Recent advances in study of components and pharmacological roles of Radix Paeoniae Rubra

Radix Paeoniae Rubra is the radix of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. or Paeonia veitchii Lynch. This traditional chinese medicine contains plentiful glycoside compounds. This traditional chinese medicine had wide pharmacological actions such as its actions of inhibiting aggregation of platelet and erythrocyte, anti-thrombus, anticoagulation, anti-atherosclerosis, protecting heart and liver, anti-tumor, etc. It will be very necessary to further study and develop this traditional chinese medicine because of its wide pharmacological actions. To find the effective components-based with its pharmacological action is more important.Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technolog