title: [Recent advances of research on warming therapy].
abstract: Therapeutic method is an important component of traditional Chinese medicine theory. Research on warming therapy focuses on pharmacology at present. Studying the feature of nerve-body fluid-metabolism-function in cold syndrome is of importance for illustrating the nature of warming therapy and elucidating the function of medication. This review presents the research and development of warming therapy in order to provide enlightenment for the research of therapeutic method from the aspects of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western medicine, Zhongshan Medical School, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510089, China. yanjy790@163.com
authors.forename: Jian-Yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Wei-Kang
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000628:therapy; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature; D014664:Vasodilation