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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Tibetan Medicines and Tibetan Prescriptions for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.

Jie Gao, Lin Pan, Ruohong Bi, Yi Shi, Yunfeng Han, Xi Tang, Xianrong Lai

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses ofFrontiers in genetics · 2022
    Article
  3. Tibetan Medicines for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Jie GaoSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9833-1814
Lin PanSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Ruohong BiSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Yi ShiSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Yunfeng HanSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Xi TangSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Xianrong LaiSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1133-1505

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most serious diseases threatening human health and because of that, it is imperative to look for drugs to tackle it. The Tibetan medicine, a traditional medical system used in China, is currently being the focus of research towards the discovery of new effective drugs against several diseases. Based on the literature survey of Tibetan medicine monographs and drug standards, the Tibetan medicine, and Tibetan prescription used in the traditional Tibetan medical system, here, we summarise the methods indicated for DM treatment. In the Tibetan medical system, 56 types of Tibetan medicine and 25 Tibetan prescriptions were found for the treatment of DM. The most commonly used are Curcuma, Berberidis Cortex, and Carthami Flos. Their names, families, medicinal parts, phytochemical components, and pharmacological activities were described in detail in our research. These Tibetan medicines and prescriptions are valuable gifts from the Tibetan medicine to the world and may be the source of potential drugs for the treatment of DM. With the help of modern phytochemistry, pharmacology, metabonomics, and/or clinical trial methods, further research is needed to prove its medicinal value, identify bioactive components, elucidate potential mechanisms of action, and assess potential side effects or toxicity. This study provides the first available data compilation for the ethnic medical knowledge of Tibetan medicine for the treatment of DM, providing new ideas and sources for drugs against DM.

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