Calycosin orchestrates the functions of Danggui Buxue Tang, a Chinese herbal decoction composing of Astragali Radix and Angelica Sinensis Radix: An evaluation by using calycosin-knock out herbal extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 168, Issue , 2015, Pages 150-157

  Gong, Amy Guo Wei ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Lau, Kei Man ^a   Lee, Pinky Sum Chi ^a   Yan, Lu ^a   Xu, Miranda Li ^a   Lam, Candy Ting Wai ^a   Kong, Ava Yeung Yeung ^a   Lin, Huang Quan ^a   Dong, Tina Ting Xia ^a   Tsim, Karl Wah Keung ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angelicae Sinensis Radix; Astragali Radix; Calycosin; Chemical knock out; Danggui Buxue Tang

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS ROOT; CALYCOSIN; DANGGUI BUXUE TANG DECOCTION; FERULIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FORMONONETIN; LIGUSTILIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 7,3'-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXYISOFLAVONE; DANGGUI BUXUE DECOCTION; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CELL ASSAY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HEK293 CELL LINE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANGELICA SINENSIS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 84928309830     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.033     Document Type: Review

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