TY - JOUR
T1 - A Short Commentary of the Quality Control on Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza and its Application for COVID-19
AU - Lu, Xinchen
AU - Wang, Yanping
AU - Au, Dawn Ching Tung
AU - Chow, Wesley Yeuk Lung
AU - Law, Siu Kan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) is a Chinese herbal used in China to treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, insomnia, swelling liver, and angina pectoris. It also has various pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, anti-atherogenesis, and anti-diabetes. However, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), e.g., Danshen, lacks quality control. Pesticide residues and heavy metals are the most important problems, although Danshen may cure many diseases, even SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, the present short commentary discusses the background of Danshen, quality management, and its application to COVID-19.
AB - Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) is a Chinese herbal used in China to treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, insomnia, swelling liver, and angina pectoris. It also has various pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, anti-atherogenesis, and anti-diabetes. However, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), e.g., Danshen, lacks quality control. Pesticide residues and heavy metals are the most important problems, although Danshen may cure many diseases, even SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, the present short commentary discusses the background of Danshen, quality management, and its application to COVID-19.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Danshen
KW - Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza
KW - quality control
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141095546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.33263/BRIAC134.316
DO - 10.33263/BRIAC134.316
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141095546
VL - 13
JO - Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry
JF - Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry
IS - 4
M1 - 316
ER -
