Deer antler base as a traditional Chinese medicine: A review of its traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 403-415

  Wu, Feifei ^a   Li, Huaqiang ^a   Jin, Liji ^a   Li, Xiaoyu ^a   Ma, Yongsheng ^b   You, Jiansong ^a,c   Li, Shuying ^c   Xu, Yongping ^a,c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DALIAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Dalian SEM Bio Engineering Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; Clinical trials; Deer antler base; Local and traditional uses; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALUMINUM; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ARGININE; BARIUM; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CITRIC ACID; COPPER; DEER ANTLER BASE EXTRACT; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IRON; ISOLEUCINE; LYSINE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AURICULAR SWELLING; BLOOD FLOW; BREAST CANCER; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEER; DIARRHEA; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORN; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SWELLING;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DEER; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERVIDAE; CERVUS;

EID: 84872125653     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.008     Document Type: Review

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