Application and Pharmacological Properties of Chinese Herb Danggui: A System Review

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Wen-xiu Li Aihua Zhang Jian-hua Miao Hui Sun Ying Han Guang-li Yan Fang-fang Wu Xi-jun Wang

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Xi-jun Wang
National Engineering Laboratory for the Development of Southwestern Endangered Medicinal Materials, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plant, Nanning Guangxi, China

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History of the usage of Angelica sinensis (Danggui in Chinese) is glorious, it often acts as monarch drug compatible in various classical formulations. Angelica sinensis can be widely used in treatment of gynecologic diseases and all kinds of blood-deficiency fever by tonifying blood and repairing vitality. It contains abundant volatile oil, organic acid and Angelica sinensis polysaccharide, coumarin, trace elements and amino acids, which possesses extensive pharmacological activities include resistant to cancer and tumour, regulation of blood system, hepatoprotective effects, anti-inflammatory action, antioxidant activity, protection of nervous system, as well as cardioprotective effects. Based on numerous reports and the published scientific literature recent years, an extensive review of research on chemical components, pharmacological activities and the compatibility application of Angelica sinensis were conducted. The relationship between active ingredients and the corresponding pharmacological effects, as well as commonly used couplet medicines and the utility in clinic were simultaneously summarized.

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Review Article

Publication history

Received: Wed 19, Feb 2020
Accepted: Mon 02, Mar 2020
Published: Mon 23, Mar 2020

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© 2023 Xi-jun Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.AJMC.2020.01.03