Synergistic vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effects of Ligusticum wallichii and Angelica gigas

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 545-551

  Kim, Eun Young ^a   Rhyu, Mee Ra ^a  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angelica gigas; Antihypertension; Ligusticum wallichii; Synergistic effect; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; ANGELICA GIGAS EXTRACT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BARIUM CHLORIDE; BUTANOL; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LIGUSTICUM EXTRACT; LIGUSTICUM WALLICHII EXTRACT; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NICARDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; CALCIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANGELICA; ANGELICA GIGAS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; HYPERTENSION; LIGUSTICUM; LIGUSTICUM WALLICHII; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR RING; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANGELICA; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYPERTENSION; LIGUSTICUM; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANGELICA GIGAS; LIGUSTICUM WALLICHII; RATTUS;

EID: 77954959057     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.048     Document Type: Article

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