Antitussive activity comparison of three kinds of Stemonae Radix in Chinese Pharmacopoeia

OBJECTIVE: To compare the antitussive activity of three kinds of Stemonae Radix specified in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, including roots of Stemona sessilifolia, S. japonica and S. tuberosa.

METHOD: The antitussive activity was determined in mouse after cough induction by ammonia aerosol stimulation and the number of cough in 2 min were detected with codeine as positive control.

RESULT: All the decoctions, the total alkaloid fractions and non-alkaloid fractions of S. sessilifolia, S. japonica and three chemical types of S. tuberosa showed significant antitussive effect and exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition of coughing. The ED50 values showed that the antitussive activity strength for both total alkaloid fractions and the decoctions are: S. tuberosa (Type I) > S. sessilifolia > S. japonica. The total alkaloid fractions had more potent atitussive activity than the decoctions and non-alkaloid fractions. The antitussive activity strength for the three chemical types of S. tuberosa is: Type I > Type III > Type II. The samples from different producing areas for the same species of Stemonae Radix had no significant differences in antitussive activity. The result also showed that the honey-processed slice had much stronger antitussive activity than raw slice.

CONCLUSION: The antitussive efficacies of Stemonae Radix were influenced by chemical diversity both in same species and among different species, different fractions and processed method.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica - 34(2009), 23 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 3096-104

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Junping [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Yiqing [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Donghui [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Huanran [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Siran [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoqiu [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Shaoqing [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antitussive Agents
Comparative Study
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
English Abstract
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.04.2010

Date Revised 12.03.2010

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM195726405