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Molecular understanding and modern application of traditional medicines: triumphs and trials.

Corson TW, Crews CM

Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.

Traditional medicines provide fertile ground for modern drug development, but first they must pass along a pathway of discovery, isolation, and mechanistic studies before eventual deployment in the clinic. Here, we highlight the challenges along this route, focusing on the compounds artemisinin, triptolide, celastrol, capsaicin, and curcumin.

Published 6 September 2007 in Cell, 130(5): 769-74.
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