Pharmacological effects of Radix Angelica Sinensis (Danggui) on cerebral infarction

Chinese Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wu, Yi Chian ^a   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; FERULIC ACID; LIGUSTILIDE; WARFARIN;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; STROKE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 80052034478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-6-32     Document Type: Review

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