The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)
- Volume 26 Issue 3
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- Pages.596-604
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- 2005
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- 1226-9174(pISSN)
Effects of Geopungjeseub-tang(Gufengchushi-tang) on the Changes of Cerebral Blood Flow in Rats
거풍제습탕이 뇌허혈이 유발된 백서의 뇌혈류 변화에 미치는 영향
- Hong, Seok (Dept. of Circulatory Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
- Jeon, Sang-Yun (Dept. of Circulatory Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
- Published : 2005.09.30
Abstract
Objectives : Geopungjeseub-tang(Gufengchushi-tang) has been used in oriental medicine for many centuries as a therapeutic agent for hemiplegia caused by deficiency of qi(氣虛) and damp phlegm(濕痰). This study was performed to evaluate effects of Geopungjeseub-tang extract(GJT) on hemodynamics[regional cerebral blood flow(rCBF), pial arterial diameter(PAD), mean arterial blood pressure(MABP), heart rate(HR)] in normal rats and in rats with cerebral ischemia by middle cerebral artery(MCA) occlusion. Also, effects of adrenergic