Original Articles

• Activation of the nucleus nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 via ghrelin/growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a signaling by Yueju pill (越鞠丸) confers cardioprotective and antidepressant effects
• JING Yunjia, YE Zhaoyi, ZHU Yan, GAO Xin, CHEN Xi, WANG Kaixuan, HUANG Dafeng, HU Yue, JIANG Jiancong
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 517-529. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.001

• Yiqi Huoxue formula (益气活血方) relieves heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Ⅱ delta B isoform and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Ⅱ delta C isoform transgenic mice by inhibiting myocardial remodeling and enhancing calcium homeostasis
• XU Jianglin, SHI Xiaolu, LI Yan, ZHOU Kun, LI Peng, LI Sinai, LU Jinjin, CHEN Yajun, ZHAN Nannan, ZHANG Ruotong, CHENG Bairu, LIN Qian, WAN Jie, LIU Jing
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 530-543. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20260214.001

• Therapeutic efficacy of Jichuan decoction (济川煎) in slow-transit constipation: focus on gut microbiota modulation
• WANG Xiumin, LÜ Lixia, LI Jianghua, CHEN Jilan, TAN Cailin, DING Weijun
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 544-551. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.002

• Role of gamma-aminobutyric acid-ergic neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus in regulating sleep-wake cycles in mice treated with acupuncture for insomnia
• LU Xiaoxiao, XU Yipeng, ZHOU Minjie, ZHANG Chengshun, CAI Dingjun, ZHAO Zhengyu
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 552-560. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.003

• Hepatoprotection of Jianpi Qingre Lishi prescription (健脾清热利湿法) on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis via miRNA-27/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma axis
• XU Mengjun, YAN Zixing, CHEN Xi, CAI Juanjuan, ZHANG Haiou, LIN Zhenwen
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 561-570. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.004

• Mechanism of Buzhong Yiqi decoction (补中益气汤) for Hashimoto's thyroiditis: insights from gut microbiota and metabolomics
• CHEN Ying, QIAO Jiajun, LU Yuyuan, XUE Chongxiang, XIA Zhongyuan
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 571-583. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.005

• Shenling Baizhu powder (参苓白术散) reduced the oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage during ulcerative colitis via the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1-NF-E2-related factor 2/nuclear factor kappa B pathway
• ZHANG Quanhui, ZENG Jinlan, SU Liang, WANG Yi, DENG Yongwen, ZHANG Xiuchai
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 584-593. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20260304.002

• Effect of moxibustion at Zusanli (ST36) on beclin 1-solute carrier family 7 member 11 gene ferroptosis-related proteins in synovial inflammation of rats with rheumatoid arthritis
• HAO Feng, SANG Jiajia, PENG Chuanyu, HU Jun, WU Zijian, HU Ling, GU Yihuang
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 594-604. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20260306.001

• Effect of “Tongdu Yupi Tiaoshen” electroacupuncture on behavioral performance and hippocampal structure and function in chronic fatigue syndrome rats
• QU Yuanyuan, FENG Chuwen, SUN Weibo, SHAO Yuying, LU Jing, GUO Shuhao, LI Binbin, YANG Tiansong
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 605-616. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.006

• Active components and potential mechanisms of Wuzhuyu decoction (吴茱萸汤) in the treatment of ethanol-induced acute gastric mucosal injury: a network pharmacology and experimental verification
• HUANG Huahua, TU Mengzhen, XU Jie, WU Xuebing, CHEN Qiaofeng
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 617-628. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.007

• Evaluation of the anti-apoptotic, anti-platelet aggregation, and pro-angiogenic properties of Naoshuantong capsule (脑栓通) in ischemic stroke: insights from network pharmacology and animal experiments
• LI Chuanpeng, YAO Yaoyao, XU Yingzhi, JIANG Ping, FENG Luda, GAO Ying, DONG Xinglu
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 629-640. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20260304.001

• Network pharmacology and experimental validation of asiaticoside protecting against diabetic kidney disease by regulating 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2
• ZHU Qin, BI Peng, ZENG Jiali, ZHANG Yang, HU Lidan, CAO Zhongkai, ZHU Jingyu, JIN Qinyang
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 641-651. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.008

