Screening of traditional Chinese remedies for SARS treatment.
The SARS epidemic is breaking out worldwide. To select suitable herbal drugs for clinical uses is important and urgent amongst the controversial treatment proposals. Nine pharmacological experimental models were used to evaluate the comprehensive efficacy of traditional Chinese remedies by cross validation in different institutes. Eight drugs were optimized for controlling different symptoms of SARS.
Wang
Zhi-min
ZM
Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China. zhmw123@263.net
Zhu
Xiao-xin
XX
Cui
Xiao-lan
XL
Liang
Ai-hua
AH
Du
Guan-hua
GH
Ruan
Jin-xiu
JX
Sun
Jian-ning
JN
Li
Peng-tao
PT
Wang
Shuo-ren
SR
D000818:Animals; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000517:prevention & control; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal