Abstract:
PURPOSE: A composition containing extract and portions of southernwood wild plants as an active ingredient is provided to activate quinone reductase which is an indicator enzyme for preventing cancer and to activate an antioxidant response element by including extracts and portions of the southernwood wild plants including Adenocaulon himalaicum or Artemisia dubia. CONSTITUTION: A composition for preventing cancers contains extracts and portions of southernwood wild plants including Adenocaulon himalaicum and Artemisia dubia as an active ingredient. The extracts are obtained by extracting dried Adenocaulon himalaicum or Artemisia dubia using alcohol having a carbon number of 1-4 or a mixed solvent. The portions are n-hexane portions, ethylacetate portions, n-butanol portions, or water portions.
Abstract:
An agent for preventing and treating diabetes complication, and a health food are provided to inhibit the activity of the final sugar product and the aldose reductase. An agent for preventing and treating diabetes complication contains an extract of a lacquer tree (Rhus verniciflua) obtained by using water, an alcohol or their mixture as a solvent. Preferably the agent contains further an organic solvent fraction extracted by using an organic solvent. Preferably the organic solvent is n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate or n-butanol.
Abstract:
A method for extraction of tectoridin and tectorigenin from the rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis is provided to reduce the extraction time, improve the extraction yield and enhance environment and human affinity by using only water and ethanol as solvent under high temperature and high pressure. The tectoridin and tectorigenin are extracted from the rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis through SWE(subcritical water extraction) by heating the rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis in a mixed solvent containing water and 30-100 vol.% of ethanol to high temperature such as 80 deg. C or more, preferably 80-200 deg. C under high pressure condition such as 1-15 MPa.
Abstract:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising the extract of Cutleria cylindrical is provided to induce activity of quinone reductase, lead no an activity of phase 1 detoxification enzyme system but an activity of phase 2 detoxification enzyme system, inhibit cytotoxicity, and suppress increase carcinogenic and procarcinogenic materials and promote their release. A pharmaceutical composition for cancer chemoprevention comprises 0.001-99.9 wt.% of the extract of Cutleria cylindrical which is prepared by washing Cutleria cylindrical collected with water to remove foreign substances and salt, drying the Cutleria cylindrical, extracting the dried Cutleria cylindrical with solvent, preferably ethanol, filtering the extract of Cutleria cylindrical, and vacuum-concentrating and drying the filtered Cutleria cylindrical extract, and is formulated as powder, granule, tablet, capsule, suspension, emulsion, syrup, aerosol, ointment, cream, suppository or sterile injection solution, wherein the daily dosage of the Cutleria cylindrical extract is 0.001-1000 mg/kg.
Abstract:
A composition comprising an extract of Phyllostachys nigra MUNRO, a fraction thereof or a compound isolated from the fraction is provided to inhibit accumulation of sorbitol, a fundamental cause of nephropathy and neuropathy shown as diabetic complications, by inhibiting aldose reductase, thereby being used as a pharmaceutical composition or a health food for preventing diseases related to the diabetic complications. A method for isolating a compound from Phyllostachys nigra MUNRO comprises the steps of: (a) extracting the Phyllostachys nigra MUNRO with ethanol and filtering the extract; (b) concentrating and freeze-drying the filtrate to obtain an extract; (c) fractionating an ethylacetate layer from the extract using a separation funnel; and (d) subjecting the fraction to silica gel column chromatography using CH2Cl2-MeOH as a solvent to obtain orientin, luteolin 6-C-(6''-O-transcaffeoylglucoside), tricetin 3',4',5'-trimethyl ether 7-O-b-D-glucopyranoside, tricine, p-coumaric acid or cis-coumaric acid. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy or diabetic nephropathy comprises the obtained compound as an effective ingredient.