Traditional Chinese medicine disorders

Fig. 3. New flavonoid derivatives cochinchinenins B and C, and (25)-4, 7-dihydroxy-8-methylflavan with activity against HP, isolated from Dracaena cochinchinensis, a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat stomach disorders in China.

The octahydrohydroperoxy-(5//)-cyclopropa[a]-naphthalen-5-one 69 (P2i2i2i, O— O = 1.453) has been extracted from the underground part of the plant Aristolochia debilis. The plant is used in traditional Chinese medicine to cure airway disorders. Hydroperoxide 69 has been prepared independently upon exposure of a suitable deperoxy derivative to air. 

G. biloba L. is a member of the Ginkgoaceae family, a gymnosperm that has survived unchanged from the Triassic period. In traditional Chinese medicine, the seeds (nuts) of G. biloba were used as an antitussive, expectorant, and antiasthmatic, and in bladder infection (20). In China, the leaves of G. biloba were also used for the treatment of asthma and cardiovascular disorders (21). Today, standardized concentrated extracts prepared from the leaves of G. biloba are used for the treatment of peripheral circulatory insufficiency, cerebrovascular disorders, geriatric complaints, and for Alzheimer dementia. For a more extensive treatment, readers are referred to the many authoritative reviews available, e.g.. Refs. (22-27). 

Koo, J. and S. Arain. 1998. Traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of deter-matologic disorders. Arch. Dermatol. 134 1388-1393. 

In the sections Associated disorders in western medicine, some disease names are mentioned. However, it should be borne in mind that a disease in western medicine may involve more than one syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine. As such, the diseases mentioned here are only intended to help the reader to understand the syndrome and to have some corresponding orientation in western medicine. The principles, methods and strategies introduced in each chapter of this book are abstracted from a large number of formulas, integrating the knowledge of single herbs, herbal combinations, syndrome differentiation, treatment methods and treatment sequence. They are the essential part of this book. 

E Jiao is sweet and warm, and has the function of tonifying the Yin, essence and blood, and moistening the dryness. Since persistent palpitations, agitation and sweating consume the Yin and blood, hasten and exhaust the Qi, these symptoms are considered as dryness of the Heart in traditional Chinese medicine. E Jiao is an appropriate choice for treating these disorders because it can moisten the dryness. 

Ethanolic extract (50%) of clove produced a significant and sustained increase in the sexual activity of normal male rats, without any conspicuous gastric ulceration or adverse effects. Thus, the resultant aphrodisiac activity of the extract lends support to claims for its traditional usage in sexual disorders. In traditional Chinese medicine it is used to treat indigestion, diarrhoea, hernia, ringworm and other fungal infections. In Ayurveda, cloves are used to treat... 

Traditional Chinese medicine draws heavily on animal products to the point at which it threatens the survival of tigers, rhinoceros and other large animals. It none the less has provided a number a leads for new drugs. Black bear bile is a particular source of active compounds. Tauroursodeoxycholic acid is already in use against human cholestatic disease, and 4-phenylbutyric acid has been approved for treatment of urea-cycle disorders. Other bile compounds could be used to treat type 2 diabetes, but all these materials, if they are to be widely used, require synthetic methods rather than the mass slaughter of black bears. 

Sanqi pian, a tablet made from Panax notoginseng, is a widely used traditional Chinese medicinal herb. It is commonly used to treat bleeding disorders and traumatic injuries and has been associated with anaphylactic shock [76 ]. 

From about 2000 years ago, traditional Chinese medicine used different parts of plants belonging to Cornus genus for treatment of various diseases such as kidney and gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, uterine bleeding and bladder incontinence. The fruits and the bark of Cornus species have been widely used for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, anti-bacterial, anti-histamine, anti-allergic, anti-microbial, anti-parasitic, tonic, febrifuge and vulnerary properties as well as for their inhibitory effect on tumor cell proliferation. 

Inula, from Compositae, has more than 100 species in the world, mainly found in Europe, Africa and Asia. There are more than 20 species in China. Inula britannica is a wild plant found in Eastern Asia, including China, Korea, and Japan. In traditional Chinese medicine. Inula britannica and Inula japonica are called Xuanfiihua and the flowers have been used for the treatment of digestive disorders, bronchitis and inflammation. Its extracts are reported to have anti-inflammatory, anti-bacteria, anti-hepatitis and anti-tumorigenic activities ) ... 

You should check to see if any medicines or herbal remedies that you or your child use contain mercury. Some traditional Chinese and Indian remedies for stomach disorders (for example, herbal balls) contain mercury, and if you give these remedies to your children, you may harm them. If you are pregnant or nursing a baby and you use mercury-containing ethnic or herbal remedies, you could pass some of the mercury to your unborn child or nursing infant. 

The natural sources of the acortatarin family have proved somewhat surprising because these natural products have been discovered in a variety of different medicinal plants and foods. Since the first isolation of acortatarins A 20 and B 21 by Cheng and coworkers in 2010 from Acorns tatarinowii, a traditional treatment in Chinese medicine for several disorders, three additional sources of acortatarin A 20 have been found. " Acortatarin A 20 and its [6,6]-spiroketal isomer acoitatarin C 22, the only member of the acortatarin family that has not been synthesized to date, were isolated from Brassica... 

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