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Table 2 Target modulators and symptomatic targets of Chinese medicine in tumour therapy

From: Exploring the potential use of Chinese herbs in regulating the inflammatory microenvironment of tumours based on the concept of ‘state-target identification and treatment’: a scooping review

Chinese medicine

Tuning state

Target shooting

References

State

Symptomatic target (tumour key targets and characteristics)

(Heat, phlegm, stagnation, deficiency) state

Tumour angiogenesis

Defective apoptosis

Tumour cell proliferation

Tumour invasion metastasis

Tumour

immune escape

Medicinal pair

Scutellaria barbata–Hedyotis diffusa

Heat

+

+

[129,130,131]

Paridis rhizomap–Smilax glabra

+

+

[102, 132, 133]

Asarum sagittarioides–Evodia rutaecarpa

+

+

+

[134,135,136]

Coptis chinensis–Evodia rutaecarpa

+

+

+

+

[137, 138]

Fritillaria thunbergii–Baijiezi

Phlegm

+

+

[138,139,140]

Pinellia ternata–Aconiti Radix

+

+

[19, 140, 141]

Edgaria darjeelingensis–Curcuma zedoaria

Stagnation

+

+

+

[142, 143]

Astragali radix–Curcuma zedoaria

+

+

[144, 145]

Coicis semen–Lycium chinense

Deficiency

+

[146,147,148]

Bupleurum-Serpentine

+

[149]

Psoralea corylifolia–Clinopodium megalanthum

+

+

[150,151,152]

Medicinal formula

Prescription of Qingrejiedu

Heat

+

+

[79]

Yiqi Yangyin Jiedu Fang

+

+

[153]

Huatan Tongyu Jiedu recipe

Phlegm

+

[124]

Huatan Xiaoliu Decoction

+

+

[77]

Xiaotan Sanjie decoction

+

[154]

Huayu Jiedu Tongluo recipe

Stagnation

+

[126]

Yiqi Huayu Jiedu prescription

+

[127]

Modified Huangqi Jianzhong decoction

Deficiency

+

[78]

Shanxian granule

+

+

[128]

  1. “+” means that the Chinese medicine pair or formula plays an important role in the tumor target, “−” means that the Chinese medicine pair or formula no valid or unknown