title: Evaluation of the antiinflammatory hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of Lycium chinense from Taiwan.
abstract: The relationship between pharmacological and antioxidant activity of the roots, aerial parts and fruits gathered from Lycium chinense were investigated in this study. The extracts of L. chinense showed anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenan induced rat paw edema and CCl(4)-induced liver injury. Lycium chinense also exhibited antioxidant effects in FeCl(2)-ascorbic acid - induced lipid peroxidation in rat liver homogenates. Moreover, the free radical scavenger effect of L. chinense was demonstrated using electron spin resonance (ESR) and a spin-trapping technique. Based on these findings, the pharmacological of L. chinense possibly involves mechanisms related to free radical scavenger activity.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Nature-Products, Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.; National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yang