Research progress in chemical constituents in single herbs of Fangji Huangqi Decoction and its pharmacological activities / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Fangji Huangqi Tang is a traditional Chinese medicine formula composed of Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix, Astragali membranaceus Radix, Atractylodis Macrocephale Rhizoma, and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle. At present, the compounds extracted from the Chinese materia medica in Fangji Huangqi Decoction are reported to be alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, saccharides and terpenoids. Fangji Huangqi Decoction was identified as one of the main formula used to treat chronic glomerular nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, renal edema, and cardiac edema in clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine. In this paper, the research progress in the chemical constituents and their pharmacologic actions of Fangji Huangqi Decoction are reviewed, providing the scientific basis for its modernization research and comprehensive utilization.