Endothelium-Independent Vasorelaxant Effect of Ligusticum jeholense Root and Rhizoma on Rat Thoracic Aorta

Endothelium-Independent Vasorelaxant Effect of Ligusticum jeholense Root and Rhizoma on Rat Thoracic Aorta

Ligusticum jeholense has been used as the traditional medicine ‘Go-Bon’ (Chinese name, Gao-ben) in China and Korea. Considering the increased use of medicinal herbs to treat hypertension, in this study, we aimed to investigate the mechanisms of the vasorelaxation effect caused by L. jeholense. We te...

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Main Authors: Bumjung Kim, Kyungjin Lee, Khanita Suman Chinannai, Inhye Ham, Youngmin Bu, Hocheol Kim, Ho-Young Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Ligusticum jeholense
vasorelaxant effect
potassium channels
calcium channels
hypertension
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/6/10721

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