JIANG Xinyu,WU Xin,SHA Fei,et al.Clinical research progress on traditional Chinese medicine for venous leg ulcers[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):284-288.
JIANG Xinyu,WU Xin,SHA Fei,et al.Clinical research progress on traditional Chinese medicine for venous leg ulcers[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):284-288. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2026.02.027.
Clinical research progress on traditional Chinese medicine for venous leg ulcers
Venous leg ulcers are the most severe clinical manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency and fall within the scope of "chronic shank ulcer" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They are characterized by a long disease course, high recurrence rate, and difficulty in healing. TCM, through multi-pathway and multi-target interventions, demonstrates unique advantages in promoting ulcer healing, alleviating symptoms, reducing recurrence, and improving patients' quality of life. At the same time, current research faces issues such as insufficient standardization of syndrome differentiation and clinical procedures, a lack of high-quality evidence-based studies, and limited investigation into mechanisms of action.
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