Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, known as Dang
Gui (in Chinese), is a traditional medicinal and edible plant that has long been used for …

Insight into the hepatoprotective effects of medicinally important plants is important, both for
physicians and researchers. Main reasons for the use of herbal medicine include their lesser …

Oligosaccharides are low-molecular-weight carbohydrates between monosaccharides and
polysaccharides. They can be extracted directly from natural products by physicochemical …

Background Phenolic compounds (PC) have received much attention due to their potential
bioactive and functional properties. The common solvents used to extract PC from natural …

Cyclodextrins possess the ability to increase the apparent solubility and dissolution rate of
poorly water soluble drugs. The objectives of the study were to investigate the effect of β …

Angelica sinensis polysaccharide (ASP), extracted from the roots of A. sinensis (Oliv.) Diels,
is a β-d-pyranoid polysaccharide with an average molecular weight of 72,900 Da. In this …

Ferulic acid (FA) belongs to the family of phenolic acids and exhibits a wide variety of
biological activities. However, the bioavailability of FA is not optimal, owing to its limited …

Although butylidenephthalide (BP) is an efficient anticancer drug, its poor bioavailability
renders it ineffective for treating drug-resistant brain tumors. However, this problem is …

The inclusion complexes of cordycepin with cyclodextrins (CDs) were prepared, the
resultant complexes were characterised by UV–vis, FTIR, DSC, SEM, XRD, ESI-MS and …

Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a phenolic compound with remarkable antioxidant activity; however
it presents low bioavailability. Cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives, such as hydroxypropyl-β-CD …