JCICM-6, the extract of an anti-arthritic herbal formula composed of medicinal herbs of Sinomenium acutum, Aconitum carmichaeli DEBX., Curcuma Longa L., Paeonia lactiflora PALL., and Paeonia suffruticosa ANDR., was examined in the effectiveness and mechanism in reducing experimentally-induced
Extracts of the plant Sinomenium acutum have been used safely since ancient times in Chinese medicine for treatment of rheumatic diseases, and the purified alkaloid, sinomenine, was recently shown to have anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic effects. This study describes the effects of sinomenine in
The root and stem decoctions of Sinomenium acutum Rehd. et Wils. (formerly Sinomenium diversifolius Diels, one type of Fang-chi (Chinese)) have been used as a folk remedy for neuralgia and rheumatoid arthritis in many areas of the Far East. In Japan and China various viny plants have been identified
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