Comparison of identification and medicinal progress of Hedyotis diffusa and H. corymbosa / 中草药

Hedyotis diffusa and H. corymbosa belong to the genus Hedyotis Linn. in family Rubiaceae. They shared similar heat-clearing and toxin-resolving effects and pharmacological activities, such as anti-cancer activity, and H. diffusa is frequently adulterated or substituted by H. corymbosa in clinical application. But whether they can completely replace with each other or whether the therapeutic effect could be changed after the substitution, is still a problem needs to be resolved. Therefore, the two herbs were compared in terms of the textual research, medical history, mixed use, commercial medicine status, macro-characters, micro-characteristic, chemical compositions and pharmacologic activities, and found that they shared similar macro-characters and micro-characteristic but were obviously different in chemical composition and pharmacologic activities, and now they could be identified quickly and accurately by molecular identification method. Therefore, we suggest that they should be used as two different medicinal materials at this stage.

Anti-hepatotoxic potential of Hedyotis corymbosa against D-galactosamine-induced hepatopathy in experimental rodents

Objective: To evaluate hepatoprotective potential of the methanolic extract of Hedyotis corymbosa against D-galactosamine-induced hepatopathy in experimental animals. Methods: In the present study, in- vivo hepatoprotective effect of 50% methanolic extract of Hedyotis corymbosa (HCE, 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight) was evaluated using experimental models D-Galactosamine (D-GalN) (200 mg/kg, body weight i.p.) induced hepatotoxicity in experimental animals. The hepatoprotective activity was assessed using various biochemical parameters like aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatise (ALP), γ-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT) and total bilirubin. Meanwhile, in vivo antioxidant activities as lipid peroxidation (LPO), reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were screened along with histopathological studies. Results: Obtained results demonstrated that the treatment with HCE signi-cantly (P<0.05-P<0.001) and dose-dependently prevented chemically induced increase in serum levels of hepatic enzymes. Furthermore, HCE signi-cantly (up to P<0.001) reduced the lipid peroxidation in the liver tissue and restored activities of defence antioxidant enzymes GSH, SOD and catalase towards normal levels. Histopathology of the liver tissue showed that HCE attenuated the hepatocellular necrosis and led to reduction of in ammatory cells in-ltration. Conclusions: The results of this study strongly indicate the protective effect of HCE against acute liver injury which may be attributed to its hepatoprotective activity, and there by scienti-cally support its traditional use.

In vitro antioxidant activity of Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam. aerial parts.

The methanolic extract of the aerial part of Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam. (Rubiaceae) was screened for antioxidant activity using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydroxyl (DPPH) quenching assay, 2,2’-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) cation decolorization test, ferric reducing power (FRP), scavenging capacity towards hydroxyl ion (OH·) radicals and nitric oxide (NO) radical inhibition activity using established assay procedures. Total phenolics and total flavonoid contents were also determined. The plant yielded 210 mg gallic acid equivalent/100 g phenolic content and 55 mg quercetin equivalent/100 g flavonoid content. The extract exhibited high antiradical activity against DPPH, ABTS, nitric oxide and hydroxyl radicals with EC50 value of 82, 150, 130, and 170 µg/ml, respectively. The FRP increased with increasing concentration of the sample. The antioxidant activity of the extract was comparable with that of the standard butylated hydroxyl toluene (BHT). High correlation between total phenolic/flavonoid contents and scavenging potential of different reactive oxygen species (R2 = 0.785-0.998) indicated the polyphenols as the main antioxidants.

Determination of Oleanolic Acid and Ursolic Acid in Hedyotis corymbosa by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis with High Frequency Conductivity Detection / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the determination of Oleanolic acid and Ursolic acid isomers in Hedyotis corymbosa.METHODS: Capillary zone electrophoresis with high frequency conductivity detection was adopted.The separation of sample was performed on an uncoated fused silica capillary(55 cm?75 ?m ID) at an effective length of 50 cm.1.2 mmol?L-1 Triethylamine(TEA)-HCl(pH10.0) buffer containing 0.24 mmol?L-1 ?-cyclodextrin was selected for the running buffer solution.The voltage applied was 12.5 kV and the sample was injected by gravity for 10 s at a height of 20 cm.Brufen was used as internal standard.RESULTS: The linear ranges for Oleanolic acid and Ursolic acid were 3.9～39.0 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 1) and 20.0～140.0 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 0),respectively,and their average recovery rates were 96.5% and 96.0% respectively and RSD were 1.98% and 1.09%,respectively(n=6).CONCLUSION:It was proved that the method was simple,accurate,rapid and reproducible,and applicable for the quality control of Hedyotis corymbosa.

Determination of two species “c? lu?i r?n” (Hedyotis corymbosa (L)) and “Lu?i r?n hoa tr?ng” (Hedyotis diffusa willd) in Vietnam

“Cỏ lưỡi rắn” (Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) and “lưỡi rắn hoa trắng” or “bạch hoa xà thiệt thảo” (Hedyotis diffusa Willd) are two different species. Both of them grow wildly in Viet nam. According to Viet nam traditional medicine, the species are used to make drug. They have antipyretic, detoxication effects, used in the treatment of inflammation and lesions induced by venomous bitten. Recently, the researchers determined active element in two species as ursolic acid, oleanolic acid and geniprosidic acid. These active ingredients have effect of tumor inhibition (in vivo and in vitro). In China, Hedyotis diffusa Willd was used to treat cancer

Chemical constituents of Hedyotis corymbosa / 中草药

Objective To investigate the chemical constituents in the whole plant of Hedyotis corymbosa.Methods The compounds were isolated by column chromatography,pre-TLC,and recrystallization.Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.Results Thirteen compounds were isolated and identified as(+)-lyoniresinol-3?-O-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅰ),quercetin(Ⅱ),esculetin(Ⅲ),scopoletin(Ⅳ),hedyotiscone A(Ⅴ),p-hydroxybenzoic acid(Ⅵ),protocatechuic acid(Ⅶ),vanillic acid(Ⅷ),syringic acid(Ⅸ),(+)-vomifoliol(Ⅹ),(-)-dihydrovomifoliol(Ⅺ),S-(+)-dehydrovomifoliol(ⅩⅡ),and alizarin 1-methyl ether(ⅩⅢ),respectively.Conclusion Compounds Ⅰ—ⅩⅢ are isolated from this plant for the first time.