Effect ofIllicium verum Water Extract on Excess-cold Syndrome in Rats
10.11842/wst.2015.05.009
- VernacularTitle:八角茴香水提物对实寒证大鼠的影响
- Author:
Lizhen HUANG
;
Lingling YANG
;
Jiagang DENG
;
Jianmin YOU
;
Yupei HE
;
Meiming TAN
;
Honghuan YU
;
Zhiliang LIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
I. verum;
water extract;
excess-cold syndrome;
warming yang for dispelling cold;
animal experiment
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;(5):971-975
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This study was aimed to observe the effect ofIllicium verum water extract on excess-cold syndrome in rats. The intragastric administration of the decoction of gypsum, gentian, phellodendron andrhizoma anemarrhenae (2:1.2:1:1.5) was used to establish the excess-cold rat model. Effects ofI. verum water extract on general body signs of excess-cold syndrome rats were observed. The detection was made on the contents of LD, PA, TG, TSH, T4 in the serum and LD, PA, glycogen in liver tissues. The vitality of the LDH, SDH and ATPas was also detected. The results showed thatI. verum water extract can improve the general body signs of excess-cold syndrome rats. It reduced the content of TG; increased the content of PA, T4, TSH; reduced the content of LD, glycogen, and the vitality of LDH;increased the vitality of LDH, Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase in liver tissues. It was concluded thatI. verum water extract can improve some general body signs of excess-cold syndrome rats, improve the substance and energy metabolism, and regulate the thyroid axis function, in order to achieve the warmingyang for dispelling cold effect.