Astragalus and Chrysanthemum for Sustainable Life

ISBN-13: 9786200256904 / Angielski

Wenli Sun; Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian; Qi Cheng

Opis

Astragalus is a medicinal herb which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many years. Specifically, the root of the plant is made into many different forms of supplements, including liquid extracts, capsules, powders and teas.Chrysanthemum is famous as the Queen of the East grown mainly in China and Japan. Chrysanthemum is the second most important plants in both ornamental industry and traditional Chinese medicine. Astragali Radix, the root of Astragalus membranaceus Bunge, has been reported to exert hepatoprotective effects, anti-oxidative effects, antiviral activity, anti-oxidative effects, anti-hypertensive effects, and immunostimulant properties; it has also been reported to strengthen superficial resistance, drainage action and new tissue growth. In traditional Chinese medicine, chrysanthemum is a cold herb which helps dispel pathogenic heat, helps the liver, improves eyesight and aids detoxification. To conclude, treatment with natural Chinese herbal medicine especially chrysanthemum, non-synthetic drug is recommended for an organic life.

O autorze

Sun, Wenli
Dr. Wenli Sun. Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China. She is an assistant researcher working on related topics of allelopathic characteristics of medicinal plants, specially traditional Asian herbs and crops. She is also doing research on molecular biology.