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- Title
An experimental study on providing a scientific evidence for seven-time alcohol-steaming of Rhei Rhizoma when clinically used.
- Authors
Yeomoon Sim; Hyein Oh; Dal-Seok Oh; Namkwon Kim; Pil Sung Gu; Jin Gyu Choi; Hyo Geun Kim; Tong Ho Kang; Myung Sook Oh
- Abstract
Background: Rhei Rhizoma (RR) has been widely used as laxative and processed to alter its therapeutic actions or reduce its side effects. In this study, we evaluated experimentally the clinical application guideline that RR should be alcohol-steamed seven times before being used in elderly patients, as described in Dongeuibogam, the most famous book on Korean traditional medicine. Methods: Unprocessed RR (RR-U) was soaked in rice wine, steamed and then fully dried (RR-P1). The process was repeated four (RR-P4) or seven times (RR-P7). Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography was used to determine the RR-U, RR-P1, RR-P4 and RR-P7 (RRs) constituents. To evaluate the effect of RRs on liver toxicity, human hepatoma cells (HepG2) were treated with RRs at 100 µg/mL for 4 h and then cell viabilities were measured using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide method. To confirm the effects in vivo, 5-week-old male Sprague--Dawley rats were treated with RRs at 3 g/kg/day for 21 days. Body weight and serum biochemical parameters were measured and liver histology was assessed. Results: The levels of sennosides decreased in processed RRs in an iteration-dependent manner, while the emodin level was unaffected. In HepG2 cells, cell viability was reduced with RR-U, while the toxicity decreased according to the number of processing cycles. The changes in body weight, relative liver weight and liver enzymes of RR-U-treated rats were reduced in processed RRs-treated rats. Histopathological analysis indicated swelling and cholestasis improved following seven times alcohol-steaming cycles. Conclusions: These results provide experimental evidence that RR-P7 almost completely reduces RR hepatotoxicity.
- Subjects
LIVER; ELDER care; ANIMAL experimentation; BIOPHYSICS; BODY weight; CELL culture; ETHANOL; HEPATOTOXICOLOGY; HIGH performance liquid chromatography; RESEARCH methodology; ASIAN medicine; MOLECULAR structure; RATS; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; PLANT stems; WINES; PLANT extracts; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; IN vitro studies; ONE-way analysis of variance; ANATOMY
- Publication
BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2015, Vol 15, p1
- ISSN
1472-6882
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12906-015-0922-y