Chinese herbal medicine

Chinese herbal medicine has been studied in 4 papers since 2022: none in people yet, 4 reviews; 1 in the past year. No study of it in people or animals has been published yet.

Intervention

4 papers study it3 findingsUpdated

  • Funders: Health and Medical Research Fund and 1 more

What did studies of Chinese herbal medicine find?

3

Studies of Chinese herbal medicine measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are oxidative stress and ROS signaling (1 study), skin aging (1) and SIRT1 (1).

Oxidative stress and ROS signaling

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1 study
  1. Chinese herbal medicine decreases oxidative stress and ROS signaling.

    “These compounds, derived from phylogenetically distinct plants, demonstrate functional convergence in mitigating oxidative damage, suppressing inflammation, and maintaining extracellular matrix integrity.”

    Reviewskin

    Combatting Skin Aging with Chinese Herbal Medicine: Insights into SIRT1/NRF2 Pathway Regulation

    Preprint

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Skin aging

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1 study
  1. Chinese herbal medicine decreases skin aging.

    “Traditional Chinese Medicine provides diverse phytochemicals targeting this axis: galangin and oroxylin A activate SIRT1-mediated pathways; corylin and sulforaphane directly modulate NRF2”

    Reviewin cutaneous agingskin

    Combatting Skin Aging with Chinese Herbal Medicine: Insights into SIRT1/NRF2 Pathway Regulation

    Preprint

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SIRT1

upin reviews1

1 study
  1. Chinese herbal medicine activates SIRT1.

    “Recent studies have confirmed that many Chinese herbs have the effect of activating SIRT1.”

    Review

    The role of Sirtuin 1 and its activators in age-related lung disease

    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

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Funding

2 grants since 2020

Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceJP¥2.9mHealth and Medical Research FundHK$1.5m

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