AUTHOR=Yuan Shuo , Li You , Li Jiao , Xue Jia-Chen , Wang Qi , Hou Xiao-Ting , Meng Huan , Nan Ji-Xing , Zhang Qing-Gao 

TITLE=Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products: Potential Approaches for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.892790

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2022.892790

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, recurrent and intractable inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, usually accompanied by inflammatory cell infiltration and damage to the intestinal mucosa and carries a particular risk of cancer. The clinical use of drugs in western countries affects IBD treatment, but various adverse effects and high prices limit their application. For these reasons, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is more advantageous in treating IBD. This paper reviews the mechanism and research status of TCM and natural products in IBD treatment by analyzing the relevant literature to provide a scientific and theoretical basis for IBD treatment.