Journal
CHINESE MEDICINE
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13020-018-0214-9
Keywords
Adaptogen; Immune-neuro-endocrine system; HPA axis; Tonics; Ginseng-like herbs worldwide
Funding
- Beijing Technology and Business University Youth Scholars Fund [PXM2018_014213_000033]
- Key Laboratory of Cosmetics, China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University Innovation Fund [KLC-2017-YB2]
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Modern studies have shown that adaptogens can non-specifically enhance the resistance of human body under a wide range of external stress conditions with a multi-targeted and multi-channel network-like manner, especially by affect the immune-neuro-endocrine system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. This review article draws the attention to the relationships of adaptogens, tonics from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and ginseng-like herbs worldwide, which all have similar plant sources and clinical applications. To clarify the sources and pharmacological mechanisms of these plant-originated adaptogens, which will provide useful information for the utilization of adaptogens to improve the human health. Meanwhile, the TCMs and the world-wide ginseng-like herbs from each region's ethnopharmacology will be beneficial modernization and globalization.
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