title: [Prevention and treatment of cholelithiasis by traditional Chinese medicine].
abstract: Cholelithiasis is one of the clinically common and frequently encountered diseases. In this paper, the Chinese Meteria Medica and prescriptions utilized to treat cholelithasis were discussed in four aspects. In addition, we discussed the clinical effect and mechanism of actions of these drugs in order to provide some reference for future drug development in this area.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Yu-tong
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Wen-yuan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Hong-quan
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Pei-gen
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal