scholarly journals Chinese Herbal Medicines as Potential Agents for Alleviation of Heat Stress in Poultry

Scientifica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parisa Shokryazdan ◽  
Mohammad Faseleh Jahromi ◽  
Salwani MD Saadand ◽  
Mahdi Ebrahimi ◽  
Zulkifli Idrus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Chinese Herbal Medicines ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Chinese Herbal

Heat stress negatively affects the productivity of chickens in commercial poultry farms in humid tropics. In this study, the concentrations and types of the antioxidant compounds of eight Chinese herbal medicines, which have previously demonstrated promising effects on suppressing heat stress as a mixture, were investigated using reversed-phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography, spectrophotometry, Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, and Gas-Liquid Chromatography. Our results provided the levels of phenolic compounds, total amounts of sugars, and total unsaturated fatty acids in the herbal extracts. Apart from the detection and quantification of the active ingredients of herbs that have the potential to mitigate heat stress in poultry, results of this study also provide useful data for developing an efficient and accurate formulation of the herbs’ mixtures in order to induce positive effects against heat stress in in vivo studies.

A Potential In Vitro and In Vivo anti-HIV Drug Screening System for Chinese Herbal Medicines

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 899-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Feng ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Yun-yun Ma ◽  
Min Li ◽  
Guo-Qiang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Drug Screening ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Screening System ◽  
Chinese Herbal Medicines ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Anti Hiv

Herb-Drug Interaction of 50 Chinese Herbal Medicines on CYP3A4 Activity in Vitro and in Vivo

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (01) ◽  
pp. 57-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Heng Pao ◽  
Oliver Yoa-Pu Hu ◽  
Hsien-Yuan Fan ◽  
Chang-Ching Lin ◽  
Liang-Chun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Drug Interactions ◽  
Human Liver ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Human Liver Microsomes ◽  
Chinese Herbal Medicines ◽  
Chinese Herbal

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Chinese herbal medicines on the enzymatic activity of CYP3A4 and the possible metabolism-based herb-drug interactions in human liver microsomes and in rats. Fifty single-herbal preparations were screened for the activity of CYP3A4 using human liver microsomes for an in vitro probe reaction study. The enzymatic activity of CYP3A4 was estimated by determing the 6β-hydroxytestosterone metabolized from testosterone performed on a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis Geprgi), Mu Dan Pi (Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.), Ji Shiee Terng (Spatholobus suberectus Dunn.) and Huang Qi (Astragalus membranaceus [Fisch] Bge) have been demonstrated to have remarkable inhibiting effects on the metabolism of CYP3A4, whereas Xi Yi Hua (Magnolia biondii Pamp.) exhibited a moderate inhibition. These five single herbs were further investigated in an animal study using midazolam. Mu Dan Pi, Ji Shiee Terng and Huang Qi were observed to have greatly increased in the C max and AUC of midazolam. This study provides evidence of possible herb-drug interactions involved with certain single herbs.

Effects of the Chinese Herbal Medicines Bupleuri radix, Ginseng radix, and Zingiberis rhizoma on Lymphatic Vessel Activity in Rats

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (06) ◽  
pp. 1063-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiaki Yamakage ◽  
Jun-Ichi Hattori ◽  
Jun-Ichi Satoh ◽  
Akiyoshi Namiki
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Lymphatic Vessel ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Chinese Herbal Medicines ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Radix Ginseng ◽  
Bupleuri Radix

The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of the Chinese herbal medicines Bupleuri radix, Ginseng radix and Zingiberis rhizoma on spontaneous lymphatic vessel activity. The effect of each herbal medicine on in vivo lymphatic flow was examined by injection of dye into the femoral regions of rats after feeding with the herbal medicines. In an in vitro study, spontaneous changes in diameter of the rat thoracic duct were monitored, and each segment was exposed to each herbal medicine. In the in vivo study, 100% of the right iliac lymphatic node were positively stained in the herbal medicine group, whereas only 40% of the node were positively stained in the control group. In the in vitro study, Bupleuri radix and Ginseng radix increased the amplitude of spontaneous activity of lymphatic vessels in a concentration-dependent manner with or without L-NAME, an NO synthase inhibitor. The results indicated that the herbal medicines Bupleuri radix and Ginseng radix activated spontaneous lymphatic vasomotion and lymph flow, and the mechanisms of this effect seem to be independent of endothelial cells.

In vitro anti-microbial and in vivo cytokine modulating effects of different prepared Chinese herbal medicines

2006 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2078-2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyh-Jye Lin ◽  
Chung-Shih Chen ◽  
Shih-Shen Lin ◽  
Ming-Yung Chou ◽  
Hung-Che Shih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Chinese Herbal Medicines ◽  
Chinese Herbal
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