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Novel developments from natural products in cardiovascular research
Author(s) -
Gilani AnwarulHassan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(1998)12:1+<s66::aid-ptr253>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , natural product research , natural (archaeology) , medicine , pharmacognosy , biology , biological activity , paleontology , biochemistry , in vitro
The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases has been the main cause of mortality in the history of mankind and consequently, most breakthrough discoveries from natural products have been in the area of cardiovascular research. Digitalis, reserpine, ajmaline, quinidine, ergotamine, atropine and lovastatin are a few examples of important discoveries from plants. More recently, some standardized plant extracts, such as Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng, Hawthorn and Garlic have also been introduced into the clinical medicine. In addition, forskolin, himbacine, reserpine and cocaine are considered useful pharmacological tools for further understanding of disease and design of new drugs. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.