sanguisorba officinalis/inflammation

BACKGROUND Sanguisorba officinalis L. (SOL) is a perennial plant widely distributed in Asia, its roots are well-known as a traditional herbal medicine to treat burns, chronic intestinal infections, scalds, and inflammation in Korea. Also, the roots of SOL are used for treatment of many types of

BACKGROUND The main aim of this study is to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of forty four traditional Chinese medicinal herbal extracts and to examine these activities in relation to their antioxidant content. METHODS The antioxidant activities were investigated using DPPH

BACKGROUND Suqingwan (SQW), a traditional Chinese medicine used for treating ulcerative colitis (UC), is composed of 13 kinds of Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). According to TCM theory, we investigated whether a simplified prescription composed of the herbs with some functions, would have

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, and salt-processed Phellodendron amurense (CPE) and Sanguisorba officinalis Linne (SOE) are widely used as anti-inflammatory agents in Asia. Therefore, the present study investigated the efficacy of CPE, SOE, and CPE+SOE in the treatment of

Two new terpene glycosides (1-2) along with two known analogs (3-4) were obtained from the root of Sanguisorba officinalis, which is a common traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Their structures were elucidated by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electrospray

Sanguisorba officinalis L. was well known as a traditional herbal medicine to treat inflammation and allergic skin diseases. The aim of this research was to indentify compounds with anti-allergic inflammatory property. Twenty-five compounds (1-25) were isolated from S. officinalis including two new

Disturbed activation of autophagy is implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Accordingly, several autophagy-related genes have been identified as Crohn's disease susceptibility genes. We screened the autophagy activators from a library including 3,922 natural extracts using a

Sanguisorba officinalis L. (Rosaceae) is a perennial herbaceous plant and its roots have been used as an important astringent medicine in Eastern Asian countries over many thousand years. In this phytochemical research, 23 compounds (1-23) were isolated from the roots of S. officinalis. Their

The present review is part II in a series (part I focuses on Parkinson's Disease) that addresses the value of natural product chemistry in the discovery of medicines for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. Data reviewed document that a host of products from plant species and derivatives

The cytosolic phospholipase A2α(cPLA2α) is one of the potential targets for anti-inflammatory drugs, since this enzyme plays a key role in the inflammation processes seen in health disorders, like asthma, allergic reactions, arthritis and neuronal diseases. In this study, cPLA2α inhibition by 43

Neutrophil is accumulated by chemoattractants at inflammatory sites. In order to find a new substance to regulate the chemotaxis of neutrophil, we examined the effects of purified tannins and related compounds (33 species). Among those studied, sanguiin H-11, purified from the plant Sanguisorba

Ziyuglycoside II, one of the major effective ingredients of Sanguisorba officinalis L., had various pharmacological activities including anticancer, anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation, etc. Better understanding of the pharmacology and toxicology of ziyuglycoside II requires the detailed

In this study, skin cream containing ziyuglycoside I isolated from Sanguisorba officinalis was manufactured and examined the protective effects of the skin cream against UVB-induced hairless mice. UVB-induced hairless mice were topically treated with the skin cream once a day for 5 weeks.

Sanguisorba officinalis L. is known to have anti-inflammatory properties. However, the potential effects of S. officinalis against asthma have not been reported. In the present study, we investigated the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of S. officinalis in a murine ovalbumin

BACKGROUND P-selectin is a promising target for inflammatory-related diseases. Polysaccharides are the active ingredients of Sanguisorba officinalis L. (Rosaceae) responsible for its anti-inflammatory activities; however, the molecular mechanism is not clear yet. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the