Phytochemical investigation on the leaves of led to the isolation of two new abietane diterpenoids, raserranes A () and B (), and four known phenylpropanoids (-). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic data. Compound represented the rare examples of abietane diterpenoids featuring a 16-methoxycarbonyl group.
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August 2008
Objective: To observe the effects of puerarin on ADRP gene mRNA expression in fatty tissue of type 2 diabetes mellitus rats (T2DM).
Method: Wiastar rats of T2DM model were made by feeding with high glucose and fat diet and injecting with small dose of streptozocin (25 mg x kg(-1)). 40 model rats were randomly divided into model control group and three puerarin groups (40, 80, 160 mg x kg(-1)), another 10 rats were selected as normal control group.
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November 2007
Objective: To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of electric acupuncture (EA) at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) on insomnia.
Methods: Two hundred and seventy-six patients were randomly assigned to 2 groups, 138 in each group, the EA group treated with EA at Sishencong, and the control group with oral administration of Tianmeng Capsule. The treatment course for both groups was 3 weeks.