Gypsum is a crude mineral drug used in the formulas of Japanese kampo medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. The present study aimed to evaluate the anti-allergic effect of byakkokakeishito extract (BKT), which consists of gypsum (natural hydrous calcium sulfate), Anemarrhena Rhizome (rhizome of
To investigate the antiallergic effect of the rhizome of Anemarrhena asphodeloides (AA, family Liliaceae), which was found to inhibit the mouse passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) reaction induced by the antigen-immunoglobulin E (IgE) complex in preliminary experiments, main steroidal saponins,
Anemarrhena asphodeloides is known to suppress inflammation and lower various fevers. To determine the active component of A. asphodeloides, ethanol (EtOH) extract of A. asphodeloides rhizomes was fractionized. The compounds isolated from the dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) soluble fraction were identified
BACKGROUND
We investigated the effect of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge (Liliaceae) water extract (AAWE) on mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reactions. Mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reaction is involved in many allergic diseases, including asthma and allergic rhinitis. In Korea, where it has been
OBJECTIVE
Phototoxicity can be either harmful or beneficial. Yet the phototoxicity of oriental medicinal plants is an understudied area. The purpose of this study is to fill in this gap.
METHODS
The phototoxic potential of oriental medicinal plants was examined in vitro using photohemolysis and the
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