1. A Narrative Review of the Herbal Preparation of Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese, and Kampō Medicines Applied as Radioprotectors
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Ibáñez, Blanca, Melero, Ana, Montoro, Alegría, Merino-Torres, Juan F., Soriano, José M., San Onofre Bernat, Nadia, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, and Grupo Balmis de Investigación en Historia de la Ciencia, Cuidados en Salud y Alimentación (BALMIS)
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Radioprotection ,Traditional Chinese medicine ,Herbal preparations ,Kampō medicines ,Ayurveda - Abstract
In recent years, there has been growing scientific interest in the search for natural radioprotectors that can be used to mitigate the effects of radiation on patients, healthcare personnel, and even for space travel. This narrative review covers the past fifty years and focuses on herbal preparations of Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese, and Kampō Medicines that have the potential to reduce or eliminate the harmful effects of radiation. Our findings highlight ten herbal preparations, namely Abana, Amalakyadi Churna, Amritaprasham, Brahma, Bu-zhong-yi-qi-tang (BZYQT), Chyavanaprasha, Cystone, Geriforte, Mentat, and Triphala, which have demonstrated potential radioprotective effects. This review examines their composition, properties, and possible mechanisms of action in relation to their radioprotective properties. Exploring the ethnobotany of traditional Asian medicine is particularly interesting as it may lead to the discovery of new active compounds with radioprotective properties. This research was funded by The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (2696/SRO). I.L. was supported by a Fellowship of the ‘University Junior International Entrepreneurs’ program (UJIE 2019) of the University of Valencia and Generalitat Valenciana. N.S.O. was supported by the Universidad de Alicante, Ministerio de Universidades and the European Union “NextGeneration EU/PRTR” through 2022–2024 Margarita Salas grant (MARSALAS22-23).
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- 2023