The Application of Fermentation Technology in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review

In Chinese medicine, fermentation is a highly important processing technology whereby medicinal herbs are fermented under appropriate temperature, humidity, and moisture conditions by means of the action of microorganisms to enhance their original characteristics and/or produce new effects. This expands the scope of such medicines and helps them to meet the stringent demands of clinical application. Since ancient times, Chinese medicine has been made into Yaoqu to reduce its toxicity and increase its efficiency. Modern fermentation technologies have been developed on the basis of traditional fermentation techniques and modern biological technology, and they can be divided into solid fermentation, liquid fermentation, and two-way fermentation technologies according to the fermentation form employed. This review serves as an introduction to traditional fermentation technology and its related products, modern fermentation technologies, and the application of fermentation technology in the field of Chinese medicine. Several problems and challenges facing the field are also briefly discussed.

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THE FERMENTATION PROCESSING OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE: A SHORT REVIEW

10.36106/ijsr/8935218 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 48-51

Author(s):

Saeed Hamid Saeed Omer ◽

YUAN Yanzhi ◽

LI Gaoqiang ◽

LIU Yongli ◽

GAO Wenlong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Mode Of Action ◽

Fermentation Process ◽

Short Review ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicines ◽

Chinese Medicines ◽

Fermentation Liquid ◽

Solid Fermentation ◽

Selection Of

In recent decades, the processing of traditional Chinese medicines has received widespread attention as people's requirements for safety and effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine have increased. Because of its theory and technical methods, the fermentation processing of traditional Chinese medicines has been distinct from other methods. Based on generalized fermentation, the fermentation of traditional Chinese medicine is based on collection of appropriate traditional Chinese medicinal materials for processing according to the characteristics of the bacteria, so that the original properties of the medicinal materials are modied and the effectiveness is increased. Strong fermentation, liquid fermentation, and two-way solid fermentation are popular fermentation methods. Currently, the study of traditional Chinese medicine's fermentation process has drawn wide interest from academics. In the future, in order to open up new avenues for fermentation and production of traditional Chinese medicine, the selection of fermenting microorganisms and the mode of action of strains in the fermentation phase need to be examined in depth.

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Understanding and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus by Traditional Chinese Medicine

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine ◽

10.1142/s0192415x81000123 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 09 (01) ◽

pp. 93-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Keji Chen

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Treatment Of Diabetes ◽

Ancient Times ◽

Medical Books

This paper reviews the understanding and treatment of diabetes mellitus in traditional Chinese medicine from ancient times to the present day. The most valuable ancient medical books and the most commonly used plants are enumerated in this paper.

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Data Mining and Analysis of the Compatibility Law of Traditional Chinese Medicines Based on FP-Growth Algorithm

Journal of Mathematics ◽

10.1155/2021/1045152 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Shuchun Zhou

Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Association Rules ◽

Large Scale ◽

Data Sets ◽

Prescription Data ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Data Set ◽

Important Processing ◽

Tcm Theory

The compatibility law of prescriptions is the core link of TCM theory of “theory, method, prescription and medicine,” which is of great significance for guiding clinical practice, new drug development and revealing the scientific connotation of TCM theory, and is also one of the hot spots and difficulties of TCM modernization research. How to efficiently analyze the frequency of drug use, core combination, and association rules between drugs in prescription is a basic core problem in the study of prescription compatibility law. In this paper, a systematic study was made on the compatibility rules of traditional Chinese antiviral classical prescriptions and the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine molecules. FP-growth algorithm was used to analyze association rules of 961 classical prescriptions collected and to explore the compatibility rules of traditional Chinese antiviral classical prescriptions. In terms of compatibility law of traditional Chinese antiviral prescriptions, this paper studied the compatibility law of traditional Chinese antiviral prescriptions based on the FP-growth algorithm and made exploratory research on the compatibility law information of 961 traditional classical antiviral prescriptions. Firstly, FP tree was constructed based on the classic recipe data set. Then, frequent item set rules were established, and association rules contained in FP tree were extracted. Finally, the frequency and association rules of antiviral TCM prescriptions were analyzed according to dosage forms (decoction, pill, paste, and ingot). The results show that the FP-growth algorithm adopted in this paper has excellent algorithm performance and strong generalization and robustness in the screening and mining of large-scale prescription data sets, which can provide important processing tools and technical methods for the study of the compatibility rule of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions.

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Moxibustion in Early Chinese Medicine and Its Relation to the Origin of Meridians: A Study on the Unearthed Literatures

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2017/8242136 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Chang Huang ◽

Jiankang Liang ◽

Li Han ◽

Juntian Liu ◽

Mengyun Yu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Medical Practice ◽

Social Life ◽

Historical Sources ◽

General Application ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Contemporary Life ◽

Life Pattern ◽

Ancient Times

Moxibustion is an integral part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It achieved higher level of recognition and had more general application in ancient times than in contemporary life. As the vital historical sources, the records of unearthed literatures offered precious insights to Chinese social life pattern and medical practice in Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC–220 AD). There was no surprise that the bamboo and silk documents excavated from Mawangdui (马王堆) tomb, Hantanpo (旱滩坡) tomb, and other relics had a large amount of texts relevant to moxibustion. This research sorted moxibustion recordings from seven unearthed literatures and discovered that moxibustion had been developed into different modalities and utilized to treat many diseases at that time. In addition, the indications, contraindications of moxibustion, and the method of postmoxibustion care were also discussed. On this basis, some hints were provided to support the hypothesis that the practice of moxibustion led to the discovery of meridians. All our preliminary results in the research have drawn attention for this old therapy and given a new source for its application in clinic and scientific research.

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Enhanced exopolysaccharide yield and antioxidant activities of Schizophyllum commune fermented products by the addition of Radix Puerariae

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/d1ra06314f ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (60) ◽

pp. 38219-38234

Author(s):

Yongfei Deng ◽

Qian Huang ◽

Lu Hu ◽

Tao Liu ◽

Bisheng Zheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Biological Activity ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Antioxidant Activities ◽

Schizophyllum Commune ◽

Fermentation Liquid ◽

Radix Puerariae ◽

Fermented Products

To increase the production of exopolysaccharides and expand the application of Schizophyllum commune fermentation liquid, the traditional Chinese medicine Radix Puerariae with outstanding biological activity was selected as a culture additive.

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