Objective:To investigate the efficiency,safety,and possible mechanisms of Qingre Buyi Decoction(清热补益煎剂,QBD)in the treatment of acute radiation proctitis(ARP).Methods:This study was a single center,prospective,si...Objective:To investigate the efficiency,safety,and possible mechanisms of Qingre Buyi Decoction(清热补益煎剂,QBD)in the treatment of acute radiation proctitis(ARP).Methods:This study was a single center,prospective,single blind,randomized,and placebo-controlled clinical trial.A total of 60 patients with ARP was equally and randomly distributed into the control group(conventional treatment)and the combination group(conventional treatment plus QBD).The changes of main Chinese medicine clinical symptoms and signs,in...展开更多
The Buyi are a socio-linguistic group in Yunnan Province of southwest China that have a long history of using medicinal plants as part of their indigenous medical system.Given the limited written documentation of the ...The Buyi are a socio-linguistic group in Yunnan Province of southwest China that have a long history of using medicinal plants as part of their indigenous medical system.Given the limited written documentation of the Buyi indigenous medical system,the objective of this paper is to document the medicinal plants of the Buyi and associated traditional knowledge and transmission.Field research was conducted in four villages in Lubuge Township of Luoping County in Yunnan Province using ethnobotanical methodologies including participatory observation,semi-structured interviews,key informant interviews,and focus group discussions to elicit information on medicinal plants.In total,120 informants(including 15 key informants who are healers)were interviewed.This study found that a total of 121 medicinal plant species belonging to 64 families are used by the Buyi including by local healers to treat different diseases.Among the medicinal plants recorded in this study,56 species(46%)have not previously been documented in the scientific literature as having medicinal value,highlighting the pressing need for ethnobotanical documentation in indigenous communities.The most frequently used medicinal part was the leaf(24.9%of documented plants),and the most common preparation method was decoction(62.8%of medicinal).Medicinal plants were mainly used to treat rheumatism(12.4%of plants),trauma and injuries(9.6%).The documented plants are also used for other non-medicinal purposes including food,fodder,fencing,and ornamental.In addition,35 of the medicinal plants are considered poisonous and are used by local Buyi healers for medicine.The traditional Buyi beliefs and practices associated with the documented medicinal plants likely contributes to their conservation in the environments and around Buyi communities.This study further highlights that ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Buyi is at risk of disappearing due to increased introduction and use of modern medicine in Buyi communities,livelihood changes,rapid modernization,and urbanizat展开更多
基金Supported by Key Medical Program of the"10th Five-YearPlan"of PLA Nanjing Military Area Command(No.02MA009)
文摘Objective:To investigate the efficiency,safety,and possible mechanisms of Qingre Buyi Decoction(清热补益煎剂,QBD)in the treatment of acute radiation proctitis(ARP).Methods:This study was a single center,prospective,single blind,randomized,and placebo-controlled clinical trial.A total of 60 patients with ARP was equally and randomly distributed into the control group(conventional treatment)and the combination group(conventional treatment plus QBD).The changes of main Chinese medicine clinical symptoms and signs,in...
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31870316,31761143001)Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine(Minzu University of China)of Ministry of Education of China(KLEMZZ201906,KLEM-ZZ201904)+3 种基金Jiansheng Fresh Herb Medicine R&D Foundation(JSYY-20190101-043)Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China(2019HJ2096001006)Minzu University of China(Collaborative Innovation Center for Ethnic Minority Development and YLDXXK201819)Ministry of Education of China and State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China(B08044).
文摘The Buyi are a socio-linguistic group in Yunnan Province of southwest China that have a long history of using medicinal plants as part of their indigenous medical system.Given the limited written documentation of the Buyi indigenous medical system,the objective of this paper is to document the medicinal plants of the Buyi and associated traditional knowledge and transmission.Field research was conducted in four villages in Lubuge Township of Luoping County in Yunnan Province using ethnobotanical methodologies including participatory observation,semi-structured interviews,key informant interviews,and focus group discussions to elicit information on medicinal plants.In total,120 informants(including 15 key informants who are healers)were interviewed.This study found that a total of 121 medicinal plant species belonging to 64 families are used by the Buyi including by local healers to treat different diseases.Among the medicinal plants recorded in this study,56 species(46%)have not previously been documented in the scientific literature as having medicinal value,highlighting the pressing need for ethnobotanical documentation in indigenous communities.The most frequently used medicinal part was the leaf(24.9%of documented plants),and the most common preparation method was decoction(62.8%of medicinal).Medicinal plants were mainly used to treat rheumatism(12.4%of plants),trauma and injuries(9.6%).The documented plants are also used for other non-medicinal purposes including food,fodder,fencing,and ornamental.In addition,35 of the medicinal plants are considered poisonous and are used by local Buyi healers for medicine.The traditional Buyi beliefs and practices associated with the documented medicinal plants likely contributes to their conservation in the environments and around Buyi communities.This study further highlights that ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Buyi is at risk of disappearing due to increased introduction and use of modern medicine in Buyi communities,livelihood changes,rapid modernization,and urbanizat
