title: [Chemical composition and pharmacological activities of astragali radix].
abstract: Astragali Radix, as a tonic with a long history, is one of the most common traditional Chinese medicines. Recently, chemical composition and pharmacological activities of Astragali Radix have been widely reported. Polysaccharide, triterpenes and flavonoids are regarded to its effective components. Pharmacological experiments and clinical reports show that Astragali Radix has good effects on immune-regulation, anti-tumor, anti-virus, diabetes, anti-aging and so on. Therefore, it shows a good prospect to make good use of its effective components.
authors: School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Zhang
authors: Wen-Yuan
authors: WY
authors: Gao
authors: Shu-Li
authors: SL
authors: Man
mesh_terms: D027883:Astragalus Plant / Q000737:chemistry; D027885:Astragalus propinquus; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011134:Polysaccharides; D014315:Triterpenes; C027492:Huang Qi