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Preparation of Herbal Medicine: Er-Xian Decoction and Er-Xian-containing Serum for In Vivo and In Vitro Experiments
Published on: May 31, 2017
East meets West: an herbal tea finds a receptor
1Departments of Medicine and Genetics, and the Penn Diabetes Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6149, USA. lazar@mail.med.upenn.edu
Abstract:
Jaundice, which is caused by accumulation of bilirubin, is extremely common in newborn infants. Phototherapy is an effective treatment, but a drug therapy would also be desirable. A Chinese herbal remedy for jaundice called Yin Zhi Huang is now shown to activate a liver receptor that enhances the clearance of bilirubin (see the related article beginning on page 137). This discovery could lead to improved pharmaceutical treatments for neonatal jaundice.
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