07/22/2018 / By Ralph Flores
Danqi pill is commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to treat coronary heart disease. In a study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researchers identified salvianolic acids and Panax notoginseng saponins (DS) as the herb’s main components for improving metabolism in blocked arteries.
The findings suggest that the active ingredients in the Danqi pill are salvianolic acids and Panax notoginseng saponins, which can improve lipid metabolism in ischemic heart models.
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Journal Reference:
Wang Q, Li C, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Shi T, Lu L, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang W. THE EFFECT OF CHINESE HERBS AND ITS EFFECTIVE COMPONENTS ON CORONARY HEART DISEASE THROUGH PPARS-PGC1Α PATHWAY. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 12 December 2016;16. (514). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1496-z
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