In vitro estrogenic activities of Chinese medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of menopausal symptoms

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-300

  Zhang, C Z ^a,b   Wang, S X ^b   Zhang, Y ^a   Chen, J P ^a   Liang, X M ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b DALIAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; Hormone replacement therapy; Phytoestrogens; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATA EXTRACT; ACONITUM CARMICHAELI EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; ATTRACTYLODES MACROCEPHALA EXTRACT; BELAMCANDA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; CASSIA OBTUSIFOLIA EXTRACT; CISTANCHE DESERTICOLA EXTRACT; CLEMATIS ARMANDII EXTRACT; CORNUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES EXTRACT; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; CYNOMORIUM SONGARICUM EXTRACT; DIPSACUS ASPEROIDES EXTRACT; EPIMEDIUM BREVICORNUM EXTRACT; EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM EXTRACT; PANAX NOTOGINSENG EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONATUM ODORATUM EXTRACT; POLYGONATUM SIBIRICUM EXTRACT; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA EXTRACT; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; RHEUM PALMATUM EXTRACT; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BELAMCANDA CHINENSIS; CASSIA OBTUSIFOLIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CYNOMORIUM; CYNOMORIUM SONGARICUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG USE; EPIMEDIUM; EPIMEDIUM BREVICORNUM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSORALEA; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA; PUERARIA; PUERARIA LOBATA; REPORTER GENE; RHUBARB; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SENNA; YEAST;

EID: 16244419415     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.01.033     Document Type: Article

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