Astragalus membranaceus is a major medicinal herb commonly used in many herbal
formulations in the practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat a wide variety of …

Saponins are a structurally diverse class of compounds occurring in many plant species,
which are characterized by a skeleton derived of the 30-carbon precursor oxidosqualene to …

Saponins are natural glycosides of steroid or triterpene which exhibited many different
biological and pharmacological activities. Notably, saponins can also activate the …

The immune system is one of the main defence mechanisms of the human body.
Inadequacy of this system or immunodeficiency results in increased risk of infections and …

Traditional medicine and diet has served mankind through the ages for prevention and
treatment of most chronic diseases. Mounting evidence suggests that chronic inflammation …

Some of the medicinal plants valued in Ayurvedic Rasayana for their therapeutic potential
have been scientifically investigated with promising results. A number of plant-based …

Astragali radix (AR) is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese herbal medicines.
Modern pharmacological studies and clinical practices indicate that AR possesses various …

Vaccines require optimal adjuvants including immunopotentiator and delivery systems to
offer long term protection from infectious diseases in animals and man. Initially it was …

Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch) Bge (Huang-Qi) is a well-known herbal medicine with
tonic property and has been widely used to treat cancer and other immune disorders in …

Objective: Astragalus L.(Fabaceae) is the largest genus of vascular plants in the world, that
comprises an estimated number of 2900 annual and perennial species. The members of this …