中草药配方对心脏健康的影响

It was suggested in a new study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston that ancient Chinese herbal formulas mainly used for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may generate large amounts of artery-widening nitric oxide.德克萨斯州休斯顿德克萨斯大学健康科学中心的一项新研究表明，主要用于心血管疾病（包括心脏病）的古老中草药配方可能会产生大量的动脉扩张一氧化氮。 The results from this study indicate that ancient Chinese herbal formulas "have profound nitric oxide bioactivity primarily through the enhancement of nitric oxide in the inner walls of blood vessels, but also through their ability to convert nitrite and nitrate into nitric oxide," said the study's senior author and an IMM assistant professor.这项研究的结果表明，古代中草药配方“主要通过增强血管内壁中的一氧化氮，而且还具有将亚硝酸盐和硝酸盐转化为一氧化氮的能力，具有深厚的一氧化氮生物活性。”高级作者和IMM助理教授。 
Most Chinese herbal formulas marketed in the United States are not considered drugs by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said the study co-author and cardiology professor.该研究的合著者和心脏病学教授说，在美国销售的大多数中草药配方都不被美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）视为药物。 They are considered dietary supplements and are not regulated as strictly as drugs.它们被认为是膳食补充剂，没有像药物那样严格地受到监管。