title: [Study on the effect of extract of Chinese chive seed in warming kidney and enhancing yang].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effect of extract from Chinese chive seed in warming kidney and enhancing yang.
  
  
  METHODS
  The influence of extract from Chinese chive seed on the erection of penis of was investigated in adult male rats with experimental insufficiency of the kidney-yang produced by both removal of double spermaries and high dose of hydrocortisone.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The extract of Chinese chive seed enhanced the responsiveness of the penis of emasculate rats to outside stimulus, promoted the resistance of the emasculated rats to cold and tiredness and increased autonomous activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The extract of Chinese chive seed has the effect of warming kidney and enhancing yang.
authors.affiliation: Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China. chyw.hf@163.com
authors.forename: Cheng-yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Shuang-ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Gui
authors.forename: Shu-jing
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D027782:Chive / Q000737:chemistry; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000517:prevention & control; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000187:drug effects; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006854:Hydrocortisone