Enhancement of ATP generation capacity, antioxidant activity and immunomodulatory activities by Chinese Yang and Yin tonifying herbs

Table 1 Effect of Yang and Yin tonifying herbs on myocardial ATP generation capacity in mice ex vivo

Herbs	ATP generation (% control)	Herbs	ATP generation (% control)
Yang herbs		Yin herbs
Cortex Eucommiae	157 ± 11.2 *	Semen Prinsepiae	95.5 ± 12.1
Herba Cistanches	191 ± 3.20 **	Fructus Ligustri	101 ± 5.00
Herba Cynomorii	230 ± 17.3 **	Rhizoma Polygonati	102 ± 4.53
Rhizoma Curculiginis	149 ± 38.0	Radix Asparagi	98.2 ± 9.92
Herba Epimedii	130 ± 7.51 *	Radix Ophiopogonii	102 ± 8.51
Radix Dipsaci	120 ± 19.7	Radix Oryzae	85.0 ± 7.43
Rhizoma Drynariae	154 ± 14.6 *	Herba Dendrobii	82.7 ± 0.92 *
Fructus Psoraleae	175 ± 13.4 *	Herba Ecliptae	80.3 ± 7.05 *
Semen Cuscutae	222 ± 2.12 **
Radix Morindae	142 ± 19.3
Semen Allii	133 ± 35.8

Mice were pretreated with herbal extracts at daily doses of 1 g/kg for 3 days. The mean value of myocardial ATP generation capacity in unpretreated mice was 147 ± 17.6 (S.D.) nmol ATP/mg protein/10 min, (n = 6). * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01, Student's t test

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