panax notoginseng/dental caries

A range of molecular probes for cell wall polysaccharides has been used to explore the structure and location of water-extracted pectic polysaccharides occurring in fractions isolated from ginseng roots. The LM19 homogalacturonan (HG) epitope was abundant in an HG fraction and analysis of LM19

Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) constitute the main active components of a traditional Chinese medicine, Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F.H. Chen (Sanqi). To investigate brain distribution of Panax Notoginsenoside R1, Ginsenosides Rg1, Rb1, Re, and Rd, and the integrated PNS in rats, their contents in

This study presents the risk of various cancers in relation to ginseng intake based on the data from a case-control study conducted in the Korea Cancer Center Hospital. Ginseng intakers had a decreased risk [odds ratio = 0.50, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.44-0.58] for cancer compared with

BACKGROUND Non-operative management for patients with fistula-in-ano in infancy using a traditional herbal medicine Ginseng and Tang-kuei Ten Combination (GTTC) is described. METHODS A total of 22 patients with peri-anal abscess or fistula-in-ano were treated with GTTC. Eighteen patients showed no

Korean red ginseng (KRG) is reported to have anti-allergic properties, including beneficial effects on asthma and atopic dermatitis. However, its effect on allergic rhinitis has not been studied extensively. This study examined how KRG affected allergic inflammation of the nasal cavity in an

The objective of this study is to investigate the interaction of Panax quinquefolius saponin (PQS) and dual antiplatelets (aspirin and clopidogrel) on antiplatelet activity and vascular endothelial function in rats with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Forty-eight male SD rats were randomly

Cell dynamics after intraperitoneal (i.p.) and oral administration of a traditional herbal medicine, ren-shen-yang-rong-tang (Japanese name: ninjin-youei-to, NYT), were investigated. When NYT was injected i.p. into C3H/He mice, numbers of spleen and peritoneal cells significantly increased in a

Ren-shen-yang-rong-tang (Japanese name: Ninjin-youei-to, NIN), a traditional Chinese medicine, is a drug made of spray-dried powder of hot water extract obtained from twelve species of medical plants. An intraperitoneal (ip) injection with NIN 2 days before intravenous (iv) infection with Listeria

Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer has been the most highly recognized medicinal herb in the Orient. The prolonged administration of red ginseng extract significantly inhibits the incidence of hepatoma and also proliferation of pulmonary tumors induced by aflatoxin B(1) and urethane. Statistically significant

In the light of experimental results, two case-control studies and one cohort study in a population of ginseng cultivation area were conducted to confirm whether ginseng has any anticarcinogenic effect on human cancers. All participants were interviewed using a standardised questionnaire to obtain

When 200 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide (CY) or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) were given subcutaneously to mice, severe reduction of leukocyte numbers in the peripheral blood was observed on day 4 and from day 4 to day 8 after the treatment, respectively. Daily administration of ren-shen-yang-rong-tang (Japanese

Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in permanent loss of motor function below the injured site. Neuroinflammatory reaction following SCI can aggravate neural injury and functional impairment. Ginseng is well known to possess anti-inflammatory effects. The present study investigated the neuroprotective