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Research progress on the immunomodulatory effect of traditional Chinese medicine
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Abstract
China is a country with thousands of years of research history in traditional Chinese medicine. In ancient China, traditional Chinese medicine has been used to treat diseases and has been passed down to this day. It has gone through thousands of years of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, achieving today's history of traditional Chinese medicine. There are many traditional Chinese medicines that have good immunomodulatory effects. With the expansion of traditional Chinese medicine research, the broad prospects of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating the body's immune system have been gradually realized. This article provides a review of the research progress on the immune regulatory function of traditional Chinese medicine based on the medical experiments and clinical applications of traditional Chinese medicine in immune system regulation in recent years. On the one hand, traditional Chinese medicine can enhance the cellular and humoral immune functions of the body, promote the physiological functions of lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and hematopoietic stem cells; On the other hand, traditional Chinese medicine also has immunosuppressive functions, which can reduce the release of inflammatory factors, inhibit or eliminate the production of antibodies, and inhibit the proliferation of T cells. Currently, research has found that most traditional Chinese medicine has a bidirectional immune regulatory function to restore normal immune responses to either high or low levels. This bidirectional immune regulatory effect actually reflects the theory of "holistic view" and "yin-yang balance" emphasized by traditional Chinese medicine.
Keywords
traditional Chinese medicine, immunoregulation, immunoenhancement
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Modern Medicine and Global Health
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-395-1
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-396-8
- Published Date
- 26 April 2024
- Series
- Theoretical and Natural Science
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-8818
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-8826
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-8818/35/20240898
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- 26 April 2024
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