Lipid-lowering and antioxidant activities of Jiang-Zhi-Ning in Traditional Chinese Medicine

2011 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 919-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxin Chen ◽  
Huihui Zhao ◽  
Ying Yang ◽  
Bing Liu ◽  
Jian Ni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Lipid Lowering

scholarly journals Nigella A ameliorates inflammation and intestinal flora imbalance in DSS induced colitis mice

AMB Express ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingjiang Hu ◽  
Nana Xu ◽  
Xi Yang ◽  
Xi Hu ◽  
Yunliang Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Intestinal Flora ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Microbial Composition ◽  
Bacterial Genus

Abstract Nigella A, also named Sieboldianoside A, has been extracted from many kinds of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as Nigella glandulifera, Stauntonia chinensis DC., and the leaves of Acanthopanax sieboldianus. Nigella A exhibited potential analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and antioxidant activities. However, whether Nigella A could treat ulcerative colitis (UC) is still unknown. As saponins always be regarded as the kinds of ingredients that could regulate immunity and intestinal flora. This research aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of Nigella A on UC and explore its effect on intestinal flora. We noted that Nigella A and Sulfasalazine (SASP) could significantly improve the signs and symptoms, alleviate colonic pathological injury in DSS-induced mice. The changing of many specific bacterial genus such as Lactobacillus, Porphyromonadaceae, Bacteroides and Escherichia might closely related to the recovery of intestinal inflammatory response. This study initially confirmed the therapeutic effect of Nigella A and SASP on DSS-induced colitis by improving the diversity of intestinal microbial composition. Nigella A has the potential to be developed for the treatment of UC and other disorders related to the imbalance of intestinal flora.

scholarly journals Gut microbiota: a potential target for traditional Chinese medicine intervention in coronary heart disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian-Yi Cheng ◽  
Jia-Xin Li ◽  
Jing-Yi Chen ◽  
Pei-Ying Chen ◽  
Lin-Rui Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
China National Knowledge Infrastructure ◽  
Antiplatelet Aggregation ◽  
Single Target

AbstractCoronary heart disease (CHD) is a common ischaemic heart disease whose pathological mechanism has not been fully elucidated. Single target drugs, such as antiplatelet aggregation, coronary artery dilation and lipid-lowering medicines, can relieve some symptoms clinically but cannot effectively prevent and treat CHD. Accumulating evidence has revealed that alterations in GM composition, diversity, and richness are associated with the risk of CHD. The metabolites of the gut microbiota (GM), including trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and bile acids (BAs), affect human physiology by activating numerous signalling pathways. Due to the advantage of multiple components and multiple targets, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can intervene in CHD by regulating the composition of the GM, reducing TMAO, increasing SCFAs and other CHD interventions. We have searched PubMed, Web of science, Google Scholar Science Direct, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), with the use of the keywords “gut microbiota, gut flora, traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, coronary heart disease”. This review investigated the relationship between GM and CHD, as well as the intervention of TCM in CHD and GM, and aims to provide valuable insights for the treatments of CHD by TCM.

scholarly journals Chinese star anise and anise, magic herbs in traditional Chinese medicine and modern pharmaceutical science

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian ◽  
Wenli Sun ◽  
Qi Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Sweet Taste ◽  
Clinical Effects ◽  
Plant Oil ◽  
Pharmaceutical Science ◽  
Star Anise ◽  
Asian Medicine

Star anise (Illicium verum Hook. f.) is an important herb in traditional Chinese medicine as well as traditional Asian medicine. The fruit is aromatic and has a strong, pungent and mildly sweet taste. Star anise is one of the many species that contain bioactive compounds as well as a number of phenolic and flavonoid compounds, having antioxidant, preservative and antimicrobial properties. All relevant papers in the English language from researchers of different countries were collected. The keywords of Chinese star anise, anise, traditional Chinese medicine and modern pharmaceutical science were searched in Google Scholar, Scopus, Research Gate and PubMed. Its seeds are good source of minerals like calcium, iron, copper, potassium, manganese, zinc, and magnesium. The essential oil of Chinese star anise contains anethole which has shown several functional properties including antimicrobial, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and oestrogenic properties. Due to all positive characteristics, such as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant activities, anticancer and antimicrobial properties, both seeds and essential oils of anise is promising for safe use as super food supplements and raw constituents in the both pharmaceutical and food industries. Anise seed oil contains anethol, estragole, eugenol, pseudisoeugenol, methyl chavicol and anisaldehyde, coumarins, scopoleting, umbelliferon, estrols, terpene hydrocarbons, and polyacetylenes as the major compounds. The plant oil has both pharmacological and clinical effects. The pharmacological effects consist of antimicrobial, hepatopreotective, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, bronchodilator, estrogenic, expectorant and insecticidal effects, and clinical effects such as nausea, constipation, menopausal period, virus, diabetes, obesity and sedative action. Combined with a nutritious diet, other traditional Chinese and Asian medicine, Chinese star anise and ansie seed may improve various aspects of health. More clinical studies are necessary to uncover the numerous substances and their effects in ginseng that contribute to public health. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. June 2019, 5(3): 162-179

scholarly journals Traditional Chinese Medicine for Metabolic Syndrome via TCM Pattern Differentiation: Tongue Diagnosis for Predictor

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsung-Chieh Lee ◽  
Lun-Chien Lo ◽  
Fang-Chen Wu
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Blood Stasis ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Qi Stagnation ◽  
Pattern Differentiation

