Analysis and development of medicinal herbs for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/284396

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Although medicinal herbs are widely used in the community for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease, to date no systemic, effective methods are available to assess the physiological effects of these substances. This project will employ advanced bio-cellular and molecular technologies to develop (i) screening procedures, (ii) standardised chemical analyses and (iii) bioassays to allow efficient assessment of new herbal pharmaceuticals in relation to possible cardiovascular activities, side effects, purity and quality.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 01-01-2007

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $358,500.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutrigenomics and personalised nutrition

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

HPLC | animal model | atherogenesis | cell biology | herbal medicines

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