Chinese Medicine Treats Diabetic Microangiopathy： A Review / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

Diabetes and its complications are major public health issues of worldwide concern. Diabetic microangiopathy is a vascular complication of diabetes caused by blood stasis and deficiency， characterized by impaired microcirculation with hyaline deposits. Diabetic nephropathy， diabetic retinopathy， and diabetic neuropathy are the most common types of diabetic microangiopathy， which can be traced back to the pre-diabetes period and is aggravated by the dynamic evolution of diabetes. Therefore， early intervention is required. Anti-oxidative， anti-inflammatory， and microcirculation-improving drugs should be chosen to treat diabetic microangiopathy based on hypoglycemic， lipid-lowering， and hypotensive treatment in clinical practice. Diabetic microangiopathy belongs to the theoretical concept of "collateral disease" in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）. The core of the treatment of diabetic microangiopathy with Chinese medicine is to protect "tertiary collateral vessels-microvascular"， and Chinese medicines with Qi-replenishing， Yin-nourishing， heat-clearing， and blood-activating effect are used for compatibility in Chinese medicine prescriptions. Based on the understanding and treatment principles of TCM and western medicine for diabetic microangiopathy， this review briefly summarized the research progress of commonly used prescriptions such as Renshen Baihutang， Yuye Tang， Simiao Yongantang， Gegen Qiliantang， Liuwei Dihuangwan， and modern Chinese medicine preparations for the treatment of diabetic microangiopathy. Moreover， the research progress of Chinese medicines including Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma， Astragali Radix， Rehmannia Radix， Lycii Fructus， Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma， Salviea Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma， Lonicera Japonica Flos， and Puerariae Lobatae Radix were outlined. This review is expected to provide the clinical basis and theoretical guidance for the treatment of diabetic microangiopathy with Chinese medicine.