Corni Fructus: a review of chemical constituents and pharmacological activities

Chinese Medicine - Tập 13 Số 1 - 2018
Yu Dong1, Zhe Feng1, Hubiao Chen2, Fu Sheng Wang3, Jiahong Lu1
1State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Room 7015, N22, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, People’s Republic of China
2School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
3Ulcerous Vascular Surgical Department, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

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