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Abstract Herba Cistanche (Cistanche species) in Traditional Chinese Medicine is used for the treatment of several diseases and symptoms, to include pain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of the hydroethanol extract of Cistanche salsa (C.A.Mey.) Beck, Orobanchaceae, stolons in animal models of pain. Chemical composition of Herba Cistanche was analyzed by HPLC-UV. Mice Swiss Webster (25-30 g, n = 6) were orally pre-treated with Herba Cistanche (10, 30 or 100 mg/kg) and evaluated in the formalin test and in the capsaicin- or glutamate-induced licking response. Kazakh Herba Cistanche is composed mainly by phenylpropanoid glycosides, from which echinacoside, acteoside and tubuloside B are the main constituents. When Herba Cistanche was administered to mice it had an effect in both phases of the formalin test (77% activity at 30 mg/kg for phase 1 and 62% activity at 100 mg/kg for phase 2) suggesting analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. Kazakh Herba Cistanche was able to reduce the animals licking time after injection of glutamate (81% reduction at 30 mg/kg) and capsaicin (81% reduction at 100 mg/kg). We conclude that phenolics present in the hydroethanol extract of C. salsa could be responsible for its pharmacological profile. In order to source a good quality raw material for Traditional Chinese Medicine we recommended this Kazakh species to be standardized using echinacoside and acteoside as markers.
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Objective To prepare Herba Cistanche enteric release microspheres, optimize the preparation process and study the releasing characteristics of microspheres in vitro.Methods Ion gelatin-oven drying method was used to prepare Herba Cistanche enteric microspheres.The preparation process was optimized with the aid of a Box-Behnken design.Results The optimal preparation condition was 36.33 mg/ml of sodium alginate, 10.82 mg/ml of calcium chloride and 10.93 mg/ml of chitosan.Conclusion This technology is repeatable and feasible.The microspheres have high entrapment efficiency and good sustained release characteristics.
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Herba Cistanche includes a variety of chemical constituents, such as phenylethanoid glycosides, iridoid glycosides and so on. Its effective constituents can inhibit the neuronal apoptosis, reduce ischemic brain injury, treat Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, and improve the function of learning and memory. Its effective constituents play an important role in nervous system, which has received more and more attention of scholars both at home and abroad. This article reviewed the effects of effective constituents in Herba Cistanche on nervous system.
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Object To study the difference of phenylethanoid glycoside between the cultured cells of Cistanche salsa (C. A. Mey.) Benth. et Hook. f. and Herba Cistanche. Methods Making comparison by means of FTIR and HPLC technique. Results Using the FTIR technique, the infrared spectrum of cutured cell of C. salsa was similar to that of native Herba Cistanche at a certain extent. The HPLC analysis indicated that the main chemical constituents in cultured cells of C. salsa were similar to that of native Herba Cistanche while considerable difference of constituents was found between them. Conclusion On the whole, there are much more constituents in the cultured cells of C. salsa comparing with the native Herba Cistanche. The content of echinacoside and acteoside in the cultured cells is much higher than that in the native Herba Cistanche.