Ethnopharmacological relevance: The bark of Cinnamomum cassia, called 'Rou-Gui', a traditional spice and medicine in China, is used to treat diseases resulted from kidney yang deficiency, including diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this study is to investigate the anti-diabetic nephropathy activity of Rou-Gui and the active compounds in it.
1.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, State Key Lab Phytochem & Plant Resources West Ch, Kunming 650204, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China 3.Anhui Med Univ, Sch Pharm, Anhui Key Lab Bioact Nat Prod, Hefei 230032, Peoples R China
