rhubarb/atrophy

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of rhubarb ethanol-extract on hyperlipidemia and liver fatty in rabbits. METHODS Thirty healthy male white rabbits were divided randomly into five groups, six rabbits in each group. The rabbits in control group were fed with common forage. The rabbits in model group

OBJECTIVE To compare the bidirectional effect of rhubarb total anthraquinone (TA) and total tannins (TT) on rats' liver. METHODS One hundred rats were randomly divided into 10 groups, i.e., the blank group, the model group, the blank + high dose TA group, the blank +low dose TA group, the blank +

Rhubarb is commonly used to treat constipation in China and anthraquinones (AQs) are the active components present in rhubarb. However, an increasing number of studies have reported that AQs induce nephrotoxicity. In the present study, rhubarb total free anthraquinones (RTFA) oral colon-specific

It is well known that diet therapy is effective for inhibition of the advancement of chronic renal failure. Rhubarb, which can improve nitrogen metabolism, may allow delay in the introduction of the hemodialysis. After performing diet therapy with an energy intake of 35 Kcal/kg and a salt volume of

OBJECTIVE To prove the therapeutic effects of Sihuang powder (composed by four traditional Chinese herbs: root of baikal skullcap, bark of amur corktree, root of sorrel rhubarb, fruit of cape jasmine, which were mixed with wild Chrysanthemum flower solution)in treating acute synovitis in

Chinese herbal medicine preparations are widely available and often regarded by the public as natural and safe remedies for a variety of medical conditions. Nephropathy caused by Chinese herbs has previously been reported, usually involving the use of aristolochic acids. We report a 23-year-old

Dexamethasone (DEX) is still the main choice for colitis, although the immunosuppressive side effects are still the troublesome problems to overcome. In our previous study, Rheum tanguticum polysaccharide (RTP), extracted from traditional Chinese medicine rhubarb, targeted mannose receptor, showed

OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression of nerve growth factor receptor p75 in a normal and cathartic colon and its significance in the formation of the cathartic colon in rats. METHODS Sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were equally divided into normal control group, rhubarb group and phenolphthalein group.

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on hippocampal structure in splenic asthenia pedo-rats. METHODS A total of 15 SD male rats were randomly assigned to normal control group (n=5), model group (n=5) and EA group (n=5). Splenic asthenic syndrome model was established by

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of the combination of Wenxia Changfu Formula ([see text], WCF) with cisplatin (CDDP) on inhibiting non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in vitro and In Vivo and explore its mechanism from its effect on cell cycle. METHODS In vitro, WCF-containing serum was prepared and