OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of Yinchen Shufu Decoction on hepatocyte apoptosis and the expression of its apoptosis-regulating gene Bcl-2 and Bax in Yin-jaundice rats. METHODS Forty-eight rats were divided randomly into 4 groups: the normal control group, Yin-jaundice model group, Yang-jaundice model group, Yinchen Shufu Decoction treatment group. The TUNEL assay and the immunohistoch...

conclusions addition of fc decoction to oral hypoglycemic drugs might significantly decrease 2hpp in patients with dm type 2. it is a safe and inexpensive method. the mechanism for this decrease is something other than increased insulin secretion. results thirteen patients in each group completed the trial. fbs, fructosamine, hba1c, and c-peptide baseline and post-trial amounts in the case grou...

Purpose Classical Chinese herbal therapy uses herb combinations within formulas based upon the belief that there is a synergistic effect between herbs. Herbal pairs and combinations may change the hydrophobicity and ion concentration of the decoction. These changes may increase extraction of constituents from other herbs within the formula. Furthermore, herbs may react within the decoction medi...

Objective: To investigate the effects of baihu ginseng decoction on intestinal microflora structure in type

Streptozotocin-diabetic rats were treated for 17 days with a decoction of Eugenia jambolana (Myrtaceae) leaves (15%, w/v) as a substitute for water. Body weight, food and fluid intake, urine volume, glycemia, urinary glucose and urea were evaluated every 5 days. The animals were sacrificed by decapitation and blood samples collected for the determination of glycemia, serum cholesterol, HDL-chol...

We aim to explore the influence of Guizhi decoction(GD) on inflammatory response in myocardial ischemia models. 45 New Zealand rabbits were divided into three groups randomly: sham control group, group and + decoction treatment group. The treated with or saline for 20 days. After that, model was created by left anterior descending coronary artery ligation. Color Doppler Echocardiography compute...

Pulsatilla Decoction comes from treatise on febrile diseases. Its efficacy is to clear away heat, detoxify, cool blood and stop dysentery; In recent years, studies have found that the pharmacological effects clinical applications of decoction are diverse extensive, with anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic, antidiarrheal, antitumor other effects. It mainly used in ulcerative colitis, radiation pro...

Pharmaceutical name: Bulbus Alli Sativi (da suan) Botanical name: Allium sativum Daily dose: 6-15g or 3-5 cloves in decoction, or added to the diet; raw garlic is more effective than cooked or dried forms. Notes: In 100 cases of amebic dysentery, a strong decoction of garlic was curative in 88% of the cases. Bulbs with purple skin were found to be more effective in this clinical study than thos...

BACKGROUND Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum Vent.; Bignoniaceae) root bark is one of the ingredients of dashamoola (a group of 10 roots), and is used for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic action in a number of compound formulations in Ayurveda. AIM Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) recommends using the stem bark instead of root bark. MATERIAL AND METHODS An attempt has been made to study t...