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Erxian Tang (二仙汤)—Introduction of a Chinese herbal formula, clinical practice, and experimental studies

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Erxian Tang (二仙汤, EXT) is a Chinese herbal formula developed for the treatment of menopausal syndrome in women. In the past 50 years, EXT has shown positive efficacy in the treatment of many chronic diseases in TCM, involving syndrome types of Shen yin-yang deficiency, yin-deficiency caused yang-flourishing, and disharmony of Chong-Ren meridian. Experimental studies have revealed that EXT has multiple pharmacological actions on such multiple targets as hypothalamus-pituitary-target gland axis, immune function and free radical metabolism, etc.

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  1. Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for East-West Medicine, University of California, USA

    Li Jie-jia  (李捷珈)

  2. Southern California University of Health Sciences, USA

    Li Jack Thomas  (李晓毅)

  3. West Los Angeles Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, CA, 90025, USA

    Fu Jian-ping  (傅建萍)

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Li, Jj., Li, J.T. & Fu, Jp. Erxian Tang (二仙汤)—Introduction of a Chinese herbal formula, clinical practice, and experimental studies. Chin. J Integ. Med. 13, 67–73 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-007-0067-z

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