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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2019.29.9.1023

Detection of Estrogen-like Activities of Hydrothermal and Ethanol Extracts of Oriental Medicines  

Lee, Dong-Geun (Major in Pharmaceutical Engineering, Division of Bioindustry, Silla University)
Jo, Jung-Kwon (Department of Bioscience, Graduate School, Silla University)
Lee, Sang-Hyeon (Major in Pharmaceutical Engineering, Division of Bioindustry, Silla University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.29, no.9, 2019 , pp. 1023-1026 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the estrogen-like activities of eight oriental medicines, including red ginseng, fenugreek, and dandelion. Hot water and ethanol extracts were prepared from Cervus nippon temminck (Nokgaksang), Cynanchum wilfordii (Baeksuo), Lespedeza cuneata (Yagwanmun), Panax ginseng (red ginseng), Smilax china (Toryeong), Taraxacum platycarpum (Mindeulre, dandelion), Tribulus terresteis (Namgase), and Trigonella foenum-graecum (Horopa, fenugreek). Then, estrogen-like activities were verified by the in vitro transcriptional activity assay. The extracts showing estrogen-like activities were red ginseng, Baeksuo, fenugreek, Yagwanmun, and dandelion in the ethanol extracts, and red ginseng, fenugreek, and Baeksuo in the hydrothermal extracts. Red ginseng extract showed a higher activity than the standard $10^{-8}M$ $17{\beta}$-estradiol in both the hydrothermal and ethanol extract at $500{\mu}g/ml$, while the $50{\mu}g/ml$ of the red ginseng ethanol extract and the $500{\mu}g/ml$ of the Baeksuo hydrothermal extract showed estradiol activities between $10^{-9}$ and $10^{-8}M$ $17{\beta}$-estradiol. This shows that it would be possible to contribute to the development of functional materials using red ginseng, Baeksuo, fenugreek, and dandelion.
Keywords
Estrogen-like activities; in vitro transcriptional activity; oriental medicine;
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