Metabolic syndrome is a morbid condition, which is manifested by central obesity, abnormal glucose tolerance, lipodystrophy, and hypertension. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clarifies that obesity is classified as phlegm-dampness. It is often accompanied with qi stagnation and blood stasis. One hundred and two overweight adults, who did not receive lipid-lowering drugs, were enrolled for analysis. The exclusion criteria were adults having malignancy disease, DM, and renal disease or who were pregnant or lactating. The study was divided into two groups: metabolic syndrome group (MetS) and nonmetabolic syndrome group (nMetS). The modern tongue analysis and heart rate variability devices for data analysis and Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire (CNAQ) for appetite evaluation were used. Obesity patients with metabolic syndrome obviously have lower CNAQ score. The 6 items of CNAQ between two groups have significant difference in variation (P<0.001). The nMetS average was above 28 scores (96%) and the MetS was all in 17–28 scores. The tongue appearance showed that MetS group have white coating different from the nMetS group with white and yellow coating (P<0.05). However the HRV is not different from nMetS group significantly. Our results try to explore the relationship between the TCM pattern, nutrition appetite, and heart rate variability in metabolic syndrome patients.

scholarly journals Nigella A ameliorates inflammation and intestinal flora imbalance in DSS induced colitis mice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
XingJiang Hu ◽  
Nana Xu ◽  
Xi Yang ◽  
Xi Hu ◽  
Yunliang Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Intestinal Flora ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Microbial Composition ◽  
Bacterial Genus

Abstract Nigella A, also named Sieboldianoside A, has been extracted from many kinds of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as Nigella glandulifera, Stauntonia chinensis DC., and the leaves of Acanthopanax sieboldianus. Nigella A exhibited potential analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and antioxidant activities. However, whether Nigella A could treat ulcerative colitis (UC) is still unknown. As saponins always be regarded as the kinds of ingredients that could regulate immunity and intestinal flora. This research aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of Nigella A on UC and explore its effect on intestinal flora. We noted that Nigella A and Sulfasalazine (SASP) could significantly improve the signs and symptoms, alleviate colonic pathological injury in DSS-induced mice. The changing of many specific bacterial genus such as Lactobacillus, Porphyromonadaceae, Bacteroides and Escherichia might closely related to the recovery of intestinal inflammatory response. This study initially confirmed the therapeutic effect of Nigella A and SASP on DSS-induced colitis by improving the diversity of intestinal microbial composition. Nigella A has the potential to be developed for the treatment of UC and other disorders related to the imbalance of intestinal flora.

scholarly journals Lipid-Regulating Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Mechanisms of Actions

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Jian Bei ◽  
Jiao Guo ◽  
Hai-Yun Wu ◽  
Yang Cao
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Animal Experiments ◽  
Mechanisms Of Action ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
Endogenous Lipids ◽  
Made In

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been increasingly used for the treatment of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. Recently, much progress has been made in studies on the mechanisms of action of the lipid-regulating effect of TCM in animal experiments. Current researches showed that the lipid-regulating effect of TCM may be related to the following actions: (1) inhibiting intestinal absorption of lipids; (2) reducing the biosynthesis of endogenous lipids; (3) increasing the catabolism of lipid, sterol substances in live system; (4) increasing the secretion of sterol substances in live system; (5) regulating transcription factors related to lipid metabolism. This paper provides an overview of the recent advances and discusses their implications in future development of lipid-lowering drugs from TCM.

scholarly journals Study on the Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Insulin Resistance in Obese Mice by Modulating Intestinal Function

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lirong Ma ◽  
Yongquan Bai ◽  
Wenwen Wang ◽  
Rui Shi ◽  
Furong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Intestinal Motility ◽  
Salvia Miltiorrhiza ◽  
Intestinal Flora ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Herbal Formula ◽  
Obese Mice

Abstract Background: Obesity, in particular with the excessive visceral fat distribution which accompanied by several alterations at hormonal, inflammatory and endothelial level, was great to the detriment to human health. Although there were many treatments for obesity, most of them fail to had a radical effect or were accompanied with several side effects. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for regulating the intestinal flora, lipids, and inflammation were considered to be effective. Based on previous research, Artemisia capillaris, Astragalus propinquus, Phellodendron amurense, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Poria cocos, and Anemarrhena asphodeloides were eventually selected to form an innovative herbal formula.Methods: The anti-inflammatory and lipid-lowering effects of the TCM were evaluated in an obese mouse models fed with a high-fat diet, and the effects of the TCM on the intestinal flora were further investigated.Results: The weights and insulin resistant of mice, as well as the inflammation, decreased after treatment. At the same time, the lipid metabolism increased after the mice were gavage with the TCM formula for 2 weeks. The intestinal motility of mice in the drug administration group was enhanced, and the intestinal flora was partially restored.Conclusion: In summary, our innovative Chinese herbal formula could significantly reduce the weight of obese mice, reduce the intestinal inflammation, improve intestinal motility, and improve the lipid metabolism in mice. Furthermore, the innovative formular could effectively prevent relevant metastasis diseases induced by obesity in mice.

scholarly journals Study on the Antilipidemic Activity of Artemisia Annua Aqueous Extract

2020 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 03050
Author(s):  
Ali Tao ◽  
Xuehua Feng ◽  
Zurong Song ◽  
Bo Hu ◽  
Huan You ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Water Extract ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
Artemisinin Derivative ◽  
Annual Herb ◽  
Better Than

Artemisia annua is an annual herb, which is a traditional Chinese medicine in China. The high water soluble artemisinin derivative extracted from Artemisia annua is Artemisia annua water extract. In this experiment, the modeling method is used, and the Artemisia annua water extract is used alone or in combination with other lipid-lowering drugs. Finally, the results showed that the effect of the combination of drugs was better than that of Artemisia annua water extract alone, and the effect of the drug ratio of 1:1 was the best. It can significantly reduce the content of triglyceride in serum and cholesterol, increase the ratio of H/L, and show a good synergistic effect.

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