Author(s)

Weipeng Liu¹, Qingxia Yuan¹, Shutong Guo², Zhaoying Fu^2*

¹Affiliated Hospital, Yan’an University, Yan’an, China.
²College of Medicine, Yan’an University, Yan’an, China.

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.

Severe Acute Pancreatitis, Multiple Organ Damage, Emodin, Rhubarb

Liu, W. , Yuan, Q. , Guo, S. and Fu, Z. (2017) Emodin in Severe Acute Pancreatitis Treatment. Chinese Medicine, 8, 101-112. doi: 10.4236/cm.2017.84008.