Systematic Review

• A Meta-analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution distribution in people with functional constipation
• WANG Xuehui, SUN Yuxin, Birling Yoann, LI Xun, ZHAO Ruotong, ZHENG Youyou, SONG Zhenmei, ZHANG Yanli, DU Hongbo, WANG Jianyun, LI Yinqing, LIU Zhaolan, LIU Jianping
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 261-273. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.001

Original Articles

• Qianyang Yuyin granule (潜阳育阴颗粒) modulates glycolysis and inflammatory response to treat hypertensive cardiac remodeling
• SUN Zeqi, ZHANG Weiting, FAN Yadong, XU Junyao, HUANG Hong, XIONG Ziwen, CAO Huiting, LIU Ming, FANG Zhuyuan
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 274-284. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20251215.001

• Gut microbiota-mediated short-chain fatty acids contribute to the protective effects of Xiaoxuming decoction (小续命汤) against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury
• XIANG Yijin, YANG Zhigang, GONG Shaomin, LI Xiangting, CAI Min
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 285-293. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.002

• Xiaotan Sanjie recipe (消痰散结方) suppressed the oncogenic potential of cancer-associated fibroblasts via the stromal-derived factor 1α/C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 pathway in gastric cancer
• ZHAO Ying, ZHU Zhenxin, YU Zhihong, XIU Lijuan, LIU Yongying, LU Ye, WEI Pinkang
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 294-305. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.003

• No. 2 Kangxianling decoction (抗纤灵二号方) protects against renal ischemia/reperfusion injury by hypoxia-inducible factor activation
• YU Kena, ZHONG Liping, LIN Xiaomeng, CHEN Jian, HE Liqun, CAI Xudong
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 306-315. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.004

• Acupuncture inhibits astrocytic hyperactivation via the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase 1 signaling pathway in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
• ZHUANG Zifeng, WO Choying, CHEN Hongling, XIE Hailiang, ZHAO Canghuan, ZHANG Di, QING Peng
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 316-325. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.005

• Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves emotional and cognitive functions in post-traumatic stress disorder rats through anti-inflammation, neuroprotection, and modulation of the hippocampal nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-heme oxygenase-1-glutathione peroxidase 4 pathway
• ZHENG Yanfeng, ZHANG Xinjiang, ZHANG Xiaomeng, LI Xiangji, XIN Chen, KONG Jingwei, WANG Xin, SUN Lan, RONG Peijing
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 326-338. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.006

• Moxibustion alleviates autophagy and inhibits ferroptosis to improve cardiac function in rats with post-myocardial infarction heart failure
• GAO Bing, LIU Pan, LI Lan, GONG Tiantian, ZHU Ling, LI Lingji, XIA Ran, MA Qiang, HU Jing, WANG Jing
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 339-349. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.007

• Identification and verification of key genes related to oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes and screening of candidate drugs from Traditional Chinese Medicine
• HU Jingnan, LIAO Man, XI Zhongwen, SONG Jing, WANG Yining, HE Tao
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 350-359. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.008

• Exploring the potential mechanism of Huang’e capsule (黄莪胶囊) against spontaneous benign prostatic hyperplasia in beagle dogs using high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and network pharmacology
• MA Aicui, PAN Qi, CHEN Dingshi, WANG Zhonghui, ZHENG Chiyang, ZHANG Junfang, YAN Jianyan, LI Lei, YAN Han, YAO Shunheng, GUO Jun, SUN Zuyue
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 360-370. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.009

• Mechanic evaluation of Jisheng Shenqi Wan (济生肾气丸) on calcium oxalate kidney stones: an integrated network pharmacology and metabolomics
• SHI Bing, LI Yang, JIANG Zhuocheng, QIN Guozheng, ZHAO Fan
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 371-381. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20250929.001

• Mechanism of Shaofu Zhuyu decoction (少腹逐瘀汤) in improving diabetic mellitus erectile dysfunction via inhibition of ferroptosis based on network pharmacology and experimental validation
• WANG Zhuo, MAO Yinhui, ZANG Yueyue, HE Shuangyan, SUN Juntao, WEI Zhitao, WANG Mingxing, YANG Yong
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 382-391. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.010

• Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine psychosomatic integration therapy for subthreshold depression: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
• HU Wenyue, ZHONG Biying, WANG Zhenyi, ZHANG Meng, CHANG Ze, TAN Xi, HAN Zhenyun
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 392-400. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.011

