Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHM) is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

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Editorial

1. Deepening insights into food and medicine continuum within the context of pharmacophylogeny
Dacheng Hao, Changxiao Liu

2. Food-medicine can promote cross-culture communication between East and West
Chunnian He, Xinning Zhao, Ruyu Yao, Peigen Xiao


Reviews

1. Food and medicine continuum’ in the East and West: Old tradition and current regulation
Ruyu Yao, Chunnian He, Peigen Xiao

2. Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Benincasae Exocarpium: A review
Meng Zhang, Jialong Lei, Yansheng Wang, Jingze Zhang, Dailin Liu

3. An overview of probiotic health booster-kombucha tea
Suriyapriya Selvaraj, Kalaichelvan Gurumurthy

4. Dark tea: A popular beverage with possible medicinal application
Hongjing Pan, Miamoiao Le, Chunnian He, Chung S. Yang, Tiejun Ling

5. Temporal characteristics of agarwood formation in Aquilaria sinensis after applying whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique
Yan Zhang, Hui Meng, Feifei Lyu, Xiaohong Fan, ... Jianhe Wei

6. Bacillus and microalgae biofertilizers improved quality and biomass of Salvia miltiorrhiza by altering microbial communities
Xuemin Wei, Xuanjiao Bai, Pei Cao, Gang Wang, ... Zheng Zhang

7. Auxin induces lateral root formation in Bupleurum: A heme oxygenase dependent approach
Liang Feng, Hua Chen, Jun Zhao, Dan Liu, ... Ma Yu

8. Geographical discrimination of Cyclocarya paliurus tea for origin traceability based on multielement analysis by ICP-OES and chemometrics multivariate
Na Guo, Qi Wu, Chen Shi, Rengeng Shu

9. Identification of microRNA and analysis of target genes in Panax ginseng
Yingfang Wang, Yanlin Chen, Mengyuan Peng, Chang Yang, ... Yu Zeng

10. Lung protective effects of dietary malate esters derivatives from Bletilla striata against SiO2 nanoparticles through activation of Nrf2 pathway
Di Zhou, Wenhui Chang, Jiaxin Qi, Gang Chen, Ning Li

11. Protective effect of hydroxysafflor yellow A on MSCs against senescence induced by d-galactose
Xiaoqing Song, Jinying Wang, Yu Zhang, Xinqian Du, Qibing Qian

12. Pterostilbene supresses inflammation-induced melanoma metastasis by impeding neutrophil elastase-mediated thrombospondin-1 degradation
Dan Su, Shan Xu, Kailin Ji, Hailing Xu, ... Gaoyang Chen

13. Protective effect of Cistanche deserticola on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Ruibin Bai, Jingmin Fan, Yanping Wang, Yan Wang, ... Fangdi Hu

14. Portulaca oleracea alleviates CCl4-induced acute liver injury by regulating hepatic S100A8 and S100A9
Aruna Qian, Lu Zhou, Dongxu Shi, Zongran Pang, Binan Lu

15. Comparison of intestinal absorption characteristics between rhubarb traditional Chinese medicine preparation and activity ingredients using in situ and in vitro model
Wenjing Ta, Xiaoying Yang, Jie Wang, Chengkun Han, ... Wen Lu

16. Identification of anti-inflammatory components in Panax ginseng of Sijunzi Decoction based on spectrum-effect relationship
Hong Kan, Dongxue Zhang, Weijia Chen, Shihan Wang, ... Yingping Wang

17. α-Ionone protects against UVB-induced photoaging in epidermal keratinocytes
Ruixuan Geng, Seong-Gook Kang, Kunlun Huang, Tao Tong

18. Identification of prototype compounds and their metabolites in rats’ serum from Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS
Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhenzuo Jiang, Lei Zhang, Cheng Xue, ... Yuefei Wang

19. Chemical constituents from aerial parts of Scoparia dulcis
Yingbo Yang, Zhuzhen Han, Tong Tian, Qi Liao, ... Ying Xiao