The Critical Role and The Underlying Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Radioprotection
Radiation-induced damage and its prevention schemes have attracted worldwide attention since"Japan's nuclear sewage discharge into the sea".Radiation-induced injury involves in multiple organs,tissues and systems,which cannot be fully and effectively counteracted with the existing drugs that have only single effect and great side effects.Based on the guidance of holistic view,the prevention and treatment scheme of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)are characterized with multiple components,targets and pathways.The TCM plan of"clearing heat and detoxifying in the early stage,activating blood circulation to remove blood stasis in the middle stage,nourishing blood and tonifying blood in the late stage"may provide an effective coping chain s for radiation injury.Currently,TCM prescriptions for blood deficiency syndrome,gastrointestinal diseases,lung diseases,reproductive diseases and internal radiation injuries caused by radiation,as well as their underlying mechanisms were discussed.Besides,the scientific connotation and modernization process of radio-protective TCM were also clarified by taking Siwu decoction and Cibai Capsule as examples.
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