinese medicine; New drug development; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ANGELICA ROOT; ANGELICIN; BRUCINE; CHEBULAGIC ACID; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CINNAMIC ACID; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; COUMARIN; CURCUMIN; DNA; EVODIA FRUIT; EVODIAMINE; GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; HYPACONITINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; LIGUSTILIDE; MESACONITINE; PSEUDOLARIC ACID A; PSORALEN; RUTAECARPINE; SINOMENINE; STRYCHNINE; SWEROSIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ALOCASIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARISTOLOCHIA; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CINNAMON; CODONOPSIS; CODONOPSIS PILOSULA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GARCINIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENTIANACEAE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOBELIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENISPERMACEAE; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; PLATYCODON; PSORALEA; PUERARIA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STEMONACEAE; STRYCHNOS; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; THEORY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 59349112152     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1009.2009.00002     Document Type: Review

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