Research Progress in the Pharmacological Functions of APS for Cardiovascular Diseases

摘要： As an effective component in the traditional Chinese medicine of RADIX ASTRAGALI,Astragalus polysaccharides(APS)has the functions of enhancing immunity,reducing blood sugar,strengthening heart,anti-tumor,anti-virus,etc.Based on the relevant literatures in latest years,the paper introduced the pharmacological functions of APS in treating the cardiac diseases from four aspects,including the cardiovascular,cardiomyocytes,arterial pressure and heart rate.It has been proven that the APS could effectively improve the metabolites and chronic complications of diabetes patients,as well as regulate the blood sugar and protect the heart,lung and liver.However,given the little studies in this aspect,it deserves more and deeper discussions. ... （共3頁）