Advances in the Research of Mongolian Medicine Har-Gabur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmpe.202618306

Author(s)

Junhua Han1, Tegexibaiyin Wang2,*, Qingshan Zhang1,*

Affiliation(s)

1Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China 2Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

As a special medicinal material, Har-Gabur is widely used in Mongolian medicine for treating chronic gastritis, functional dyspepsia, Helicobacter pylori infection and its related diseases, and it has a unique therapeutic effect. With the development of nanomedicine, Har-Gabur has been successfully prepared into fluorescent carbon dots and has become a research hotspot in the biomedical field in recent years. This review summarizes the most recent advances related to its chemical composition, pharmacological activities, clinical use and advances in nanomedicine, with the aim of offering a scientific rationale for the further exploitation of the scientific value of Har-Gabur and of advancing the modernization of Mongolian medicine.

Keywords

Har-Gabur; Chemical Composition; Pharmacological Activity; Fluorescent Nanoparticles

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