AUTHOR=Feng Zhendong , Liu Wenbin , Jiang Han Xue , Dai Haoran , Gao Chang , Dong Zhaocheng , Gao Yu , Liu Fei , Zhang Zihan , Zhao Qihan , Zhang Lei , Liu Baoli 

TITLE=How Does Herbal Medicine Treat Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy?

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.00994

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2020.00994

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=<p>Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) has made increasing progress in mechanism and treatment research. Herbal medicine is gradually being accepted as an alternative therapy in treating IMN. However, the intervention mechanism of herbal medicine in the treatment of membranous nephropathy is still unclear. In this review, we summarize some achievements of herb medicine in treating IMN and discuss the research direction of herb in IMN. Finally, we propose the dilemma about the study on the treatment of IMN with herb medicine. We hope that this article can bring some thoughts for clinical and scientific researchers on the treatment of IMN with herb medicine.</p>