TITLE:
Emodin in Severe Acute Pancreatitis Treatment
AUTHORS:
Weipeng Liu, Qingxia Yuan, Shutong Guo, Zhaoying Fu
KEYWORDS:
Severe Acute Pancreatitis, Multiple Organ Damage, Emodin, Rhubarb
JOURNAL NAME:
Chinese Medicine,
Vol.8 No.4,
November
27,
2017
ABSTRACT: Severe acute pancreatitis accounts for 15% - 20% of
acute pancreatitis and is a kind of serious systemic disease because it
involves multiple organ damage and dysfunction. Emodin is the most important
active ingredient of rhubarb and has been used for the treatment of severe
acute pancreatitis. This review mainly summarizes the study progress of emodin
in severe acute pancreatitis treatment.