Antioxidant activity of stilbene glycoside from Polygonum multiflorum Thunb in vivo

Food chemistry 2007

Stilbene glycosides were isolated from the ethanol extract of the roots of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Two samples were obtained; a f...

An extract of Polygonum multiflorum protects against free radical damage induced by ultraviolet B irradiation of the skin

Brazilian journal of medical and biological research 2006

Over the last decades, the incidence of ultraviolet B (UVB)-related skin problems has been increasing. Damages induced by UVB radiatio...

Protective effect of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb on amyloid beta-peptide 25-35 induced cognitive deficits in mice

Journal of ethnopharmacology 2006

Amyloid beta protein (A beta) may be neurotoxic during the progression of Alzheimer`s disease by eliciting oxidative stress. This stud...

Reduction of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits and decrease of expressions of intracellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor in foam cells by a water-soluble fraction of Polygonum multiflorum

Journal of pharmacological sciences 2005

Polygonum multiflorum stilbeneglycoside (PMS) is a water-soluble fraction of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb., one of the most famous toni...

Neuroprotective effects of Polygonum multiflorum on nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration induced by paraquat and maneb in mice

Pharmacology biochemistry and behavior 2005

The neuroprotective effects of Polygonum multiflorum extract (PME) and its two fractions, ethanol-soluble PME (PME-I) and -insoluble P...

Astragalus mongholicus and Polygonum multiflorum`s protective function against cyclophosphamide inhibitory effect on thymus

American journal of chinese medicine 2004

The protective effects of two Chinese herbs, Astragalus mongholicus, Polygonum multiflorum and Astragalus mongholicus-Polygonum multif...

Polygonum multiflorum extracts improve cognitive performance in senescence accelerated mice

American journal of chinese medicine 2003

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Polygonum multiflorum (PM) Thunb. on the learning and memory ability in ...

Long-term administration of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. reduces cerebral ischemia-induced infarct volume in gerbils

American journal of chinese medicine 2003

Focal cerebral ischemia was produced by an occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 1, 3 and 24 hours in gerbils. Infarct volumes w...

Beneficial effects of different Polygonum multiflorum thunb. extracts on memory and hippocampus morphology

Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology 2002

Four groups of 1-mo-old male senescence-accelerated mice (SAMP 8) were fed Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (PM) extract for 18 wk to dete...

The radical scavenging effects of stilbene glucosides from Polygonum multiflorum

Archives of pharmacal research 2002

The extract of the root of Polygonum multiflorum exhibited a significant antioxidant activity assessed by the DPPH radical scavenging ...