Chemistry Behind the Immunomodulatory Activity of Astragalus membranaceus

• Main Authors: Mallique Qader (Author), Jian Xu (Author), Yuejun Yang (Author), Xiaohua Wu (Author), Yuancai Liu (Author), Shugeng Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Huang Qi (黄芪 Astragalus membranaceus) is a well-known and widely used herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) tonic preparations. It has been used for many ailments over the last 2000 years. Flavonoids, saponins, and polysaccharides have been shown to be the main compounds responsible for the bio...