Isolation of anti-inflammatory fractions and compounds from the root of astragalus membranaceus

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 581-587

  Lai, Patrick Kwok Kin ^a   Chan, Judy Yuet Wa ^a   Cheng, Ling ^a   Lau, Ching Po ^a   Han, Simon Quan Bin ^a,b   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a   Lau, Clara Bik San ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory; Astragalus membranaceus; bioassay guided fractionation; formononetin; traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALOSIDE IV; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CALYCOSIN; FORMONONETIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN RAW264.7; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRACTIONATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MACROPHAGE; MONITORING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CELL LINE; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT ROOTS;

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS;

EID: 84876284110     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4759     Document Type: Article

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