Ancient Chinese Cures Seen Helping Drugmaker Pipelines: Health
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The world’s biggest drugmakers are turning to ancient Chinese remedies to boost product pipelines.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc is testing botanicals -- compounds extracted from plants -- for immune disorders, Sanofi plans to turn traditional Chinese medicines into alternative diabetes and cancer therapies, and Nestle SA teamed last month with billionaire Li Ka-Shing to develop a drug derived from ancient Chinese approaches to cure inflammatory bowel disease.