An historical analysis of Chinese drugs in the treatment of hormonal diseases, goitre and diabetes mellitus.
Through the Chinese drugs appearing in prescriptions for hormonal diseases which were recorded in standard medical collections in Chinese historical texts, we look for the Chinese conception of their empirical cures.
D002681:China; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history; D006042:Goiter / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional