ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018
A Classic Herbal Formula Danggui Beimu Kushen Wan for Chronic Prostatitis: From Traditional Knowledge to Scientific Exploration.
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- Network pharmacology and animal experiments revealed the protective effects of Guilong prescription on chronic prostatitis and its possible mechanisms.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025Article
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- Effects of Angelica Fritillaria Kushen Pill on Renal Function and Immune Function after Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy for Patients with Renal Carcinoma.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Herbal nutraceutical treatment of chronic prostatitis-chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a literature review.International urology and nephrology · 2021Review
- Herb-target virtual screening and network pharmacology for prediction of molecular mechanism of Danggui Beimu Kushen Wan for prostate cancer.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Herbal formula (Danggui Beimu Kushen Wan) for prostate disorders: a systematic review of classical literature.Integrative medicine research · 2019Review
- Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
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Abstract
Chronic prostatitis (CP) is a chronic inflammation in the prostate with unsatisfactory management. Danggui Beimu Kushen Wan (DBKW) is a classic formula developed 1800 years ago for patients with difficult urination and it has been widely utilized for CP in modern days. However, scientific understanding of DBKW on CP has not been systematically reviewed. First, we searched the Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the etiologies and pathogeneses of CP-like symptoms and DBKW and compared their similarities and differences from traditional Chinese medicine and conventional medicine perspectives. Then, we searched 21 electronic databases to identify potential clinical and experimental studies. Characteristics of included studies, ingredients, herb frequency, and possible mechanisms of actions were descriptively summarized. Risk of bias of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. A total of 290 studies were identified. Six clinical studies, including four RCTs and two case series, and eight experimental studies were included. Clinical studies indicated that DBKW used alone or as an adjunct therapy significantly reduced the CP symptom scores and decreased the expressed prostatic secretions-pH when compared to antibiotics or
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