title: Effect of motherwort on blood hyperviscosity.
abstract: The effect of motherwort (Leorunus Heterophyllus Sweet, MW) on blood hyperviscosity was investigated in 105 patients. The experimental and clinical study indicated that MW has a favorable clinical impact and an effective improvement of hemorheology. MW 10 ml (5g/ml) in 250 ml of 5% glucose was given intravenously daily for 15 days. 94.5% of cases showed improvements in the form of a decrease in blood viscosity and in fibrinogen volume and an increase in the deformability of Rbc, a shorting of the time of Rbc electrophoresis and an increase in antiplatelet aggregation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Shen Zhen, People's Hospital, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Q Z
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: M X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Zhen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D012677:Sensation; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D014717:Vertigo / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal