Clinical and experimental study of radix salviae miltiorrhiza and other Chinese herbs of blood-activating and stasis-eliminating effects on hemodynamics of portal hypertension
Objectives To study the effects of Radix Salviae Militiorrhiza and other Chinese herbs of blood-activating and stasis-eliminating on hemodynamics of portal hypertension. Methods Portal pressure of cirrhotic dogs after chronic common bile duct ligation was measured directly; Portal. blood flow in patients with cirrhosis was detected by Ultrasound Doppler. Results (1) after administration of RSM and RAS by intravenous infusion in cirrhotic dogs , the portal venous pressure (Ppv), wedged hepatic venous. pressu...