Research Progress in the Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Invigoration on Neurotransmitter Related Diseases
Tonic traditional Chinese medicine is widely used in clinical practice and is categorized into four main drugs, namely, Qi-supplementing, Blood-enriching, Yin-nourishing, and Yang-tonifying. Neurotransmitters play a coordinating role in the nervous system, visceral function, and stress response. The...
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doaj-9e2a927ad299401291756bebdad371692020-11-25T00:12:48ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-427X1741-42882018-01-01201810.1155/2018/46420184642018Research Progress in the Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Invigoration on Neurotransmitter Related DiseasesXiting Zhang0Lin Li1Ting Chen2Zuoyan Sun3Weiwei Tang4Shuang Wang5Tianqi Wang6Yi Wang7Han Zhang8Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, ChinaTonic traditional Chinese medicine is widely used in clinical practice and is categorized into four main drugs, namely, Qi-supplementing, Blood-enriching, Yin-nourishing, and Yang-tonifying. Neurotransmitters play a coordinating role in the nervous system, visceral function, and stress response. The excitation or suppression of the central nervous system is closely related to various diseases, such as insomnia, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and perimenopausal syndrome. An increasing amount of evidence shows that Chinese tonic herb and its active ingredients can delay the occurrence and development of these diseases by modulating related neurotransmitters and their receptors, including norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5-HT), dopamine (DA), acetylcholine (ACh), and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). In the present report, studies on the treatment of these neurotransmitter related diseases in relation to the application of tonic Chinese medicine are reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4642018 |
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Research Progress in the Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Invigoration on Neurotransmitter Related Diseases |
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Research Progress in the Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Invigoration on Neurotransmitter Related Diseases |
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Tonic traditional Chinese medicine is widely used in clinical practice and is categorized into four main drugs, namely, Qi-supplementing, Blood-enriching, Yin-nourishing, and Yang-tonifying. Neurotransmitters play a coordinating role in the nervous system, visceral function, and stress response. The excitation or suppression of the central nervous system is closely related to various diseases, such as insomnia, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and perimenopausal syndrome. An increasing amount of evidence shows that Chinese tonic herb and its active ingredients can delay the occurrence and development of these diseases by modulating related neurotransmitters and their receptors, including norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5-HT), dopamine (DA), acetylcholine (ACh), and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). In the present report, studies on the treatment of these neurotransmitter related diseases in relation to the application of tonic Chinese medicine are reviewed. |
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