Biological active ingredients of Astragali Radix and its mechanisms in treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Phytomedicine - Tập 98 - Trang 153918 - 2022
Man Li1, Bing Han1, Huan Zhao1, Chongyi Xu2, Daokun Xu2, Elwira Sieniawska3, Xianming Lin1, Guoyin Kai1
1Laboratory for Core Technology of TCM Quality Improvement and Transformation, The Third Affiliated Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, China
2Wenling Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 317500, China
3Department of Natural Products Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland

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