Puerarin is a kind of flavonoids compound extracted from Puerariae Radix with the effects of with the effects of dilating coronary arteries, enhancing myocardial contractive power, protecting cardiocytes, stimulating blood circulation, reducing blood pressure, protecting against arrhythmia, resisting platelet aggregation and improving immune. Puerarin plays an important role in treating coronary heart disease and this paper summarizes current research progress on puerarin in the treatment of coronary heart disease, which provides the basis data for clinical treatment.
PuerarinCoronary heart diseaseChinese traditional medicine