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CC BY 4.0 · Chinese medicine and natural products 2022; 02(02): e60-e66
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750321
Review Article

Application of Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction in Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Peng Xu
1   The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
,
Miao Tan
1   The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
,
Mingming Wang
1   The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
,
Yan Cheng
2   Outpatient Office, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
› Author Affiliations Funding This study was funded by the Project of Shaanxi Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2021GJ-LC011),and the Hospital-Level “Nursery Cultivation Plan” of Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (2021-23).
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Abstract

The Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction(HQGZWWT) is composed of Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), and Dazao (Jujubae Fructus) which has various pharmacological anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antitumor, lipid-lowering, and immunity-regulating activities. It has certain advantages in the treatment of orthopaedic diseases, such as cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, lumbar disc herniation, knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, myofascial pain syndrome, etc., with outstanding clinical efficacy, few adverse reactions, and high patient compliance. However, modern pharmacological researches on the whole prescription of HQGZWWT are insufficient and the therapeutic targets are not clear which needs further exploration. Besides, this prescription cannot treat all orthopaedic diseases, so we should adhere to the thinking of four diagnostics in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), select prescriptions based on syndrome differentiation, closely follow the pathogenesis, innovate and expand its scope of application, reflect the application advantages of this prescription in orthopaedics and traumatology and improve the total clinical efficiency.

Keywords

Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction - cervical spondylosis - scapulohumeral periarthritis - lumbar disc herniation - knee osteoarthritis - rheumatoid arthritis - orthopaedics and traumatology - pharmacological research

Credit Authorship Contribution Statement

Peng Xu: Searching, sorting out and summarizing the literature, formal analysis, writing—original draft. Yan Cheng: Conceptualization, methodology, supervision, and writing—review & editing. Miao Tan and Mingming Wang: Searching, sorting out and summarizing the literature, and writing—review & editing.




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Received: 10 January 2022

Accepted: 26 February 2022

Article published online:
22 August 2022

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