Administration of Traditional Chinese Blood Circulation Activating Drugs for Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

The representative blood circulation activating herbs for microvascular complications.

Pin Yin name	Latin (scientific) or English name	Function
Danshen	Salvia miltiorrhiza	Promote blood flow and hemostasis, antioxidative effect [61–63]
Sanqi	P. notoginseng	Invigorate blood and hemostasis, antioxidative effect [64]
Puhuang	Typhae Pollen	Inhibition activation and aggregate platelets [65]
Danggui	Angelica sinensis	Protect vascular endothelial function [59, 60]
Chuanxiong	Ligusticum wallichii	Protect vascular endothelium [57, 59, 60]
Honghua	Carthamus tinctorius L.	Invigorate blood and hemostasis, antioxidative effect [57, 66]
Jixueteng	Caulis Spatholobi	Inhibit activation and aggregate platelets [67]
Taoren	Peach kernel	Inhibit aggregate of platelets and invigorate blood and hemostasis [42, 58, 59]
Chishao	Radix paeoniae rubra	Lower lipids and decrease oxygen free radicals [61, 62]
Quanxie	Scorpion	Improve blood rheology [68, 69]
Shuizhi	Leech	Lower lipids and decrease oxygen free radicals [66, 69]
Wugong	Centipede	Improve blood rheology [70, 71]