Hepatoprotective activity of Reduohanxiao-tang (Yuldahanso-tang) is related to the inhibition of β-glucuronidase

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-117

  Bae, Hyung Sup ^a   Kim, Young Suk ^a   Cho, Ki Ho ^a   Lee, Kyung Sup ^a   Kim, Jung Jin ^a   Lee, Hae Ung ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Hepatoprotective; Puerarin; Reduohanxiao tang

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DAIDZEIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PUERARIN; REDUOHANXIAO TANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESTROGEN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HERBAL MEDICINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PUERARIA; RAT; RHIZOME; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; STROKE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTOXICATION; MALE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; GLUCURONIDASE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; ISOFLAVONES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0042383104     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03000722     Document Type: Article

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