• Efficacy and safety of Yi’anning pills (益安宁丸) for stable angina pectoris in coronary heart disease with Qi-blood and liver-kidney deficiency syndrome: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, superiority clinical trial
• LI Shuning, LIU Hongxu, LAI Xiaolei, SHANG Juju, XING Wenlong, ZHANG Heyi
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 401-410. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.012

• Beneficial effects of Huanglian Jiedu decoction (黄连解毒汤 ) on metabolic syndrome: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial
• XU Pingyuan, ZHU Heng, ZHOU Ruonan, WEI Yaping, ZHU Ziwei, XU Fangyuan, XIANG Yingying, CAO Yue, SHEN Lixuan, WANG Ziwei, XUE Yingying, YU Xizhong, FANG Penghua, SHANG Wenbin
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 411-417. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.013

• Efficacy and safety of Jiawei Simiaoyongan granules (加味四妙勇安颗粒) in the treatment of non-infectious anterior uveitis: a randomized open-label trial
• SUN Wu, CHU Liqun, ZHOU Wanyu, SHI Hang, CHEN Shuiling, LIANG Yu, WU Jianguo, WEI Dong, LIU Yushen, ZHANG Qi
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 418-426. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.014

• Effect of Huiyang Shengji unguent (回阳生肌膏) on the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing protein 3/caspase1/ gasdermin D pathway and lymphatic angiogenesis in patients with diabetic foot ulcer
• YU Fangning, LIN Li, TANG Xiao, HE Xiujuan, ZHANG Bo, CHEN Yukun, MA Yizhao, LIU Zeyu, YE Jinsheng, XU Xuying
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 427-438. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.015

• Impact of body mass index on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment of postprandial distress syndrome: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial
• LI Yuejie, YANG Guang, LIU Luping, YANG Jingwen, LIU Cunzhi
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 439-446. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.016

• Clinical efficacy of abdominal moxibustion at the Zhongji (CV3) in combination with Yiqi Tonglin Yangyin decoction (益气通淋养阴汤) and antibiotics for treating elderly female patients with complicated urinary tract infection
• HU Yunhao, ZHANG Yi, ZHAO Min, ZHU Danyang, JIA Xing, WANG Cunzhou
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 447-457. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.017

• Characterizing the distribution of Chinese medicine syndrome of cancer-related fatigue in childhood lymphoma based on latent structure model
• DONG Ziqi, HUANG Jing, LU Lu, CHEN Yuru, GAN Guoling, DUAN Yanlong, JIN Ling, HUANG Shuang, ZHANG Meng, LI Nan, GAO Zhen, LÜ Jiaxuan
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 458-469. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.018

• Quantifying fasting-related changes in pulse patterns at Cun, Guan, and Chi using a modern Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse-diagnostic platform
• WANG Meng, XU Shijie, LU Yu, ZHAO Kaiwei, WU Qiong, WANG Chao
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 470-479. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.019

• Tongue color tones in Traditional Chinese Medicine correlate with liver histology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in morbidly obese patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery
• CEN Zhikang, HUANG Bing, ZHANG Pengfei, LIU Dongyang, MO Yanxin, ZHU Fei, FAN Mengqi, NI Zheng, XU Ying, LIU Wei, WU Shuduo, XU Aimin, SONG Erfei, YE Dewei
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 480-489. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20250821.001

• Candidate biomarker identification for blood stasis syndrome among coronary artery disease patients using the Olink proteomics platform
• LI Hongzheng, LIN Guosheng, PENG Yuxuan, Churov Alexey Viktorovich, YANG Wenwen, WANG Jie, LU Jieming, LIAO Feifei, YU Ruotong, WEI Yue, ZHAO Zhiru, LU Aimei, LI Peng, SHEN Aling, LONG Linzi, QU Hua, FU Changgeng
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 490-500. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.020

Reviews

• Tongue-coating microbiome as a predictor of solid tumors: an updated scoping review of clinical studies
• LI Kexin, YANG Jinzu, XIAO Kunlin, DUAN Shaojie, XIAO Kunmin
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 501-508. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.021

• Therapeutic potential of garlic-derived exosome like nanovesicles: challenge and opportunity
• Masoumeh Amiri, Mozafar Khazaei, Tayebeh Sadat Tabatabai, Leila Rezakhani
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  2026 Vol. 46 (2): 509-516. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.02.022