Saltpetre in Early and Medieval Chinese Medicine

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ID20237182
AutoresAnthony Butler (0000-0002-0142-1259), Anthony R Butler, John Moffett
Ano2009
Volume5
Fascículo1
Páginas173-185
Data de publicação2009-01-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian Medicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1573-420X • E-ISSN: 1573-4218
EditoraWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157342109x568982
OpenAlexW2104943037
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas5

Saltpetre, xiaoshi (), was used extensively in early and medieval Chinese medicine for the treatment of a number of common ailments and as a general aid to good health. Until recently it was thought that saltpetre had no biological action except as a diuretic, but recent research suggests that this is not the case. Some of the claims made by Chinese physicians are consistent with current scientific understanding

Alternative medicine · Asian studies · China · Pathology · Political science · Traditional Chinese medicine · Traditional medicine · Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea · History · Law · Medicine · Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research · Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies

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