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Review
. 2014:2014:208129.
doi: 10.1155/2014/208129. Epub 2014 Jul 23.

Review on prescription compatibility of shaoyao gancao decoction and reflection on pharmacokinetic compatibility mechanism of traditional chinese medicine prescription based on in vivo drug interaction of main efficacious components

Xiaolin Bi  1 , Meirong Gong  2 , Liuqing Di  1
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Review

Review on prescription compatibility of shaoyao gancao decoction and reflection on pharmacokinetic compatibility mechanism of traditional chinese medicine prescription based on in vivo drug interaction of main efficacious components

Xiaolin Bi et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014.

Abstract

Shaoyao Gancao Decoction (SGD) derived from Zhang Zhongjing's "Typhoid Theory" is composed of peony and licorice, having the efficacy of nourishing liver, relaxing spasm, and relieving pain. Modern compatibility studies of SGD on chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics all demonstrate the reasonable compatibility of peony and licorice. However, the present research on pharmacokinetics is only descriptive and limited to the influence on in vivo dynamic process of certain ingredients; correspondingly, there is lack of studies on the essence of these efficacious substances' in vivo changes; that is, whether it is because there exists in vivo drug interaction in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of active ingredients that leads to the improvement of bioavailability. We herein take SGD as an example and suggest that it is necessary to study in vivo drug interaction of main efficacious components mediated by metabolic enzymes, transport proteins, or plasma protein binding in the course of ADME, which is helpful to illustrate the principle of pharmacokinetic compatibility from the essence leading to the changes of effective substances in vivo.

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Research design of pharmacokinetics compatibility mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine prescription based on in vivo drug interaction of main efficacious components.
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