A mathematic equation derived from host-pathogen interactions elucidates the significance of integrating modern medicine with traditional Chinese medicine to treat infectious diseases

Sun, Jianjun

doi:10.1016/j.joim.2023.06.004

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“…18 Therefore, TCM places a greater emphasis on treating the ailment through encouraging the patient's capacity for self-healing. 19 According to Yang et al, 14 meridian sinew therapy may treat "spirit" to maintain the organism's unity and coordination, which will improve the therapeutic impact and control the operation of the entire body. Other researchers also have discussed the function of meridian sinew therapy in releasing sinew nodule compression, clearing qi and blood blockages, and yin and yang balancing to enhance the immune system and self-healing capacity of insomnia patients.…”

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Magnetic Resonance Study on Restoration of the Glymphatic System and Brain Network in Insomnia Patients with TCM Physiotherapy: A Case Report

Zhang,

Kong,

et al. 2024

Future Integr Med

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Impairment in the cerebral glymphatic system may be one of the primary etiologic reasons for insomnia. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physiotherapy is helpful for treating insomnia patients, with few side effects; however, its influence on glymphatic system function has not yet been examined. The DTI-ALPS (diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space) technique and structural brain network graph theory analysis are the only current methods that can show the glymphatic system's function and the operating efficiency of the neurofibrillary network in a noninvasive and quantitative manner, but their utility has yet to be proven. We employed DTI-ALPS and structural brain network small-worldness to examine changes in the glymphatic system's function and the network's working efficiency before and after TCM meridian sinew treatment in a 35-year-old female with chronic insomnia. The ALPS index and small-worldness, the Insomnia Severity Index, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were collected at various time intervals following therapy. The results showed that the patient's glymphatic system functioning, neurofibrillary network arrangement status, and insomnia symptoms improved during the therapy period. Additionally, her glymphatic system functioning and network status had stabilized and her quality of sleep had improved one month after the treatment ended. Thus, TCM physiotherapy can improve insomnia symptoms, and this report suggests that the corresponding mechanism of action may be achieved by repairing the glymphatic system's function and optimizing the state of neurofibrillary network arrangement, providing a new perspective for the study of the TCM therapeutic mechanism of insomnia.

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Magnetic Resonance Study on Restoration of the Glymphatic System and Brain Network in Insomnia Patients with TCM Physiotherapy: A Case Report

Zhang,

Kong,

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Future Integr Med

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The Importance of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Intervention and Treatment of HIV while Considering its Safety and Efficacy

Shahrajabian,

Sun

2023

CHR

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Natural products have been considered a potential resource for the development of novel therapeutic agents, since time immemorial. It is an opportunity to discover cost-effective and safe drugs at the earliest, with the goal to hit specific targets in the HIV life cycle. Natural products with inhibitory activity against human immunodeficiency virus are terpenes, coumarins, flavonoids, curcumin, proteins, such as lectins, laccases, bromotyrosines, and ribosome-inactivating proteins. Terpenes inhibit virus fusion, lectins and flavonoids have an inhibitory impact on viral binding, curcumin and flavonoids inhibit viral DNA integration. The most important medicinal plants which have been used in traditional Chinese medicinal sciences with anti-HIV properties are Convallaria majalis, Digitalis lanata, Cassia fistula, Croton macrostachyus, Dodonaea angustifolia, Ganoderma lucidum, Trametes versicolor, Coriolus versicolor, Cordyceps sinensis, Gardenia jasminoides, Morus alba, Scutellaria baicalensis, Ophiopogon japonicus, Platycodon grandiflorus, Fritillaria thunbergii, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Citrus reticulata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Rheum officinale, Poria cocos, Rheum palmatum, Astragalus membranaceus, Morinda citrifolia, Potentilla kleiniana, Artemisia capillaris, Sargassum fusiforme, Piperis longi fructus, Stellera chamaejasme, Curcumae rhizoma, Dalbergia odorifera lignum, Arisaematis Rhizoma preparatum, and Phellodendron amurense. The information provided is gathered from randomized control experiments, review articles, and analytical studies and observations, which are obtained from different literature sources, such as Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct from July 2000 to August 2023. The aim of this review article is to survey and introduce important medicinal plants and herbs that have been used for the treatment of HIV, especially the medicinal plants that are common in traditional Chinese medicine, as research to date is limited, and more evidence is required to confirm TCM,s efficacy.

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A mathematic equation derived from host-pathogen interactions elucidates the significance of integrating modern medicine with traditional Chinese medicine to treat infectious diseases

Cited by 2 publications

References 96 publications

Magnetic Resonance Study on Restoration of the Glymphatic System and Brain Network in Insomnia Patients with TCM Physiotherapy: A Case Report

Magnetic Resonance Study on Restoration of the Glymphatic System and Brain Network in Insomnia Patients with TCM Physiotherapy: A Case Report

The Importance of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Intervention and Treatment of HIV while Considering its Safety and Efficacy

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