Synergistic interaction between Astragali Radix and Rehmanniae Radix in a Chinese herbal formula to promote diabetic wound healing

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 250-256

  Lau, Kit Man ^a   Lai, Kwok Kin ^a   Liu, Cheuk Lun ^a   Tam, Jacqueline Chor Wing ^a   To, Ming Ho ^a   Kwok, Hin Fai ^a   Lau, Ching Po ^a   Ko, Chun Hay ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a   Poon, Simon Kar Sing ^b   Lau, Clara Bik San ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astragali Radix; Chinese medicine; Diabetic wound healing; Herbal formula; Rehmanniae Radix; Synergy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; WATER; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALI RADIX; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; REHMANNIA ROOT; TISSUE REGENERATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANGIOGENESIS INDUCING AGENTS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC FOOT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REHMANNIA; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84862801597     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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