title: [Comparative effects of decreasing viscosity in different preparations of Chinese angelica root and ginseng].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effects of different preparations of Chinese angilica root and ginseng on decreasing whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity in rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  The hemorheological method was used in vivo or in vitro and a Decreasing Viscosity Index (DIV) was defined as a comparative scalar.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the effect of the groups of Chinese angilica root on decreasing viscosity, the effect of whole root group was the best and the effect of main root group was better than that of the tributary root group. Meanwhile the same effect of transplant wild ginseng group was greater than that of dried raw ginseng group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This work provided some fundamental evidences for clinical application and pharmacological data for the quality evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D029971:Angelica sinensis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D018056:Hemorheology; D008297:Male; D005894:Panax / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal