Pharmacological Advances in Natural Product Drug Discovery

Pharmacological Advances in Natural Product Drug Discovery, Volume 87 in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents the latest pharmacological research progresses of 8 medicinal compounds from natural products, including salvianolic acid, tanshinone, paeonol, chlorogenic acid, astragaloside, icariin, ganoderan, and febrifugine. Specific chapters to this new release include Potential Role of Paeonol on Atherosclerosis Related Cells, A Review on Salvianolic Acid, Pharmacological Advances of Tanshinones, the Natural Product of Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Pharmacological Action and Potential Targets Analysis of Major Pharmacological Effects of Chlorogenic Acid, Modern TCM: Identifying and Defining the "Medicinal Mix", Pharmacological Advances in Astragaloside IV Derived from Astragalus Membranaceus, and much more.

Includes the authority and expertise of leading contributors in natural product pharmacologyProvides the latest pharmacological research progresses of eight medicinal compounds from natural productsPresents a thorough discussion on the compatibility of traditional medicines

1. Chemical and pharmacological research on the polyphenol acids isolated from Danshen: A review of salvianolic acids Guanhua Du, Junke Song, Lida Du, Li Zhang, Guifen Qiang, Shoubao Wang, Xiuying Yang and Lianhua Fang 2. Pharmacological properties of tanshinones, the natural products from Salvia miltiorrhiza Xiaoying Wang, Yang Yang, Xiao Liu and Xiumei Gao 3. Pharmacological action and potential targets of chlorogenic acid Mingsan Miao and Liling Xiang 4. Astragaloside IV derived from Astragalus membranaceus: A research review on the pharmacological effects Jianqin Zhang, Chuxuan Wu, Li Gao, Guanhua Du and Xuemei Qin 5. Modern traditional Chinese medicine: Identifying, defining and usage of TCM components David J. Newman 6. LW-AFC, a new formula from the traditional Chinese medicine Liuwei Dihuang decoction, as a promising therapy for Alzheimer's disease: Pharmacological effects and mechanisms Xiaorui Cheng, Yan Huang, Yongxiang Zhang and Wenxia Zhou 7. Pharmacological effects of icariin Chunyang He, Ze Wang and Jingshan Shi 8. Seaweed-derived bioactives as potential energy regulators in obesity and type 2 diabetes Giovanna Bermano, Teodora Stoyanova, Franck Hennequart and Cherry L. Wainwright 9. Preventive and therapeutic effect of Ganoderma lucidum on kidney injuries and diseases Xiaoqiang Geng, Dandan Zhong, Limin Su, Zhibin Lin and Baoxue Yang 10. Fungal polysaccharides Zhiyong Xiao, Wenxia Zhou and Yongxiang Zhang 11. Toxicity of traditional Chinese medicine herbal and mineral products Runping Liu, Xiaojiaoyang Li, Nana Huang, Mengyue Fan and Rong Sun