Traditional Chinese medicine for atopic eczema: PentaHerbs formula suppresses inflammatory mediators release from mast cells

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-91

  Chan, Ben Chung Lap ^a   Hon, Kam Lun Ellis ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Sam, Sze Wing ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a   Lee, Mavis Yuk Ha ^a   Lau, Hang Yung Alaster ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Histamine release; Mast cells; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; COMPOUND 48-80; CYTOKINE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LONICERA JAPONICA EXTRACT; MENTHA HAPLOCALYX EXTRACT; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT; PHELLODENDRON CHINENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BARK; CELL ACTIVATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; LONICERA; LONICERA JAPONICA; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA HAPLOCALYX; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; PHELLODENDRON CHINENSIS; PLANT ROOT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RHIZOME; RUTACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MAST CELLS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PERITONEUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ASTERACEAE; ATRACTYLODES LANCEA; FLOS; LAMIACEAE; LONICERA JAPONICA; MENTHA; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA; PHELLODENDRON; RANUNCULACEAE; RATTUS; RUTACEAE;

EID: 53649100243     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.034     Document Type: Article

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