Network pharmacology: a crucial approach in traditional Chinese medicine research

Network pharmacology plays a pivotal role in systems biology, bridging the gap between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory and contemporary pharmacological research. Network pharmacology enables researchers to construct multilayered networks that systematically elucidate TCM's multi-component, multi-target mechanisms of action. This review summarizes key databases commonly used in network pharmacology, including those focused on herbs, components, diseases, and dedicated platforms for network pharmacology analysis. Additionally, we explore the growing use of network pharmacology in TCM, citing literature from Web of Science, PubMed, and CNKI over the past two decades with keywords like "network…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 202005, 82074284
• SA
  State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China

  Award: zyyzdxk-2023257