BSTL

BSTL (Bu Shen Tong Luo) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal formulation developed by the Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital for the treatment of non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). The compound is a complex mixture consisting of 12 specific herbal ingredients: BaiShao (9 g), ChuanNiuXi (15 g), DanShen (15 g), DiLong (9 g), DuHuo (9 g), DuZhong (15 g), GouJi (15 g), QinJiao (9 g), SangJiSheng (15 g), XiXianCao (9 g), XuChangQin (9 g), and YanHuSuo (9 g). It is designed to address TCM syndromes associated with back pain, such as kidney deficiency and collateral obstruction. The formulation has been evaluated in a Phase 4 randomized controlled trial (NCT06336993) comparing its clinical efficacy and safety to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) celecoxib in patients with NSLBP.

Other names

Bu Shen Tong LuoTraditional Chinese Herbal Compoundherbal compound-Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital-non-specific low back pain