Traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of liver diseases: Progress, challenges and opportunities

Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 401-408

  Zhao, Chang Qing ^a,b,c,d   Zhou, Yang ^a,b,c,d   Ping, Jian ^a,b,c,d   Xu, Lie Ming ^a,b,c,d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine   (China)

^d University of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

drugs, Chinese herbal; hepatoprotective drugs; hepatotoxicity; liver cirrhosis; liver diseases (TCM); medicine, Chinese traditional; reviews

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MATERIA MEDICA;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CELL PROTECTION; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; METHODOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; LIVER DISEASES;

DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MATERIA MEDICA; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

EID: 84908280428     PISSN: 20954964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(14)60039-X     Document Type: Review

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