The antioxidant activities of three popular ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine, namely Angelica sinensis (AS), Lycium barbarum (LB) and Poria cocos (PC) were evaluated in this study. The results showed that aqueous extracts of these crude drugs exhibited antioxidant activities in a concentration-dependent manner. All extracts displayed an inhibitory effect on FeCl2-ascorbic acid induce...

Background: Removal of the microbial deposits (plaque and calculus) by performing effective scaling root planing (SRP) is primary fundamental requirement for managing periodontal disease. Various adjuncts with antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties are used as to SRP chronic periodontitis. However, a rapid rise in antimicrobial resistance several a...

The present study aimed to investigate whether Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) would protect against doxorubicin (DOX)-induced testicular toxicity. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with distilled water (4 mL/kg) or LBP (200 mg/kg, p.o.) daily for 10 days and followed by saline (0.9 %, 10 mL/kg) or DOX (10 mg/kg) intravenous injection at day 7. Pretreatment with LBP ameliorated DOX-in...

BACKGROUND The study on phytochemical difference between red and black goji berry is limited. METHODS Antioxidant activities and phenolic profiles in terms of total phenol content, total flavonoid contents, condensed tannin content, monomeric anthocyanin content, and total carotenoid content of red goji berry (Lycium barbarum) and black goji berry (L. ruthenicum) were compared using colorimet...

A water-soluble polysaccharide with a protein content of 3.75%, designated as LbGp1, was isolated from the fruit of Lycium barbarum L. The average molecular weight of LbGp1 was 49.1 KDa determined by high performance gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC). Sugar composition analysis revealed that it was composed of Ara and Gal in a molar ratio of 5.6:1. The existence of O-glycopeptide bond in Lb...

Purpose. The objective of this study was to evaluate the morphological parameters Lycium spp. seeds from collections in M. Hryshko National Botanical Garden (NBS) NAS Ukraine. Methods. Cultivars and varieties three species (Lycium barbarum, L. chinense, truncatum) were studied period 2016 till 2019. following morphometric measurments conducted: weight, length, width index shape. Basic statistic...

As frutas vermelhas por possuírem elevada atividade antioxidante, são destaque entre alimentos inseridos em uma dieta saudável, dentre essa classificação de frutas, está a Goji berry. Ela possui compostos antioxidantes, fenólicos, polissacarídeos e vitaminas que desempenham variedade efeitos benéficos ao organismo humano. O presente estudo objetivou caracterizar composição química os bioativos ...