title: Pharmacological effects of Astragaloside IV: a literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of action of Astragaloside IV in Huangqi (Radix Astragali Mongolici).
  
  
  METHODS
  Aticles focusing on Astragaloside IV in English and Chinese in databases were collected and reviewed in order to summarize the latest extraction separation, pharmacokinetics, and the pharmacological effects of astrageloside IV.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Protective effects of Astrageloside IV on the cardiovascular system, immune, digestive, nervous system were identified, and the action mechanisms were associated with regulation of the calcium balance, anti-oxydant, antiapoptosis, antivirus, and so on.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Astrageloside IV has broad application prospects, especially in cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, cancer and other modern high incidence, high-risk diseases, and could be developed as a medicine.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yongping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Mingyu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D027885:Astragalus propinquus / Q000737:chemistry*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012503:Saponins; D014315:Triterpenes; C052064:astragaloside A