09/24/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from Australia and China investigated whether the extraction methods used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are capable of delivering molecules with drug-like physical and chemical properties. Their findings were published in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines.
The researchers concluded that ethanol extraction, which mimics the TCM wine tincture method, can successfully deliver compounds with physical and chemical properties that comply with Lipinski’s rule of five (i.e., compounds with therapeutic potential).
Journal Reference:
Miao WG, Tang C, Ye Y, Quinn RJ, Feng Y. TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE EXTRACTION METHOD BY ETHANOL DELIVERS DRUG-LIKE MOLECULES. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. September 2019;17(9):713–720. DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(19)30086-x
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