Tong Xie Yao Fang: A Classic Chinese Medicine Prescription with Potential for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

• Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 2021; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Chen, Kai, Lou, Yu, Zhu, Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hindawi 09.06.2021; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Alternative medicine; Animal models; Bone healing; Chinese medicine; Colon; Cytokines; Diarrhea; Disease; Dosage; Drug dosages; Genes; Immunomodulation; Immunotherapy; Inflammation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Intestinal microflora; Irritable bowel syndrome; Kinases; Liver; Medical research; Mesenchyme; Mucosa; Pathogenesis; Proteins; R&D; Research & development; Review; Signal transduction; Spleen; Stem cell transplantation; Stem cells; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Ulcerative colitis

The prescription of Tong Xie Yao Fang (TXYF) was derived from the Yuan dynasty “Dan Brook Heart Law,” which was a representative formula for treating liver-spleen disharmony, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The prescription is composed of four herbs for soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen....