Kunming Qin

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Lower extremity erysipelas (LEE), a frequently seen skin and soft tissue infection caused predominantly by streptococci, usually presents with fever, erythema and pain. Wushen Decoction (WSD), a Compound traditional Chinese medicine, has been used historically to treat LEE, though its exact mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, we exp...

Seaweed (Sargassum pallidum (turn.) C.Ag.) and kelp (Laminaria japonica Aresch.) are two common marine plants, typical Chinese herbs with the same use as medicine and food. They are widely distributed in China and exhibit biological properties such as antioxidant, hypolipidemic, antitumor and hypoglycemic effects. This study developed an ultra-high...

Choerospondias axillaris is a medicinal plant used for treating coronary heart disease (CHD) due to its broad spectrum of anti‐inflammatory activities. Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX‐2) and lipoxygenase 5 (5‐LOX) were immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles for selective ligand‐extraction of these two enzymes present in C. axillaris . Sixteen extracted compon...

This article aimed to fabricate Chondrus ocellatus polyphenols (COPs)-gelatin-chitosan nanoparticles to enhance their stability and bioactivity. Different preparation conditions were tested to investigate the effects of formulation on nanoparticle fabrication. Free radical scavenging activity of COPs and their nanoparticles were compared. The conse...

Choerospondias axillaris , recognized as an effective herbal remedy for coronary heart disease(CHD), has been clinically utilized. Although the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been extensively investigated as a pertinent target for CHD treatment, there is currently limited research on screening potential ACE inhibitors from Choerospondias a...

Background Cuscutae Semen (CS) has been prescribed in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for millennia as an aging inhibitor, an anti-inflammatory agent, a pain reliever, and an aphrodisiac. Its three main forms include crude Cuscutae Semen (CCS), wine-processed CS (WCS), and stir-frying-processed CS (SFCS). Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is...

Background The screening of active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine is an important task in the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, and the commonly used analytical means in the past were mainly to screen the extracts of traditional Chinese medicine through pharmacological experiments, but the method has major defects. The tar...

The processing of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a unique traditional pharmaceutical technology in China, which is the most important feature that distinguishes Chinese medicine from natural medicine and plant medicine. Since the record in Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor), till now, the processing of TCM has experienced mo...

Unlabelled: Fructus Choerospondiatis (FC), a Mongolian medicine, was mainly used in Mongolian medical theory for the treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD). Nonetheless, the main components and mechanisms of action of FC in the treatment of coronary artery disease have not been studied clearly. Aim of the study: The aim of this study is to id...

Introduction: Pharbitidis Semen (PS) has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat several diseases such as nephritis. PS is usually stir-fried to enhance its therapeutic efficacy before use in clinical practice. However, the changes in phenolic acids during stir-frying and the mechanisms of their therapeutic effects on nephritis ar...

At a fundamental level, the broad application of raw and stir-fried Arctii Fructus products as anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory agents is commonly recognized. In order to understand some of the discrepancies pertaining to their therapeutic functions, an associated study of pharmacokinetics is required. In this study, a reliable ultra-high performan...

Predominantly, the innate medicinal value of Cuscutae Semen has accounted for its extensive usage as a herbal remedy in China for centuries. Specifically, the broad applications of the medicine include aging inhibitors, anti-inflammatory agents, pain relievers, and aphrodisiacs. According to the records of crude Cuscutae Semen (CCS) and salt-proces...

Background: Prepared rhubarb was obtained by steaming raw rhubarb with wine. Different from raw rhubarb with a purgative effect, prepared rhubarb shows effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. However, the mechanisms of its action through regulating endogenous metabolites remain unclear. Purpose: The purpose of this study w...

Coronary heart disease (CHD), which has developed into one of the major diseases, was reported to be treated by the target of peroxisome proliferators-activate receptor γ (PPAR-γ). As a natural medicine long used in the treatment of CHD, there are few studies on how to screen the target active compounds with high specific activity from Choerospondi...

Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activity is an effective way for treatment of coronary heart disease. And as an important source of COX-2 inhibitors, bioactive compounds of Choerospondias axillaris and pharmacological mechanisms remained lacking in prospective researches. Therefore, for the purpose of accelerating the discovery of natural pr...

As a popular fermented condiment in oriental countries, soy sauce plays a more and more important role in modern food culture due to its unique smell and delicious taste. With the help of microwave extraction and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, the sample preparation method is aimed to determine the content of cyclohexane, benzene, tol...

• Gefitinib, the first approved inhibitor for oral epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), has been proved to be effective in non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR mutation. However, there are many metabolites of gefitinib that have not been identified in vivo. • This study aims to identify the metabolites of gefitinib and its metabolic pathways i...

Background A simple, rapid and sensitive method coupling ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was developed for the simultaneous determination of malachite green (MG) and crystal violet (CV) in different water samples. Objective In ultrasound...

In China, Semen Cassiae has long been used to protect liver, brighten eyes, relieve constipation. Prepared Semen Cassiae is produced from raw Semen Cassiae by processing, the two forms of Semen Cassiae have different clinical application. Pathological state is an important factor affecting the efficacy of drugs, the pharmacokinetic behavior of drug...

Context: The dried fruits of Arctium lappa L. have been used in two forms in traditional Chinese medicine; crude and stir-heating Fructus Arctii. However, its processed product possesses better activity. Objective: In this study, the chemical constituents of both crude and processed Fructus Arctii and their antiproliferative activities were evaluat...

Xanthii fructus (XF), the fruit of Xanthium sibiricum Patr. is a traditional Chinese materia medica commonly used to treat allergic rhinitis (AR) and other rhinitis diseases. To uncover the mechanism of stir frying process and its effect on pharmacokinetic behavior of active compounds in model rats, four active compounds including chlorogenic acid,...

Xanthii Fructus (XF), a well‐known herb in traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has been frequently used for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in clinic, whose therapeutic metabolic mechanism, however, remained undetermined. In this work, a metabolomics research coupled with metabolic pathway analysis has been employed to screen out the potential m...

Xanthii Fructus (XF), a famous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been widely used in the treatment of rhinitis and other diseases. However, the targets of the main XF components found in the blood after oral administration of XF extract are still unclear. In the current study, a feasible systems pharmacology method was developed to predict th...

In China, Semen Cassiae is used clinically to improve eyesight, relieve constipation, and to treat headache and dizziness. Prepared Semen Cassiae is obtained by stir-frying raw Semen Cassiae until it turned dark brown, micro dilatancy and overflow aroma. After processing, the therapeutic effects change—the purgation effect is alleviated and the hep...

To date, in the struggle against diseases and the development of TCM, what we lack is wisdom rather than knowledge. Studies on pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine are facing critical challenges on how to select the proper parameters or targets to represent the pharmacological evaluation system. With seven steps of optimized modules establi...

The approach to investigate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is still in its infancy and has been faced enormous challenge. In this paper, a generally applicable strategy was developed for investigation on TCM systematically with an introduced interesting idea about a novel research system which called subchemome. A representative herb-pair, Astr...

Rhubarb is one of the most popular traditional Chinese medicines and has been used for thousands of years in many Asian countries. Prepared rhubarb is obtained by steaming raw rhubarb with glutinous rice wine until it turned black in appearance both inside and outside. After processing, the therapeutic effects of prepared rhubarb change a lot. To f...

Background: Yinqiaosan (Lonicerae and Forsythiae Powder), as a famous prescription of Dr. Wu Jutong in Qing dynasty of China, has the effects of diaphoresis cooling, fire-purging, and detoxicaton. It is mainly used in the treatment of influenza, hand-foot-mouth disease, esophagitis, pneumonia, acute tonsillitis, mumps, and other viral infections....

Fangji Huangqi Tang (FHT) is a classical formula widely used in Chinese clinical application. In this paper, a novel and advanced strategy has been developed for the multiple constituent identification of FHT in rats, which was basing on an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography equipped with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight...

In traditional Chinese medicine, raw and processed herbs are used to treat different diseases. Suitable quality assessment methods are crucial for the discrimination between raw and processed herbs. The dried fruit of Arctium lappa L. and their processed products are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, yet their therapeutic effects are dif...

A simple, sensitive and rapid ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated for the quantification of liquiritigenin, a promising anti-tumor agent. Liquiritigenin and the internal standard were separated on an Agilent Extend C-18 column and eluted with a gradient mobile p...

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), raw and processed herbs are used to treat the different diseases. Fructus Arctii, the dried fruits of Arctium lappa l. (Compositae), is widely used in the TCM. Stir-frying is the most common processing method, which might modify the chemical compositions in Fructus Arctii. To test this hypothesis, we focused o...

Baizhu Shaoyao San (BSS) is a famous traditional Chinese medicinal prescription, which is composed of Rhizome atractylodis macrocephalae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae and Radix Saposhnikovia. In this study, a simple and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection method was established f...

A rapid and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometric (HPLC-MS) method was developed and validated for simultaneous determination of benzoylhypaconine (BHA), benzoylmesaconine (BMA), benzoylaconine (BAC) and hypaconitine (HA) in rat plasma for the first time. The analytes were separated on a Kromasil C18 column with a tota...

Background: Sulfur-fumigation of Angelicae sinensis Radix causes changes in the structure and composition of volatile components. These changes alter the curative effect and the quality of A. sinensis Radix. Materials and methods: In this study, comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC ×...

Background: Harmful sulfur-fumigation processing method is abused during Radix Angelicae Dahuricae preparation. However, the analytical technique characterizing Radix Angelicae Dahuricae before and after the sulfur-fumigation process is absent. Materials and Methods: The high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique was adopted to develo...

Flos Chrysanthemi is one of the most commonly used herbal drugs in traditional Chinese medicine. There are five major cultivars in herb markets: “Gongju” and “Hangbaiju” are often used as medicinal and edible cognates, whereas “Boju,” “Chuju,” and “Huaiju” are considered to have better medicinal value. Variations of organic constituents in differen...

Background: Sulfur-fumigation may induce chemical transformation of traditional Chinese medicines leading to harmful effects following patient ingestion. For quality control, it is urgently needed to develop a reliable and efficient method for sulfur-fumigation identification. Materials and Methods: The spectrochemical identification of non-fumiga...

Background: A new method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of ferulic acid, senkyunolide A, and Z-ligustilide in Angelicae Sinensis Radix before and after sulfur-fumigation using quantitative analysis of multi-components by a single marker (QAMS). Materials and Methods: The feasibility and accuracy of QAMS were checked by the e...

In this study, a simple, sensitive and reliable fingerprint analysis method by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) was developed for quality analysis of Bulbus Lilii, which is a famous traditional Chinese medicine and widely used as a restorative food. Then the developed method was subsequently appli...

The essential oils of fresh, shade-dried, sun-dried, and oven-dried mint of Mentha haplocalyx Brig., and the shade-dried herbs after one hour of soaking were analyzed by GC-MS to provide a scientific basis to regulate the drying methods. Fifty-nine compounds were isolated and identified, including 35 from fresh herbs, 25 from shade-dried herbs, 23...

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chenpi in Chinese) has been widely used as an herbal medicine in Korea, China, and Japan. Chenpi extracts are used to treat indigestion and inflammatory syndromes of the respiratory tract such as bronchitis and asthma. This thesis will analyze chemical compositions of Chenpi volatile oil, which was performed by compre...

The sulfur-fumigation process can induce changes in the contents of volatile compounds and the chemical transformation of herbal medicines. Although literature has reported many methods for analyzing volatile target compounds from herbal medicine, all of them are largely limited to target compounds and sun-dried samples. This study provides a compr...

In China, Atractylodes macrocephala is mainly distributed in Zhejiang province. It is, therefore, desirable to determine a reliable and accurate methodology to differentiate the samples collected from Zhejiang province. Although some studies on the fingerprints of Atractylodes macrocephala using HPLC have been published, none of them compared the p...

Xuanfu Daizhe Tang (XDT) is a classical traditional Chinese medicinal prescription that has been widely used for treating digestive system illnesses for hundreds of years. In this study, a simple and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) method was established for the simultaneous determinati...

Baihe Zhimu Tang (BZT) is a widely used traditional Chinese medicinal formula in treating various diseases; however, its active components have remained unknown. Based on the metabolic fingerprinting technique and liquid chromatography/diode array detection-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC/DAD-ESI-MS), a method for rapid screening and...

The high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) fingerprints of Baihe Zhimu Tang were established for evaluating the effective substance basis and compatibility regulation of Baihe Zhimu Tang. An Agela Venusil XBP-C18 column (250 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) was employed, and the gradient elution of acetonitrile and 0. 1% formic acid was used as mobil...