Application of essential oil components of aromatic Chinese materia medica in cardiovascular diseases / 中草药

Aromatic Chinese materia medica (CMM) have special aromatic odor, in which essential oils are widely present. It is reported that some essential oil components can significantly improve cardiovascular diseases by scavenging oxygen free radicals, relaxing blood vessels, improving lipid metabolism, reducing heart rate, and antiplatelet aggregation. Several mechanisms have been proposed for the role of essential oils in promoting cardiovascular health in aromatic CMM. The purpose of this review is to highlight and summarize the role of essential oils from aromatic CMM in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and their mechanisms. The research on essential oil components of aromatic CMM could discover new bioactive compounds and provide ideas for the development of new functional products for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, angina, heart failure, and myocardial infarction.

Clinical efifcacy of Yixinshu capsule combined with isosorbide dinitrate tablets in the treatment of stenocardia / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To analyze and explore the clinical efifcacy of Yixinshu capsule combined with isosorbide dinitrate tablets in the treatment of stenocardia. Method 72 patients with stenocardia in cardiovasology of Zizhong county people’s hospital of Sichuan province were randomly divided two groups,36 cases in each group. Control group was treated with isosorbide dinitrate tablets, experimental group was given both Yixinshu capsule and isosorbide dinitrate tablets. Clinical efifcacy, adverse reactions and patients’satisfaction in two groups were analyzed comparitively. Results After treatment, the total effective rate and satisfaction degree in experimental group were signiifcantly higher than control group.Incidence of adverse reactions of experimental groupwas signiifcantly lower than control group(P<0.05). Conclusion Clinical efifcacy of Yixinshu capsule combined with isosorbide dinitrate tablets in the treatment of stenocardia is signiifcantly higher than single isosorbide dinitrate tablets, with higher satisfaction degree and lower incidence of adverse reactions, which can be widely applied in clinic.