Shuhan Chen, Ziran Niu, Yanjia Shen, Wendan Lu, Jiaying Zhao, Huilin Yang, Minmin Guo, Li Zhang, Ruifang Zheng, Guanhua Du, Li Li
Introduction: Ischemic stroke (IS) is a detrimental neurological disease with limited treatment options. Recanalization of blocked blood vessels and restoring blood supply to ischemic brain tissue are crucial for post-stroke rehabilitation. The decoction Naodesheng (NDS) composed of five Chinese botanical drugs, including Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen, Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., Carthamus tinctorius L., Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, and Crataegus pinnatifida Bge., is a blood-activating and stasis-removing herbal medicine commonly used for the clinical treatment of cerebrovascular diseases in China...
2024: Frontiers in Pharmacology