The invention provides a pharmacological mechanism of
radix astragali seu hedysari pulse-activating decoction capable of preventing
radiation-induced
heart injury. A preparation method comprises the following steps: adding water into
radix astragali seu hedysari for decocting, and then filtering; concentrating filtrate till every 1ml filtrate is equivalent to 1 to 2g of raw medicinal material; precipitating with
ethanol by two times, wherein the solution contains 75 percent of
ethanol in the first time, the solution contains 85 percent of
ethanol in the second time; recovering the ethanol and concentrating till every 1ml of ethanol is equivalent to 10g of the raw medicinal material; adding
chrysanthemum indicum flower, fructus crataegi,
semen raphanin, radix glycyrrhizae and wolfberry fruit and smashing; adding water for soaking, extracting, concentrating and recovering ethanol; adding honey,
isomaltose and
wine-related
yeast species for performing initial
fermentation; finally filtering, precipitating, sterilizing and tanking. The
radix astragali seu hedysari pulse-activating decoction has the beneficial effects of effectively improving the cardiac function of an irradiated rat, lowering the serum levels of the
troponin and
creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB) serving as
heart injury symbolic molecules, adjusting
signal molecules relevant to
fibrosis injury such as
extracellular matrix, reconstructed
enzyme, inflammatory cytokines / chemotactic factor and TGF-beta, and effectively protecting irradiated heart.