title: [Comparison on the kidney nourishing and yang strengthening functions of three different species of herba Cistanches].
abstract: Oral administration of water extraction of three kinds of herba cistanches can increase the weight of young mice, prolong the duration of swimming and promote anoxia tolerance in mice. These water decoctions can also increase the body weight, the activities of SOD in serum and the lifespan of "Yang insufficient" model mice induced by administration of hydrocortisone acetate.
authors.affiliation: Second Military Medical University, Shanghai.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000188:drug therapy; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006454:Hemoglobins; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase