Screening of vasorelaxant activity of some medicinal plants used in Oriental medicines

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-117

  Yin, Ming Hao ^a   Kang, Dae Gill ^a   Choi, Deok Ho ^a   Kwon, Tae Oh ^b   Lee, Ho Sub ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Oriental medicinal plants; Screening; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ADENOPHORAE TRIPHYLLA EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES JAPONICA EXTRACT; BUTANOL; CASSIA TORA EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM EXTRACT; CIRSIUM JAPONICUM KITAMURA EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS KAKI EXTRACT; GANODERMA JAPONICUM EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HEXANE; INULA HELENIUM EXTRACT; MAGNOLIA LILIFLORA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS EXTRACT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONATUM ODORATUM EXTRACT; POLYGONUM AVICULARE EXTRACT; SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA EXTRACT; SIEGESBECKIA ORIENTALIS EXTRACT; SORBUS COMMIXTA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT; XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM EXTRACT; ZEA MAYS EXTRACT;

ADENOPHORAE TRIPHYLLA; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATRACTYLODES JAPONICA; CASSIA TORA; CHINA; CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM; CIRSIUM JAPONICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; DIOSPYROS KAKI; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECAMPANE; ENDOTHELIUM; GANODERMA JAPONICUM; GINKGO BILOBA; JAPAN; KOREA; MAGNOLIA LILIFLORA; MAIZE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS; MORUS ALBA; NONHUMAN; POLYGONATUM ODORATUM; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; RAT; SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA; SIEGESBECKIA ORIENTALIS; SORBUS COMMIXTA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; XANTHIUM;

DIOSPYROS KAKI; MAGNOLIA; MAGNOLIA LILIFLORA; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA; SORBUS COMMIXTA;

EID: 17644379359     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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