Phlegm-Dampness constitution: Genomics, susceptibility, adjustment and treatment with traditional Chinese medicine

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-262

  Wang, Ji ^a   Wang, Qi ^a   Li, Lingru ^a   Li, Yingshuai ^a   Zhang, Huimin ^a   Zheng, Luyu ^a   Yang, Lingling ^a   Zheng, Yanfei ^a   Yang, Yin ^a   Peng, Guiying ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Han, Yuanyuan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity; Phlegm Dampness Constitution; Prevention and Treatment; Review; Type 2 Diabetes

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; QINGJIAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOWN REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHLEGM DAMPNESS CONSTITUTION; PREDICTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UPREGULATION;

DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DRUG THERAPY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

EID: 84876267529     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X13500183     Document Type: Article

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