Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical Implications
Herba Epimedii is a Chinese herbal medicine with proven efficacy in treating cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis, and in improving sexual and neurological functions. This efficacy is found to be related to the potent anti-oxidative ability of Herba Epimedii and its flavonoid components, with ic...
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| author | Ho Pan Cheung Tzi Bun Ng Chris Lok Yin Cheng Stephen Cho Wing Sze Yao Tong |
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| description | Herba Epimedii is a Chinese herbal medicine with proven efficacy in treating cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis, and in improving sexual and neurological functions. This efficacy is found to be related to the potent anti-oxidative ability of Herba Epimedii and its flavonoid components, with icarrin as the main effective constituent, along with polysaccharides and vitamin C. These ingredients have been proven to be effective against oxidative-stress related pathologies (cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and inflammation) in animal rodent models and in vitro studies. Their anti-oxidative properties are found to be related to an inductive effect on endogenous free-radical scavenging enzymes such as catalase and glutathione peroxidase and the inherent electron-donating ability of flavonoids. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-909d7f0a43674345b164e86e322942972022-12-22T03:28:30ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492010-11-0115117861787010.3390/molecules15117861Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical ImplicationsHo Pan CheungTzi Bun NgChris Lok Yin ChengStephen Cho Wing SzeYao TongHerba Epimedii is a Chinese herbal medicine with proven efficacy in treating cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis, and in improving sexual and neurological functions. This efficacy is found to be related to the potent anti-oxidative ability of Herba Epimedii and its flavonoid components, with icarrin as the main effective constituent, along with polysaccharides and vitamin C. These ingredients have been proven to be effective against oxidative-stress related pathologies (cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and inflammation) in animal rodent models and in vitro studies. Their anti-oxidative properties are found to be related to an inductive effect on endogenous free-radical scavenging enzymes such as catalase and glutathione peroxidase and the inherent electron-donating ability of flavonoids.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/11/7861/Herba Epimediiicarrinanti-oxidantflavonoidspolysaccharidesvitamin C |
| spellingShingle | Ho Pan Cheung Tzi Bun Ng Chris Lok Yin Cheng Stephen Cho Wing Sze Yao Tong Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical Implications Molecules Herba Epimedii icarrin anti-oxidant flavonoids polysaccharides vitamin C |
| title | Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical Implications |
| title_full | Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical Implications |
| title_fullStr | Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical Implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical Implications |
| title_short | Herba Epimedii: Anti-Oxidative Properties and Its Medical Implications |
| title_sort | herba epimedii anti oxidative properties and its medical implications |
| topic | Herba Epimedii icarrin anti-oxidant flavonoids polysaccharides vitamin C |
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