title: [Traditional Chinese medicine and formulas of improving peripheral nerve regeneration].
abstract: Peripheral nerve impairment is a common complication in surgery, which repair relates directly to the recovery of motor function and sensory function. Clinical researchers always do nerve sutrure using microsurgical technique and adjuvant treatment to improve peripheral nerve regeneration. Western medicine used usually of adjuvant drugs, such as neurotrophic factors, are limited by their defects in clinical application. Traditional Chinese medicine classifies peripheral nerve impair as paralysis and arthromyodynia, considers that it is the result of defects of meridian and vessels, QI and blood, bones and muscles. So, drugs used usually are QI invigorating herbs, blood circulation promoting herbs for unblocking collaterals, and nourishing herbs, including astragali, hedysari, ginkgo leaf, angelica, danshen root, paeoniae radix, epimedium, chuanxiong, and common basic formulas, such as Buyang Huanwu decoction, Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu decoction, Huoxue Kangyuan decoction, compound radix hedysari, etc. To be ready for further study and development, we review the traditional Chinese medicine and formulas in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, People Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Shao-yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Pei-xun
authors.initials: PX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: De-mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong-bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bao-guo
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal