American cinnamon, Batavia cassia, Batavia cinnamon, breyne, cannelle (French), cannellier de Ceylan (French), cannellier de Chine (French), cassia, cassia bark, cassia cinnamon, cassia lignea, cassia rou gui, catechins, Ceylon cinnamon, Chinese cinnamon, chinesischer Zimt (German), chinesischer Zimtbaum (German), cinnamaldehyde, cinnamate, cinnamic acid, cinnamom--dhal chini, Cinnamomi cassiae...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Here, we examined the combined protective effects of Chinese herbal formula Si-Wu-Tang and Er-Miao-San on hyperuricemia and renal impairment in rats. METHODS Rats were randomly divided into normal rats, hyperuricemic rats, and hyperuricemic rats orally administrated with benzbrom...

Sini Tang, a Chinese traditional prescription containing three herbs, has been widely used for Yang-deficiency. Recent clinical studies have shown that Sini Tang could treat and improve depression symptoms, but the mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effect of Sini Tang remains unknown. In rats with chronic unpredictable stress (CUS), we examined the effects of Sini Tang on sucrose prefere...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE The herbal formulation, Gamiseunggal-Tang (G-Tang) has long been used for various allergic diseases. The mechanism of its action is largely unknown. We carried out this study to determine the effect of G-Tang on the mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reactions in vivo and in vitro murine models. METHODS In this study, the effects of G-Tang on the mast cell-mediated anaphyl...

Angiogenesis in cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) has rarely been investigated. The aim of this study was to determine the angiogenesis status of CCC and assess its relationship with angiogenic factors and clinicopathological characteristics. We examined 33 surgically resected CCC specimens. Tumor angiogenesis was assessed by microvessel density (MVD) using the anti-CD34 antibody, and the expre...

AIM To study the effect of Huangqi Jianzhong Tang in reducing fatigue improvement in athletes. METHODS Twelve athletes were randomly separated into a control group, whose members were administered with placebos, and the experimental group, whose members were administered with Huangqi Jianzhong Tang. During the eight weeks of the experiment, test subjects continued exercise as usual. Prelimina...

Objective: Explore the changes of Th1/Th2 cytokines with the treatment of Huang-Qin-Tang in dampheat type ulcerative colitis rat. Methods: A total of 90 SD rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group and Huang-QinTang group. Blank group were not given any drug intervention, while Huang-Qin-Tang group and model group were given high-fat high-sugar diet and trinitro-benzene-sulfonic ...

Background Anorexia occurs in about half of cancer patients and is associated with high mortality rate. However, safe and long-term use of anorexia treatment is still an unmet need. Objective The purpose of the present study was to examine the feasibility of Sipjeondaebo-tang (Juzen-taiho-to, Shi-Quan-Da-Bu-Tang) for cancer-related anorexia. Methods A total of 32 participants with cancer an...