Effect of the Dried Flowers of Campsis grandiflora on Stagnant Blood Syndrome

Dried flower of Campsis grandiflora ( Bignoniaceae), known as ryoushouka in Japanese, is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat stagnant blood, contusion, pruritus, and gynecopathy such as menstrual and menopausal disorders. In the present study, we evaluated the stagnant blood flow (BF) improvement effect of the methanol extract (CG) of dried flowers of C. grandiflora using an in vivo assay, in a continuing effort to improve peripheral...