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Ying Zhang1, Hiroko Kishi1, Sei Kobayashi1
1Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-kogushi, Ube, 755-8505, Japan.
Abstract:
Add-on therapy with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been extensively researched in the intractable diseases, such as asthma, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. As an entirely new concept, add-on therapy of TCM has been also used to prevent and treat hyperlipidemia via lowering cholesterol level. However, the efficacy of add-on therapy with TCM for mediating lipid metabolism disorders remains controversial. In this review, we summarize and provide strong evidence that add-on therapy of TCM as a novel approach is efficacious and safe for hyperlipidemia associated diseases based on the mediation of lipid metabolism disorders.
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