Verification of the formulation and efficacy of Danggui Buxue Tang (a decoction of Radix Astragali and Radix Angelicae Sinensis): An exemplifying systematic approach to revealing the complexity of Chinese herbal medicine formulae

Chinese Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Gao, Qiutao ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Cheung, Jerry Ka Hei ^a   Duan, Jinao ^b   Ding, Anwei ^b   Cheung, Anna Wing Han ^a   Zhao, Kuijun ^c   Li, Winnie Zhouming ^a   Dong, Tina Tingzia ^a   Tsim, Karl Wah Keung ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 37449004160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-2-12     Document Type: Review

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