An antioxidant phytotherapy to rescue neuronal oxidative stress.

Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of ischemic neuronal injury. A Chinese herbal formula composed of Poria cocos (Chinese name: Fu Ling), Atractylodes macrocephala (Chinese name: Bai Zhu) and Angelica sinensis (Chinese names: Danggui, Dong quai, Donggui; Korean name: Danggwi) (FBD), has been proved to be beneficial in the treatment of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R).This study was carried out to evaluate the protective effect of FBD against neuronal oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro.

[Study on microwave-assisted extraction technology for active ingredients in different parts of traditional Chinese medicine].

Objective: To study the optimization process of microwave-assisted extraction for active ingredients in different parts of TMC.

Method: Using the uniform design, the optimization processes of microwave-assisted extraction for Flavonoids and Paneonolum in Bidens and Cortex Moutan were gained.

Result: The optimization process of extraction for Flavonoids in Bidens can be described as following: microwave power was 850 W, radiation time was 30 min, solvent concentration was 40%, solvent volume was 13 times as the proportion of raw material, and dipping time was 60 min.

Separation and purification of verticine and verticinone from Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii by high-speed counter-current chromatography coupled with evaporative light scattering detection.

High-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) coupled with evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) was successfully applied to preparative separation and purification of verticine and verticinone from crude extracts of Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii by a one-step separation, using chloroform-ethanol-0.2mol L(-1) hydrochloric acid (3:2:2, v/v/v) as a solvent system. HPLC analysis of the fractions collected on the preparative HSCCC of 200mg of crude extracts showed that the purity of verticine (25.

Preparative separation and purification of deoxyschisandrin and gamma-schisandrin from Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill by high-speed counter-current chromatography.

High-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was successfully applied to the preparative separation and purification of deoxyschisandrin and gamma-schisandrin from the crude petroleum ether extracts of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. The optimum solvent system composed of n-hexane-methanol-water (35:30:3, v/v) led to the successful preparation of deoxyschisandrin and gamma-schisandrin.