Wuzi Yanzong prescription from Traditional Chinese Medicine for male infertility: a narrative review.

Wuzi Yanzong prescription (WYP), as a classical prescription for male infertility with kidney essence deficiency, is composed of Gouqizi (), Tusizi (), Wuweizi (), Fupenzi () and Cheqianzi (). It has been used for hundreds of years in the treatment of male infertility, known as "the first prescription of ancient and modern seeds", with convincing clinical evidence. At present, more than 100 chemical compounds have been isolated from WYP, including polysaccharide, fatty acids, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, organic acids, alkaloids, terpenoids, etc.

MAPK Cascade Signaling Is Involved in α-MMC Induced Growth Inhibition of Multiple Myeloma MM.1S Cells via G2 Arrest and Mitochondrial-Pathway-Dependent Apoptosis In Vitro.

Multiple myeloma is a hematological malignancy characterized by the unrestricted proliferation of plasma cells that secrete monoclonal immunoglobulins in the bone marrow. Alpha-momorcharin (α-MMC) is a type I ribosome-inactivating protein extracted from the seeds of the edible plant L., which has a variety of biological activities.

Curcumae Radix: a review of its botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology.

Objectives: Curcumae Radix, the medicinal part is radix, commonly called as Yujin (Chinese:), is a widely used traditional Chinese medicine for its high medicinal value and health benefits. Curcumae Radix has been used to treat conditions such as syndrome of heat disease and unconsciousness, epilepsy and internal stagnation of phlegm, qi stagnation and blood stasis, dysmenorrhoea, jaundice, cholelithiasis caused by dampness heat of liver and gallbladder. This review aims to summarize the botany, traditional usages, processing, phytochemistry, quality control, pharmacology and toxicology of Curcumae Radix to better understand its therapeutic potential.

Study on Quality Standards and Hepatoprotective Effect of Radix.

Radix (Lüsiyujin) is a mainstream variety of Curcumae Radix cultivated in Sichuan for more than 900 years, but its broader utility is limited by a lack of quality control and pharmacodynamic research. We used the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, 2015 edition, to guide the determination of germacrone and furanodienone content in extracts. We established an animal model of Qi stagnation and blood stasis in a clinical context.

[Study on effect of different processing methods on chemical components of Chuanxiong Rhizoma].

To determine the content of extracts in different processed products of Chuanxiong Rhizoma and the content of chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid, senkyunolide Ⅰ, coniferyl ferulate, senkyunolide A and ligustilide, in order to study the effect of different proces-sing methods on the alcohol-soluble extract and the content of six ingredients of Chuanxiong Rhizoma. The extract was determined according to the alcohol-soluble extract determination method set forth in item 2201 of the 2020 Chinese Pharmacopoeia Ⅳ; the content was determined by using Agilent TC-C_(18) column(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) for gradient elution, with acetonitrile(A)-0.

Different Processed Products of Curcumae Radix Regulate Pain-Related Substances in a Rat Model of Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis.

Background: Curcumae blood Radix (Yujin) has been widely used to treat Qi stagnation and stasis in TCM. According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the tuberous roots of L. (i.

Flexibly designed spoof surface plasmon waveguide array for topological zero-mode realization.

We propose a flexibly designed photonic system based on ultrathin corrugated metallic "H-bar" waveguide that supports spoof surface plasmon polariton (SPP) at microwave frequencies. Five designs were presented, in order to demonstrate flexibility according to varying height, period, core width, rotation, and shifting on the "H-bar" unit of the waveguide. The propagation constant between two hybrid designs of period and height structure was then shown in order to study the coupling effect.