title: [Anti-inflammatory and immunologic actions of buyang huanwu tang].
abstract: Orally administered with Buyang Huanwu Tang (BHT) markedly inhibited swelling of mice's ear induced by xylene and significantly depressed the increase of capillary permeability induced by acetic acid in mice. The carrageenin induced edema of hind paws and the proliferation of granuloma induced by subcutaneous implantation of plastic ring in rats were inhibited by BHT. The results indicated that BHT possessed a marked anti-acute and chronic inflammatory effects. The weights of spleen and thymus, and clearance rate of charcoal particles by intravenous in mice could be increased by oral administration of BHT. It markedly promoted phagocytosis of the peritoneal macrophages of mice and hemolysin reaction. The above data revealed that anti-inflammatory effect of BHT could relatively improve immunological functions.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal