摘要
Traditional medicine,such as traditional Chinese medicine,Indian medicine,Persian medicine,has been used to treat several diseases based on the long-term practical experience.Studying the pharmacological effects and action mechanisms of natural products derived from traditional medicine could contribute to the development of new drugs.With the development of modern science and technology,many active ingredients have been purified from traditinal medicines and have been demonstrated with significantly anti-inflammatory(e.g.,berberine,geniposide,sinomenine,etc.),anti-tumor(e.g.,matrine,curcumin,evodiamine,etc.),immunoregulatory(e.g.,astragalus polysaccharides,lentinan,ginsenoside,etc.)effects.In 2015,Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her contribution in identifying artemisinin to treat malaria.Patent medicine,injection,oral solution,syrup and other dosage forms have been developed and showed better therapeutic effects in clinic.
