Preferred Label : Modified Banxia Xiexin Decoction;
NCIt synonyms : Modified BXD; MBXD;
NCIt definition : A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, Banxia Xiexin decoction, composed
of seven traditional Chinese herbs including Rhizoma Pinelliae (Ban Xia), Radix Scutellariae
(Huang Qin), Rhizome Coptidis (Huang Lian), Rhizoma Zingibers (Gan Jiang), Radix Glycyrrhizae
(Gan Cao), Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (Da Zao), and Radix Ginseng (Ren Shen), modified
by various Chinese herbal additions, with potential anti-inflammatory, immunomodulating
and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration of modified Banxia Xiexin decoction,
the active ingredients may promote apoptosis and inhibit tumor cell proliferation
through a not yet fully elucidated mechanism. Modified Banxia Xiexin decoction may
also inhibit Helicobacter pylori and H. pylori-related inflammation, and protect the
gastric mucosa, which may decrease glandular atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia
of the gastric mucosa.;
Origin ID : C200831;
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