Cardiovascular Research

Absence of actions of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines and electroacupuncture on myocardial infarct size.

Authors: Joan Dow|||Jeannette Painovich|||Sharon L Hale|||Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi|||John C Longhurst|||Robert A Kloner

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Abstract

Some studies have suggested that certain Chinese herbal remedies and acupuncture could limit ischemia/reperfusion damage. We sought to determine whether the commonly used single herb Danshen (DS), either alone or in combination with Jiang Xiang (JX), or electroacupuncture (EA) reduces myocardial infarct size.

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Chemical List

Cardiotonic Agents|||Drugs, Chinese Herbal|||dan-shen root extract