Natural Product Sciences
- Volume 5 Issue 1
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- Pages.54-59
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- 1999
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- 1226-3907(pISSN)
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- 2288-9027(eISSN)
Immuno-stimulating, Anti-stress and Anti-thrombotic Effects of Unossified Velvet Antlers
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Shin, Kuk-Hyun
(Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
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- YunChoi, Hye-Sook (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
- Lim, Soon-Sung (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
- Won, Do-Hee (Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
- Kim, Jae-Kun (Korea Food and Drug Administration)
- Published : 1999.03.01
Abstract
Both ethanol and water extracts of unossified velvet antler were found to exhibit a significant immuno-stimulating activity as measured by carbon clearance test in mice, a remarkable anti-fatigue effect in weight-loaded forced swimming performance in mice, a significant anti-stress effect on immobilization in rats. The antler extracts also showed a weak but significant anti-thrombotic activity. These findings are indicative of adaptogenic properties of antlers and their normalizing effects during stressful condition.
Keywords
- Unossified velvet antler;
- immuno-stimmulating activity;
- anti-fatigue activity;
- anti-stress activity;
- anti-thrombotic activity;
- carbon clearance test;
- weight-loaded forced swimming performance;
- immobilization stress;
- platelet aggregation;
- anti-thrombotic