#Japanese Kampo Medicine
Explore evidence-informed monographs, pharmacological mechanisms, traditional ethnobotany, and therapeutic protocols categorized under #Japanese Kampo Medicine.
Kudzu Root (Ge Gen / Pueraria lobata): Puerarin Isoflavone, Cerebral Blood Flow & Alcohol Craving Neurobiology
A scientific review of Pueraria lobata root, exploring the C-glycosyl isoflavone puerarin, coronary and cerebral vasodilation, aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH-2) modulation, and reduced voluntary alcohol intake.
Coptis / Goldthread (Huang Lian / Coptis chinensis): Berberine Alkaloid, AMPK Activation & Intestinal Tight Junction Defense
A scientific monograph on Coptis chinensis rhizome, detailing high-titer protoberberine alkaloids, direct AMPK activation, dysbiosis clearance, and intestinal tight junction occludin repair.
Dan Shen / Red Sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza): Tanshinones, Salvianolic Acid B & Coronary Microcirculation Thrombosis Inhibition
A deep dive into Salvia miltiorrhiza root, analyzing lipophilic tanshinones, hydrophilic salvianolic acid B, coronary vasodilation, platelet aggregation inhibition, and microcirculatory blood stasis resolution.
Poria Cocos (Fu Ling / Wolfiporia extensa): Pachymic Acid, Aquaporin-2 Water Metabolism & Spleen-Calming Diuresis
An evaluation of Fu Ling fungal sclerotium, exploring lanostane triterpenoid pachymic acid, renal aquaporin-2 expression, fluid balance restoration, and Shen-soothing insomnia relief.
Licorice Root (Gan Cao / Glycyrrhiza uralensis): Glycyrrhizin, 11-Beta-HSD2 Cortisol Conservation & Guiding Herb Pharmacokinetics
A clinical and biochemical review of Chinese Licorice root, analyzing glycyrrhizin, 11β-HSD2 enzyme modulation, gastroprotective secretagogue actions, and its traditional role as master harmonizer (Guo Lao).
Bai Zhu / White Atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephala): Atractylenolides, Intestinal Barrier Claudin-1 & Dampness Dispersion
A study on Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome, evaluating atractylenolides I, II, and III, tight junction claudin-1 expression, gastrointestinal motility normalization, and dampness resolution.