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Effect of Yang and Yin tonifying herbs on myocardial ATP generation capacity in mice ex vivo |
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| Herbs |
ATP generation (% control) |
Herbs |
ATP generation (% control) |
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| Yang herbs |
Yin herbs |
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| Cortex Eucommiae |
157 ± 11.2 * |
Semen Prinsepiae |
95.5 ± 12.1 |
| Herba Cistanches |
191 ± 3.20 ** |
Fructus Ligustri |
101 ± 5.00 |
| Herba Cynomorii |
230 ± 17.3 ** |
Rhizoma Polygonati |
102 ± 4.53 |
| Rhizoma Curculiginis |
149 ± 38.0 |
Radix Asparagi |
98.2 ± 9.92 |
| Herba Epimedii |
130 ± 7.51 * |
Radix Ophiopogonii |
102 ± 8.51 |
| Radix Dipsaci |
120 ± 19.7 |
Radix Oryzae |
85.0 ± 7.43 |
| Rhizoma Drynariae |
154 ± 14.6 * |
Herba Dendrobii |
82.7 ± 0.92 * |
| Fructus Psoraleae |
175 ± 13.4 * |
Herba Ecliptae |
80.3 ± 7.05 * |
| Semen Cuscutae |
222 ± 2.12 ** |
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| Radix Morindae |
142 ± 19.3 |
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| Semen Allii |
133 ± 35.8 |
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Mice were pretreated with herbal extracts at daily doses of 1 g/kg for 3 days. The mean value of myocardial ATP generation capacity in unpretreated mice was 147 ± 17.6 (S.D.) nmol ATP/mg protein/10 min, (n = 6). * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01, Student's t test | |||
Ko and Leung Chinese Medicine 2007 2:3 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-3 |
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