OBJECTIVE To study the effects of milk processing method on the content of esculentoside A and hepatotoxicity in Mongolian medicine Phytolacca acinosa. METHODS High performance liquid chromatography-evaporative light-scattering detection was used to determine the content of esculentoside A in raw P. acinosa， milk-soaked P. acinosa and milk-boiled P. acinosa. The rats were randomly divided into normal group， raw P. acinosa group， milk-soaked P. acinosa group and milk-boiled P. acinosa group， with 10 rats in each group. Except for the normal group， the rats in the remaining groups were administered corresponding medicinal solutions at a dose of 0.8 g/kg once daily for 15 consecutive days. After the last administration， the levels of biochemical markers [alanine transaminase （ALT）， aspartate transaminase （AST）] and inflammatory factors [interleukin-2 （IL- 2）， IL-6， tumor necrosis factor- α （TNF- α）] in plasma of rats， as well as the levels of malondialdehyde （MDA）， superoxide dismutase （SOD） and glutathione peroxidase （GSH-Px） in liver tissue， were determined. The pathological changes of liver tissue in rats were observed. RESULTS The contents of esculentoside A in raw P. acinosa， milk-soaked P. acinosa and milk-boiled P. acinosa were 6.46-6.59， 4.79-4.89， 5.04-5.14 mg/g， respectively. Compared with the normal group， the plasma levels of ALT， AST， IL-2 and TNF-α in rats were increased significantly in the raw P. acinosa group （P＜0.05）， while the level of SOD in liver tissue was decreased significantly （P＜0.05）； scattered punctate necrotic foci were observed within the hepatic lobules， and hepatocytes exhibited slight vacuolar degeneration. Compared with the raw P. acinosa group， the levels of ALT and AST in plasma of rats and the level of MDA in liver tissue were all decreased significantly in the milk-soaked P. acinosa group and the milk-boiled P. acinosa group （P＜0.05）， while the level of SOD in liver tissue was increased significantly （P＜0.05）. The plasma level of TNF-α in the rats of the milk-soaked P. acinosa group and the plasma levels of IL-2 and IL-6 in the rats of the milk-boiled P. acinosa group were all decreased significantly （P＜0.05）； additionally， the degree of liver injury was markedly alleviated in both groups. CONCLUSIONS The content of esculentoside A and hepatotoxicity both decrease after processing Mongolian medicine P. acinosa using the milk processing method.

OBJECTIVE:To study the protective effects of Mongolian medicine Lomatogonium rotatum water extract against acute liver injury in mice caused by D-GlaN and CCl4. METHODS:60 mice were randomly divided into normal group(normal sa-line),D-GlaN model group(normal saline),positive control group(Kuihua hugan tablet,0.56 g/kg)and L. rotatum water extract high-dose,medium-dose and low-dose groups [3,1.5,0.75 g(crude drug)/kg] 10 rats in each group. They were given relevant medicine intragastrically once a day for consecutive 23 days. 30 min after last administration,those group were given D-GlaN ip to induce acute liver injury model except normal group. The activity of AST,ALT,ALP,and acetylcholinesterase(CHE)content in serum were detected,and liver index was calculated. Liver histopathology was observed and scored. Other 60 mice were selected, and then grouped,given medicine and detected in lab index with same method with above group,except for modeling method(ig, 0.1% CCl4). RESULTS:Compared with normal group,necrosis or degeneration of liver cells were obvious in 2 model groups, pathological score,the activity of AST,ALT and ALP increased while CHE content decreased;liver index of D-GlaN model group increased while that of CCl4 model group decreased (P<0.05). Compared with D-GlaN model group,the activity of AST,ALT and ALP and liver index decreased in L. rotatum water extract groups,while CHE content increased(P<0.05);pathological mor-phology had been improved,and pathological score decreased. Compared with CCl4 model group,ALT activity decreased in L. rota-tum water extract low-dose group,while CHE content and liver index increased;CHE content of L. rotatum water extract medi-um-dose group decreased,while liver index increased;the activity of AST,ALT and ALP decreased in L. rotatum water extract high-dose group,while CHE content increased(P<0.05). Pathological morphology of L. rotatum water extract groups had been im-proved to certain extent,and pathological score decreased. CONCLUSIONS:L. rotatum water extract could protect acute liver inju-ry in mice induced by D-GlaN and CCl4.