• A multicenter randomized controlled trial and metabolomics exploration of Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern-based therapy for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• DING Huanzhang, WANG Hui, YANG Qinjun, MA Xiao, WU Di, LI Qiao, ZHENG Caixia, LU Jiasheng, WU Chengming, HUANG Pingfu, CHEN Zhixiang, WANG Shihan, FENG Jihong, LIU Jian, SUN Dengdi, ZHU Jie, TONG Jiabing, GAO Yating, LI Zegeng
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 652-665. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20260206.001

• Efficacy and safety of the Chinese herbal medicine Xiao’er Niuhuang antipyretic plaster (小儿牛黄退热贴膏) for treating fever in children with acute upper respiratory tract infection with wind-heat syndrome: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial
• LIU Na, CHEN Zhimin, ZHAO Gang, YUAN Bin, HUANG Zhijun, ZHANG Xuerong, SONG Guihua, CHEN Huafang
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 666-673. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20250930.001

• Effect of electro-thumbtack needles on symptoms during high-altitude exposure: a pilot, single-blind, randomized, controlled study
• WANG Xin, CAO Xue, QIN Yuning, SUN Minglin, YUE Lihong, TIAN Yukun, WANG Guangjun, LIU Xinglong, WANG Zirong, Labasangzhu , LIU Jia
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 674-683. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.009

• Clinical characteristics of acupoint sensitization in patients with essential hypertension: a cross-sectional matched case-control study
• GONG Yu, HAO Xiaomin, LIU Qingguo, TIAN Junjian, LIU Yu
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 684-694. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20251030.001

• Integrated analysis of plasma metabolomics and proteomics reveals the biological characteristics of damp-heat and stasis-toxin syndrome in colorectal cancer
• QIAN Jingyang, ZHANG Qinchang, ZHANG Dong, SHI Heweng, GENG Xuechen, SUN Xiaohe, SUN Dongdong, CHENG Haibo
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 695-705. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20251204.001

• Clinical characteristics of adolescents and young adults with type 2 diabetes and Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies: a single-center experience in China from 2011 to 2023
• WU Jing, WANG Le, GUO Xiangyu, GAO Kuo, LIU Jinmin
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 706-714. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.010

• Association between the fear of cancer recurrence and Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution in breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study
• WANG Runxi, FANG Liyuan, WANG Yan, XIE Yi, FANG Yuhang, SUI Bailu, YUAN Xinhe, CHEN Yu, ZHANG Ying
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 715-725. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.011

• Cheek acupuncture therapy combined with Chinese herbal medicine for female chronic pelvic pain: a retrospective study
• SONG Ying, YOU Yalin, LIAO Yiru, HU Luodan, WANG Danna, NIE Guangning
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 726-732. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.012

• Face acupoint recognition and localization based on geometric topological relationships
• DENG Yifan, ZHANG Hongxing, HE Qiang
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 733-739. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.013

Idea and Methodology

• Analysis of the dissemination and development pathways of Traditional Chinese Medicine health knowledge in China
• ZHU Min, GUO Hua, MA Xuesheng, ZHANG Xingping, ZHANG Lei, SONG Yujiao, JIANG Zhuonan, YU Feilong
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 740-744. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.014

Review

• Traditional Chinese Medicine for the prevention and treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: scientific understanding and a multimodal therapeutic approach
• LIN Kaifeng, ZENG Zhongliao, SUN Yan, SUN Fangzhou, ZHANG Han, SUN Jing, JIANG Ling, Jeffrey D. Deng, LI Min, LIANG Bocheng
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 745-756. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.015

• A comprehensive review on chemical structure, quality control, pharmacological effects, and structure-activity relationship of saponins from Zhuzishen (Rhizoma Panacis Majoris)
• MIN Zeting, XU Qianqian, SHI Mengqiong, GUO Wei, ZHANG Jihong, CHEN Maohua, XU Jie, HU Huiquan, ZHOU Gang, TANG Haiming
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 757-767. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.016

• Acupuncture-driven exosomes: an emerging therapy
• JIAN Jiawei, DING Zhimin, ZHUANG Yueyang, WANG Junzi, YANG Minguang, LIU Weilin
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  2026 Vol. 46 (3): 768-778. DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.017