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Citation: Hongling Liu, Yue Xia, Guang Xu, Yafei Yang, Chunhua Qu. Bitter Cold Medicine, Good for Healing[J]. University Chemistry, ;2025, 40(3): 328-332. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202405039 shu

Bitter Cold Medicine, Good for Healing

College of Chinese Materia Medica, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 402760, China

Corresponding author: Chunhua Qu, quchunhua1@cqctcm.edu.cn
Received Date: 7 May 2024
Revised Date: 12 August 2024

This article discusses the relationship between the bitter taste of cold-natured traditional Chinese medicine and its active components, such as alkaloids, terpenoids, and glycosides, based on the medical practice of traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Yu Yi. It provides a detailed analysis of the mechanism behind bitterness and its therapeutic effects. By deepening the understanding of how bitterness works, the article also explores the mechanism and efficacy of bitter-masking agents in traditional Chinese medicine formulations, making bitter-tasting cold-natured remedies more acceptable to the public.
- Cold-natured traditional Chinese medicine,
- Bitter taste,
- Active ingredients,
- Mechanism of action
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