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Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions between herbs andwestern drugs

  • Lee, Ju-Young
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.207-214
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    • 2008
  • In recent years, the combined use of Herbal medicines and Western drugs has been increasing. Though certain problems may occur when both types of medicines are taken together, they havenot been adequately analyzed. It was reported that anticoagulation was enhanced in addition tobleeding when patients took long-term warfarin therapy in combination with Salvia miltiorrhiza(danshen), and laxative herbs accelerate intestinal transit and interfere with the absorption. Herbal constituents, curcumin, ginsenosides, piperine, catechins and silymarin were found to beinhibitors of P-glycoprotein. St John's wort induces the intestinal expression of P-glycoprotein. Anthraquinone, quercetin and coumarins were found to be a potent inhibitor of P-450. Glycyrrhizin or liquorice extracts, Garlic and St John's wort are a potent inducer of CYP3A4. This review provides a critical overview of interactions between herbal medicines and other drugs. Hence, it is necessary to study the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions of many herbal medicines between western drugs.

Effects of CPs (Combined Preparations) of Radix Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Radix Notoginseng, and Borneolum on Hyperlipidemia (CPs(단삼, 삼칠, 빙편 복합제)가 고지혈증에 미치는 영향)

  • 이건목;이길숭
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.22-32
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    • 2004
  • Objectives: In order to determine the effect of CPs, experimental studies were performed in hyperlipidemia humans. The contents of serum total cholesterol, TG (triglyceride), LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, AST/ALT and BUN/creatinine were measured. Methods: We made a comparative study of total cholesterol, TG (triglyceride), LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, AST/ALT and BUN/creatinine during one month off and on for twenty patients with hyperlipidemia who visited Gunpo Oriental Medical Center of Wonkwang University from December 2002 to July 2003. Results: The following result were obtained: 1. The serum TG and total cholesterol of patients who took CPs for one month showed significant (p<0.01) decrease. 2. The serum HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol of patients who took CPs for one month showed significantly increase in HDL, and decrease in LDL (p<0.05). 3. The serum AST/ALT and BUN/creatinine of patients who took CPs for one month showed no significant effects. Conclusions: According to the results mentioned above, the effects of CPs on serum triglyceride and total cholesterol of hyperlipidemia patients were significantly confirmed for decreasing effects.

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Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Inhibitors from the Fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa and the Root of Salvia miltiorrhiza

  • Ko, Jeong-Suk;Chung, Mi-Yeon;Ryu , Shi-Young;Kang, Jong-Seong;Rho, Mun-Chual;Lee, Hyun-Sun;Kim, Young-Kook
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.375.4-376
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    • 2002
  • Acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) is a key enzyme involved in triacylglycerol synthesis. Too much accumulation of triacylglycerol in certain organs and tissues of the body causes high risk conditions of fatty liver. obesity and hypertriglyceridemia. leading to serious diseases of atherosclerosis. Therefore, DGAT inhibition may be worthwhile strategy for the treatment of triglyceride metabolism disorders. such as obesity or hypertriglyceridemia. (omitted)

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Screening of Potential Inhibitors of Platelet Aggregation from Plant Sources(II) (혈소판 응집 억제 작용 생약의 검색(II))

  • YunChoi, Hye-Sook;Kim, Jae-Hoon;Lee, Jong-Ran
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.19-22
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    • 1986
  • As a continuation of the previous work, a second group of sixty solvent fractions prepared from twenty plant species were screened for their inhibitory effects on adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)-, arachidonic acid (AA)- or collagen-induced rat platelet aggregation. The results suggested that five plant species including Angelica koreana, Cassia obtusifolia, Gastrodia elata, Paeonia lactiflora and Salvia miltiorrhiza are potential sources of inhibitors of platelet aggregation.

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