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Herbal Supplements and Health
Published in Anil K. Sharma, Raj K. Keservani, Surya Prakash Gautam, Herbal Product Development, 2020
Himangini Bansal, Sakshi Bajaj
Astragalus membranaceus (Latin), ogi (Japanese), hwanggi (Korean), huang qi (Chinese), and membranous milk-vetch root (English), is one in all the essential “Qi tonifying” adaptogenic herbs present in the Chinese materia medica. It has been prescribed for hundreds of years for general weakness, chronic diseases, and to extend overall vitality. The class Astragalus has more than 2000 species around the world and is often called as milk-vetch root. The main constituent of A. membranaceus includes polysaccharides, saponins, flavonoids, amino acids, and trace elements. Currently, much of the pharmacological research on Astragalus is focused on its immune-stimulating polysaccharides and other active ingredients useful in treating immune deficiency conditions (Alternative Medicine Review, 2003; Ma et al., 2002)
Bibliometric analysis on cardiovascular disease treated by traditional Chinese medicines based on big data
Published in International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 2020
Junnan Liu, Xing Zhai, Xianfu Liao
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix could improve micro-circulation, dilate coronary arteries, inhibit the adhesion and aggregation of platelets and prevent myocardial ischaemia; therefore, it is commonly used alone or with other herbs in China, U.S.A. and other countries to treat coronary artery diseases and cardiovascular diseases [11]. The ligustrazine in Chuanxiong Rhizoma could dilate blood vessels, increase the blood flow of coronary arteries, brain vessels and placenta, inhibit aggregation of platelets, reduce activities of platelets and blood viscosity, and improve micro-circulation and haemorheology. It has a definite therapeutic effect on treating pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome. Experiments and studies have proved that the effective ingredient of Puerariae Radix is an isoflavone compound called puerarin. It could reduce the pathological increasing of endothelin, regulate the levels of nitric oxide, and in the way it maintains normal vascular tension and regulates the vasomotor disorders [11]. Tao [20] analysed 58 active ingredients from Curcumae Radix formula through network pharmacology methods and predicted 32 potential targets related to cardiovascular diseases. The results of this research indicate that he identical targets (15) shared by Curcumae Radix and Gardeniae Fructus are higher than those shared by Moschus and Borneolum (8 and 1, respectively). The results of further study showed that Curcumae Radix is the main effective ingredient in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, and synergistic effects would occur when Curcumae Radix is used together with other three herbs. Astragali Radix could dilate coronary vessels, improve the heart function, and it has anti-inflammatory effects due to improved immune function of lymphocytes [21]. IL-1 and IL-6 are recognised markers of vascular inflammation.