Review Article

Natural Products for Antithrombosis

Table 1

Inhibition on the coagulation pathways of natural products.

Natural productsExperimental modelsPathwaysEffectsReference

Polysaccharide HAF0 of Monostroma arcticum Human blood (in vitro)IN & COProlonging APTT and TT, but without PT[80]

Total saponin of Polygala fallax Hesml.Rabbit blood (in vitro)INProlonging APTT and RT and fibrinogen clotting time, but without PT[81]

BorneolRat blood (ex vivo)EX & COProlonging PT and TT and inhibition of arteriovenous shunt as well as venous thrombosis[97]

Withaferin A of Withania somnifera Human blood (ex vivo)IN & COProlonging APTT and PT and inhibition of thrombin, FXa formation, and TNF-α induced PAI-1 production as well as extending in vivo and ex vivo bleeding time [86]

Saline extract of Hirudinaria manillensis Rat blood (ex vivo)IN, EX & COProlonging APTT, PT, and TT[98]

Total glycosides of paeonyRabbit blood (in vitro)IN, EX & COProlonging APTT, TT, and PT[90]

95% ethanol extract of Ferula lehmannii Boiss.Rat blood (ex vivo)IN, EX & COProlonging APTT, TT, and PT[99]

Dilinoleic acid, safflower yellow, and compatibility preparation Rat blood (ex vivo)IN & EXProlonging APTT, TT, CT, and BT[100]

Aqueous extract of Whitmania pigra WhitmanRat blood (in vitro)IN & EXProlonging APTT as well as TT and suppression of fibrinogen formation[101]

Phlorotannins STP-1 and STP-2 of Sargassum thunbergii Kuntze Rabbit blood (in vitro)IN, EX & COProlonging APTT, TT, PT, CT, and BT[102]

Sulfated polysaccharides of Hizikia fusiformis Rat/Rabbit blood (in vivo/in vitro)INProlonging rats BT, CT in vivo, and rabbits APTT in vitro [103]

Hyperoside of Rhododendron brachycarpum Rat blood (ex vivo)IN & EXProlonging APTT and PT[82]

Polysaccharide of Umbilicaria esculenta Rat blood (in vitro)IN, EX & COProlonging APTT, PT, and TT[83]

Sulfated (1→3)--L-arabinan of Codium vermilara Human blood (in vitro)IN, EX & COProlonging APTT, PT, and TT[104]

Wogonin and wogonoside of Scutellaria baicalensis GeorgiHuman blood (in vitro)IN & EXProlonging APTT and PT and inhibition of the activities and production of THR and FXa[88]

Crude extracts of Erigeron canadensis L.Human blood (in vitro)IN & EXProlonging APTT and PT[89]

IN, EX, and CO represent for intrinsic, extrinsic, and common coagulation pathways, respectively; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; TT: thrombin time; PT: prothrombin time; RT: recalcification time; CT: coagulative time; BT: bleeding time.