%0 Journal Article %T Hormesis: a concept to understand the distinct indications of Chinese herbal medicine at different doses %A Huang, Tao %A Tian, Ran %A Bian, Zhaoxiang %J Longhua Chinese Medicine %D 2018 %B 2018 %9 %! Hormesis: a concept to understand the distinct indications of Chinese herbal medicine at different doses %K %X The term “hormesis” refers to a non-traditional dose-response model in the field of pharmacology and toxicology. In the traditional model, dose-response displays the “S-shape” curve, where the biological effect gradually increases by drug amount, and finally reaches the plateau (Figure 1A) (1). %U https://lcm.amegroups.org/article/view/4519 %V 1 %P %@ 2616-2806