Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19?
Astragalus is a traditional herb which has been used in China for a long time. It regulates blood circulation (vital energy), invigorates body fluid circulation, protects the flow of blood to fight against the attack of pathogens, and strengthens “blood deficiencies” according to Bencao Congxin. Ast...
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| author | Law Siukan Lo Chuiman Han Jie Leung Albert Wingnang Xu Chuanshan |
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| description | Astragalus is a traditional herb which has been used in China for a long time. It regulates blood circulation (vital energy), invigorates body fluid circulation, protects the flow of blood to fight against the attack of pathogens, and strengthens “blood deficiencies” according to Bencao Congxin. Astragalus was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2009 as a dietary supplement for upper respiratory infections, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic kidney disease. Thirty journals published in the past ten years were reviewed by using library search engines such as SCI/SCIE, PubMed, and Scopus. In this mini-review, we focus on the anti-inflammatory of Astragalus features, discuss the background of Astragalus and its function in various diseases from water-extracted Astragalus membranaceus, Astragalus saponins, and Astragalus polysaccharides. Based on the traditional Chinese medicine theory, Astragalus is a potential candidate to treat and prevent COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b1c6b9305674b18a41731d96563462d2023-09-02T07:12:03ZengPolish Ministry of Science and Higher EducationHerba Polonica2449-83432020-12-01664798410.2478/hepo-2020-0023Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19?Law Siukan0Lo Chuiman1Han Jie2Leung Albert Wingnang3Xu Chuanshan4Department of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong KongDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong KongDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong KongSchool of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong KongKey Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Fifth Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou511436, ChinaAstragalus is a traditional herb which has been used in China for a long time. It regulates blood circulation (vital energy), invigorates body fluid circulation, protects the flow of blood to fight against the attack of pathogens, and strengthens “blood deficiencies” according to Bencao Congxin. Astragalus was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2009 as a dietary supplement for upper respiratory infections, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic kidney disease. Thirty journals published in the past ten years were reviewed by using library search engines such as SCI/SCIE, PubMed, and Scopus. In this mini-review, we focus on the anti-inflammatory of Astragalus features, discuss the background of Astragalus and its function in various diseases from water-extracted Astragalus membranaceus, Astragalus saponins, and Astragalus polysaccharides. Based on the traditional Chinese medicine theory, Astragalus is a potential candidate to treat and prevent COVID-19.https://doi.org/10.2478/hepo-2020-0023astragalustraditional chinese herbtreatmentpreventioncovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Law Siukan Lo Chuiman Han Jie Leung Albert Wingnang Xu Chuanshan Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19? Herba Polonica astragalus traditional chinese herb treatment prevention covid-19 |
| title | Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19? |
| title_full | Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19? |
| title_fullStr | Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19? |
| title_short | Traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus: possible for treatment and prevention of COVID-19? |
| title_sort | traditional chinese herb astragalus possible for treatment and prevention of covid 19 |
| topic | astragalus traditional chinese herb treatment prevention covid-19 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/hepo-2020-0023 |
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