Ligustilide Suppresses the Biological Properties of Danggui Buxue Tang: A Chinese Herbal Decoction Composed of Radix Astragali and Radix Angelica sinensis

Planta Medica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 439-443

  Zheng, Yu Zhong ^a   Choi, Roy Chi Yan ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Xie, Heidi Qun Hui ^a   Cheung, Anna Wing Han ^a   Duan, Ran ^a   Guo, Ava Jiang Yang ^a   Zhu, Judy Ting Ting ^a   Chen, Vicky Ping ^a   Bi, Cathy Wen Chuan ^a   Zhu, Yue ^a   Lau, David Dai Wai ^a   Dong, Tina Ting Xia ^a   Lau, Brad Wing Chuen ^b   Tsim, Karl Wah Keung ^a  

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

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

Angelica sinensis; Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus; Leguminosae; Ligustilide; Umbelliferae

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANGELICA ROOT EXTRACT; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASTRAGALOSIDE IV; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; CALYCOSIN; CASPASE 3; DANGGUI BUXUE TANG; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FORMONONETIN; LIGUSTILIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BONE CELL; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BREAST CANCER; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT YIELD COMPONENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; SAPONINS; TRITERPENES;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; APIACEAE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS VAR. MONGHOLICUS; DANGGUI; FABACEAE;

EID: 77950207700     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1186222     Document Type: Article

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