Korean Journal of Acupuncture
- Volume 25 Issue 1
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- Pages.113-130
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- 2008
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- 2287-3368(pISSN)
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- 2287-3376(eISSN)
Free radical scavenging activity of hyangsapyungwisan extract for herbal-acupuncture and protective effects against oxidative damage of HUVECs
향사평위산(香砂平胃散) 약침액(藥鍼液)의 자유기 소거활성 및 혈관내피세포의 산화적 손상에 대한 보호효과
- Lim, Sun-Hee (Department of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
- Yi, Hyo-Seung (Department of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
- Moon, Jin-Young (Department of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
- Published : 2008.03.27
Abstract
Objectives : Hyangsapyungwisan (HPS) has been used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases including of arthralgia, myalgia in traditional Korean medicine. However, the medical actions of HPS have not been clearly investigated. The aim of this study was to elucidate the antiradical and antioxidant activity of the extract for herb-acupuncture (HPS-HA) obtained from HPS. Methods & Results : HPS-HA exhibited a stronger inhibition rate (55.5%) on lipid peroxidation of rat liver homogenate induced by