title: Antioxidant effect of tianwang buxin pills a traditional chinese medicine formula: double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their derivatives play important roles in the development of diseases such as, cardiovascular disease, ischemic disease, and aging. Much effort has been devoted to finding both an effective and non-toxic antioxidant traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbal formula. Tianwang Buxin Pills (TBPs) have been used in TCM to treat mild cognitive impairment and palpitations. Recently, research has revealed that TBPs are effective against oxidative stress and psychological stress in experimental studies. However, randomized controlled trials (RCT) are rare. This study was conducted to assess the antioxidative and anti-stress effects of TBPs by analyzing (determination) reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs test) of the blood, the stress response inventory (SRI), and the Korean version of the WHO Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version (WHOQOL-BREF) in 39 healthy volunteers (Placebo group = 20, TBPs group = 19) before and after oral administration of TBPs for 4 weeks. However, d-ROMs test, SRI, and WHOQOL-BREF values did not differ significantly between the two groups. These results indicate that TBPs do not effectively restrain ROS or their derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of East-West Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Gyeong Taek
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Gim
authors.forename: Hyung-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jiyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jongwoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wei-Wan
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Whang
authors.forename: Seung-Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D010919:Placebos; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010919:Placebos; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C532371:tianwang buxinwan