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http://dx.doi.org/10.6116/kjh.2015.30.6.69.

Beneficial effect of Combination with Korean Red Ginseng, Gastrodia Rhizoma and Polygoni Multiflori on Cholesterol and Erectile Dysfunction in Hyperlipidemia rats  

Lee, Yun Jung (College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Kho, Min Chul (College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Tan, Rui (College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Jae Yun (College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Hwang, Jin Seok (College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Cha, Jeong Dan (Institute of JinAn Red Ginseng Korea)
Choi, Kyung Min (Institute of JinAn Red Ginseng Korea)
Kang, Dae Gill (College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
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The Korea Journal of Herbology / v.30, no.6, 2015 , pp. 69-75 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : This study was designed to investigate effects of the combination with Korean Red Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer), Gastrodia Rhizoma (Gastrodia elata Blume) and Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Polygonum multiflorum Thunberg) on metabolic disorders including cholesterol and erectile dysfunction in hyperlipidemia rats.Methods : Animals were divided into six groups; Control with normal diet, high fat/cholesterol-diet (HFCD), fluvastatin, Korean Red Ginseng treated (KRG), and the combination treated (Korean Red Ginseng, Gastrodia Rhizoma and Polygoni Multiflori Radix; 1:1:1 for KGP1 and 2:1:1 for KGP2). The experimental groups initially received HFCD for 10 weeks and then treated orally with fluvastatin, KRG, KGP1 and KGP2 during the final 6 weeks. Erectile function was determined by the measurements of intracavernosal pressure (ICP) and maximal arterial pressure (MAP) after electrical stimulation of the cavernosal nerve.Results : KGP2 decreased the level of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in the sera of HFCD rats without no changes of body weights. KRG, KGP1 and KGP2 decreased the level of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels except of fluvastatin, synthetic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. KRG, KGP1 and KGP2 significantly increased the ICP, ICP/MAP ratio, area under the curve (AUC) compared with those of normal rat. Morphometric analyses showed that KRG, KGP1 and KGP2 increased the volume of smooth muscle and the regular arrangement of collagen fibers in corpus cavernosum of HFCD rats. The penile expression of eNOS was increased by KRG, KGP1 and KGP2.Conclusions : Based on these results, we suggest that the combination with Korean Red Ginseng, Gastrodia Rhizoma and Polygoni Multiflori may improve hyperlipidemia through regulating the lipid profiles and erectile dysfunction in rats.
Keywords
Korean Red Ginseng; Gastrodia Rhizoma; Polygoni Multiflori; hyperlipidemia; erection;
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