01/18/2019 / By Ralph Flores
Researchers from Jinan University in China have identified that Kangbingdu (KBD) contains anti-influenza pharmacological properties. The study, which was published in Phytomedicine, lends evidence to the classic use of KBD in traditional Chinese medicine as a therapy for influenza.
The team concluded that KBD can reduce the probability of getting influenza through mitochondrial antiviral signaling.
Learn more about how TCM treats influenza at ChineseMedicine.news.
Journal Reference:
Chen H, Jie C, Tang LP, Meng H, Li XB, Li YB, Chen LX, Yan C, Kurihara H, Li YF, et al. NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE EFFECTS AND MECHANISM OF A CLASSIC TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINAL FORMULA ON INFLUENZA PREVENTION. Phytomedicine. 2017;27:52–62. DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2017.02.004
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