title: Anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective activity of peh-hue-juwa-chi-cao in male rats.
abstract: Peh-hue-juwa-chi-cao (PHJCC) is a common commercial name for the herbal extract of either Hedyotis diffusa (HD), H. corymbosa (HC), or Mollugo pentaphylla (MP). The present study was carried out to investigate the anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective effects of these three extracts in rats. The results indicated that extracts of HC, HD and MP possess anti-inflammatory activity, and that MP has the greatest inhibition against carrageenan-induced paw edema. In the hepatoprotective study, results indicated that the three plant extracts significantly reduced the acute elevation of serum glutamate oxalate transaminase (sGOT) and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (sGPT) concentration, and alleviated the degree of liver damage 24 hours after the intraperitoneal administration of hepatotoxins.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lean-Teik
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Jenq-Jer
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D002351:Carrageenan; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D032064:Hedyotis; D008297:Male; D035704:Molluginaceae; D008517:Phytotherapy; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C473472:peh-hue-juwa-chi-cao; D002351:Carrageenan; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase