Modified effect of modified danshou decoction on teratogenicity of bisphenol A intoxicated pregnant rats / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the protective effect of modified danshou decoction (MDD) on teratogenicity of bisphenol A intoxicated pregnant rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-four successfully mated rats were randomly divided into 4 groups, 10 in the blank group and 10 in the model group, 12 in the MDD group and 12 in the positive control group. Bisphenol A (BPA) at the dose of 600 mg/kg was given to rats by gastrogavage in the latter three groups from the 1st day of mating to the 20th day, while the soybean oil was given to rats by gastrogavage in the blank group. No intervention was given to rats in the model group, but the normal saline, MDD condensed decoction, and shoutai pill (STP) condensed decoction was respectively given to rats in the rest three groups during the experimental period. All rats were sacrificed by the 20th pregnancy day.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the model group, the body weight of pregnant rats and fetal rats, body length and tail length of the fetal rats significantly increased in the MDD group (P < 0.05). But the effect of MDD was superior to that of STP (P < 0.05). Moreover, the teratogenic rate was significantly lowered in the MDD group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>MDD could promote the weight gaining of pregnant rats and fetal rats, improve the body length and tail length of fetal rats, and lower the teratogenic rate in fetal mice.</p>

Analysis of adverse effects of cinnabar / 中国中药杂志

This article made a brief analysis of clinical adverse effects of cinnabar. Except for allergic reaction, almost all the adverse events of cinnabar were caused by unreasonable application. The majority of the poisoning cases were associated with excessive and/or long-term dosage, and improper preparation methods, such as decocting, heating or fumigating. Children showed to be prone to poisoning. The poisoning caused by unreasonable use of cinnabar should be considered to be drug alert, but not advert effect. And the toxicity of cinnabar could be avoided by normalizing the preparation method, controlling the dosage and duration.