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- Title
Antioxidant Activity and Anti-Adipogenic Effects of Wild Herbs Mainly Cultivated in Korea.
- Authors
Young-Jun Lee; Dan-Bi Kim; Jong Seok Lee; Ju-Hyun Cho; Bong Kyun Kim; Hyeon-Son Choi; Boo-Yong Lee; Ok-Hwan Lee
- Abstract
Wild herbs, which are edible plants that grow in mountainous areas, have diverse biological effects such as anti-obesity and anti-cancer activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the total phenolic and flavonoid contents as well as the antioxidant activity of methanol extracts of Aster scaber, Ligularia fischeri, Kalopanax pictus, Codonopsis lanceolata, and Cirsium setidens and to assess their effects on lipid accumulation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production during adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells. The results revealed that among the five studied wild herb extracts, Ligularia fischeri showed the highest total phenolic contents (215.8 ± 14.2 mg GAE/g) and Aster scaber showed the highest total flavonoid content (103.9 ± 3.4 mg RE/g). Furthermore, Aster scaber and Ligularia fischeri extracts showed higher antioxidant activity than the other wild herbs. Regarding anti-adipogenic activity, the Cirsium setidens extract significantly inhibited lipid accumulation (~80%) and ROS production (~50%) during adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells compared with control cells. These results suggest that wild herbs could be used for the development of functional foods as well as health promoting and pharmaceutical agents.
- Subjects
KOREA; ANTIOXIDANTS; EDIBLE plants; HERBAL medicine; ANTIOBESITY agents; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; FLAVONOIDS
- Publication
Molecules, 2013, Vol 18, Issue 10, p12937
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules181012937