Metabonomics & CM pattern discrimination

[Guest guest]

In issue #10, 2006 of the Zhong Yi Za Zhi (Journal of Chinese

Medicine), the lead article is about the possible use of metabonomics

for 1) the objective validation of CM pattern discrimination, 2)

determining the WM pharmacodynamics of CM formulas and medicinals, and

3) evaluating the safety of Chinese medicinals. Metabonomics is the

study of patterns of metabolities in body fluids (such as urine) to

get an overall picture of what's going on in a subject's body. As Wang

and Xie surmise, metabonomics may be huge in the future of CM. After

doing some reading on-line about metabonomics, it does seem to be an

appropriate methodology for studying CM patterns and formulas. It may

very well be the link between CM and WM that many Chinese researchers

have been looking for. I recommend CHA readers to become familiar with

this term. I think it's likely we'll see more about metabonomics and

CM in the not so distant future.

 

Bob

[Guest guest]

Bob,

 

 

 

From the way that you describe metabonomics, it sounds much like what

organic acid testing is in Functional medicine. Do you have any examples

that we can compare what they are talking about to what we are doing over

here?

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of Bob Flaws

Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:48 PM

 

Metabonomics & CM pattern discrimination

 

 

 

In issue #10, 2006 of the Zhong Yi Za Zhi (Journal of Chinese

Medicine), the lead article is about the possible use of metabonomics

for 1) the objective validation of CM pattern discrimination, 2)

determining the WM pharmacodynamics of CM formulas and medicinals, and

3) evaluating the safety of Chinese medicinals. Metabonomics is the

study of patterns of metabolities in body fluids (such as urine) to

get an overall picture of what's going on in a subject's body. As Wang

and Xie surmise, metabonomics may be huge in the future of CM. After

doing some reading on-line about metabonomics, it does seem to be an

appropriate methodology for studying CM patterns and formulas. It may

very well be the link between CM and WM that many Chinese researchers

have been looking for. I recommend CHA readers to become familiar with

this term. I think it's likely we'll see more about metabonomics and

CM in the not so distant future.

 

Bob