SUZUKI, M., OSAWA, S. and HIRANO, M. A Lyeium Chinense Miller Component Inducing Ovulation in Adult Female Rabbits. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1972, 106 (3), 219-231Intravenous injection of the crude extract from Lycii folium among components of Lycium chinense Miller induced ovulation in the adult female rabbit. Chemical properties of the active component of this crude extract were investigated by d...

OBJECTIVES Sub-health has been described as a chronic condition of unexplained deteriorated physiological function, which falls between health and illness. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP), a polysaccharide fraction purified from Lycium barbarum (L. barbarum) on the sub-health mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sub-health model mice were buil...

Whether arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi augment the nutraceutical quality of crops under salt stress is critical as a potential agronomic practice in salinized farmland. To evaluate the effect of Rhizoglomus irregulare on the nutraceutical quality of Lycium barbarum leaves under salt stress, we analyzed growth parameters and the rutin, polysaccharide, acidic polysaccharide, and amino acids content...

Natural antioxidants present in fruits have attracted considerable interest due to their presumed safety and potential nutritional value. Even though antioxidant activities of many fruits have been reported, the effects of phytochemicals of goji berry (GB) in patients with metabolic syndrome have not been investigated. In this study, we examined anthropometric and biochemical parameters in pati...

Lycii Fructus was used as natural products with therapeutic properties for a long time. Betaine is a natural amino acid and one of the major constituents of Lycii Fructus. It is reported that this fruit plays a role in reducing blood levels of homocysteine, a toxic byproduct of the amino acid metabolism. This study was used to establish infra based on oriental medicine through the analysis of c...

Macrophages play crucial roles in innate immunity. This paper reports that a polysaccharide-protein complex isolated from Lycium barbarum (LBP) is able to activate macrophages. LBP was isolated from Lycium barbarum fruit and separated to five homogenous fractions, designated LBPF1, LBPF2, LBPF3, LBPF4 and LBPF5. It was found that LBP (50 mg/kg, i.p.) markedly upregulated the expressions of CD40...

Berberis lycium is a common medicinal plant which belongs to family Berberidaceae. It is native to Pakistan and India. It is used medicinally for diarrhea, internal wounds, jaundice, internal colic, piles, diabetes, backache, rheumatism, throat pain, scabies, pustules, gingivitis, sub blindness, remittent fever and eye disorder. The various parts of Berberis lycium such as roots, stem, leaves, ...

The scavenging activity of polysaccharides from Lycium barbarum, Lentinus edodes and Ganoderma Lucidum Karst to DPPH free radicals was investigated. It was found that among the three polysaccharides, Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) exhibits the best scavenging activity. Polysaccharide loaded collagen membranes were prepared by mixing LBP with collagen, starch, glycerol, sodium carboxymeth...

After 60 MeOH and water extracts of natural crude drugs were screened for their ability to stimulate osteoblast proliferation, four MeOH extracts (Cynomorium songaricum, Drynaria fortunei, Lycium chinense, Rehmannia glutinosa) and seven water extracts (Cornus officinalis, Dendrobium nobile, Dioscorea spongiosa, Drynaria fortunei, Eucommia ulmoides, Lycium chinensis, Viscum coloratum) showed tha...