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Recent advances in clinical studies of Chinese medicinal herbs 1. Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system
Author(s) -
Peigen Xiao,
Keji Chen
Publication year - 1987
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/ptr.2650010202
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperlipidemia , coronary heart disease , traditional medicine , chinese herbs , disease , traditional chinese medicine , medicinal herbs , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , alternative medicine , diabetes mellitus , pathology , endocrinology
In this paper, recent advances concerning clinical studies of Chinese medicinal herbs, used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, have been reviewed. These include plants and preparations found to be useful for the treatment of coronary heart diseases, thrombotic disease, hyperlipidemia and arrhythmia. The sources, structure of active principles and the results of clinical observations in patients are presented together with pharmacological and biochemical data where available.