Recent progress on the traditional Chinese medicines that regulate the blood

 

Hsin-Yi Hung ^a, Tian-Shung Wu ^a,b,*

 

^a School of Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

^b Department of Pharmacy, Tajen University, Pingtung 907, Taiwan

 

In traditional Chinese medicine, the herbs that regulate blood play a vital role. Here, nine herbs including Typhae Pollen, Notoginseng Root, Common Bletilla Tuber, India Madder Root and Rhizome, Chinese Arborvitae Twig, Lignum Dalbergiae Oderiferae, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Corydalis Tuber, and Motherwort Herb were selected and reviewed for their recent studies on anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular effects. Besides, the analytical methods developed to qualify or quantify the active compounds of the herbs are also summarized.

 

Keywords: analytical methods, traditional Chinese medicine