Research progress on pharmacological activities of the available compositions in Chinese medicinal herb Ligusticum chuanxiong
- VernacularTitle:中药川芎中有效成分的药理作用研究进展
- Author:
Bing SHU
;
Chongjian ZHOU
;
Yinghui MA
;
Yongjun WANG
;
Qi SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ligusticum chuanxiong;
available composition;
pharmacological activities
- From:
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
2003;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Ligusticum chuanxiong is a Common Chinese medicinal herb which is widely used in clinical treatment. Modern research has shown that the ingredients of Ligusticum chuanxiong such as tetramethylpyrazine and ferulic acid have multiple effects of scavenging oxygen free radicals,calcium-antagonism,vasodilating,inhibiting platelet aggregation and thrombosis and so on. This article reviews the research progress in pharmacological activities of the available compositions in ligusticum chuanxiong in the past several years.
