title: Xiaoxuming decoction and stroke: a literature-based study.
abstract: Xiaoxuming decoction, an ancient traditional Chinese medical prescription for treatment of stroke, has somehow lost its clinical application since Tang Dynasty. Based on the historic record of this prescription, mechanisms of composition and clinical and experimental studies, the authors attempt to evaluate the standing of Xiaoxuming decoction as a remedy for stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Su-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tian-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal