Progress in the research of Radix Astragali in treating chronic heart failure: effective ingredients, dose-effect relationship and adverse reaction.

Shu Lu, Ke-ji Chen, Qing-you Yang, Hui-ru Sun

Journal: Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2011;17(6):473-7

PMID: 21660683

Abstract

Radix Astragali, a Chinese herbal medicine possessing important cardiovascular pharmacologic effects, is widely applied for the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF) in clinical practice. This paper summarizes briefly the researches in the last 10 years on its chemical compositions, effective ingredients for improving cardiac function, dose-effect relationship in treating CHF, and adverse reactions that occurred in clinical practice.

Address: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Wuxi Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicien, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China.

DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0756-5

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MeSH Terms: Astragalus Plant, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drugs, Chinese Herbal, Heart Failure, Humans, Phytotherapy, Research