Modes of Action of Chinese Medicines

A

  • Adrenocortical stimulating effect
  • AIDS therapy relevant drug or HIV inhibitory effect.
  • Antiaging effect: the aging process counteracting effect – free radical scavenger, etc.
  • Anti-allergic, antihistamine effect
  • Antiamoebic effect
  • Antiarteriosclerotic effect
  • Antiarrhythmic effect on the heart
  • Antiasthmatic effect
  • Anticarcinogenic effect
  • Anticholinesterase-like effect
  • Anticholinergic effect
  • Antiemetic effect
  • Anti-ischemic effect on the heart muscle
  • Anticonvulsant effect
  • Antibody production inhibitory
  • Antibody production stimulating
  • Antimalarial effect
  • Antimicrobial effect
  • Antimycotic effect
  • Antioxidant effect
  • Anti-intestinal parasitic effect
  • Antischistosomal effect
  • Antitrichomonadic effect
  • Antitussive effect
  • Anti-ulcerative effect
  • Antiviral effect

B

  • Calming effect
  • Blood pressure lowering effect
  • Blood pressure increasing effect
  • Blood lipid lowering effect
  • Blood clotting and blood thrombus formation promoting effect
  • Blood clotting and blood thrombus formation inhibitory effect
  • Blood sugar lowering effect
  • Blood sugar increasing effect

C

  • Cholagogue effect
  • Cholinergic effect

D

  • Diuretic effect

E

  • Emetic effect
  • Detoxifying effect
  • Anti-inflammatory effect
  • Exhaustion and fatigue counteracting

F

  • Fever and temperature lowering effect

G

  • Uterine stimulating effect
  • Smooth muscle inhibitory, antispasmodic effect.
  • Smooth gastric and intestinal muscle excitatory effect.

H

  • Hematopoiesis promoting effect
  • Hepatoprotective effect (Preserves liver cells from damage).
  • Coronary artery dilating effect
  • Heart strengthening effect
  • Histamine release stimulating effect
  • Hypoxia tolerance increasing effect (general)

I

  • Immunodepressive effect
  • Immunostimulative effect
  • Immunoglobulins stimulating
  • Insecticidal, antiexoparasitic action.
  • Interferon production stimulating

K

  • Contraceptive or abortive effect

L

  • Learning and memory enhancing effect
  • Leukocyte formation increasing effect
  • Local anesthetic effect
  • Lymphoblasts transformation promoting

M

  • Mutation inhibitory effect

P

  • Peripheral blood vessels dilating effect.
  • Peripheral blood vessels constricting effect
  • Phagocytosis promoting effect
  • Purgative or laxative effect

Q

  • Transversely striated muscles relaxing effect.

S

  • Expectorant effect
  • Analgesic effect
  • Shock-fighting effect
  • Sex hormone-like effect
  • Stone dissolving and stone discharge promoting effect
  • Metabolism-promoting effect
  • Radiation tolerance increasing effect
  • Stress tolerance increasing effect

T

  • T-lymphocyte production increasing effect.
  • Platelet aggregation inhibitory effect
  • Thrombolytic effect

U

  • Environmental adaptation enhancing (adaptogenic) effect.

W

  • Wound and burn damage healing effect.