Feng-peng Wang, Ruo-bing Chao
Sep 22, 2020
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Natural Products and Bioprospecting
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Abstract This review summarizes the process of the discovery, research, and development of a cardioactive component, mesaconine, from the lateral roots of Aconitum carmichaelii (“Fu Zi”). To date, pre-clinical showed that mesaconine is a novel type of cardiotonic lead drug with relatively high potency, low toxicity, and a new mechanism. Graphic Abstract