Journal article
VASCULAR EFFECTS OF SELECTED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS DERIVED FROM TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL HERBS
Abstract
1. The pharmacological actions of the active ingredients extracted or purified from two selected traditional Chinese medicinal plants on vascular smooth muscles are briefly reviewed. The active ingredients of these herbal drugs include tetrandrine (TET) and total ginseng saponins (TGS). These natural products have been clinically used in China for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases due to their vasodilatory and antihypertensive actions. …
Authors
Kwan C
Journal
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology. Supplement, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. s297–s299
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 1995
DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1681.1995.tb02925.x
ISSN
0143-9294