| Literature DB >> 32089233 |
Chunyang He1, Ze Wang2, Jingshan Shi3.
Abstract
Icariin (ICA) is a principal active component from traditional Chinese medicine Epimedium grandiflorum. To explain its traditional medical usages by modern science, a variety of pharmacological effects have been studied for ICA. In this review, we summarized the pharmacokinetics of ICA as well as its pharmacological mechanisms in neurodegenerative disease, cardiovascular disease, anti-osteoporosis, anti-inflammation, anti-oxidative stress, anti-depression and anti-tumors.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Icariin; Neurodegenerative disease; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacology; Traditional Chinese medicine
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32089233 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2019.10.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Pharmacol ISSN: 1054-3589