Artemisia montana extracts

Table 12. (B) Effects of the extracts of Artemisia montana on serum TC, LPO, FFA and TG in rats fed peroxidized com oil for 1 week...

The dried herbs of some Artemisia species have been used for the treatment of inflammation, blood diseases caused by the disturbance of menses, haematemesis, haematuria, hemorrhoids and diarrhea in Chinese, Korean and Japanese traditional medicine. In Japan, A. princeps and A. montana are the main species used for these purposes. Chlorogenic acid, methyl chlorogenate, 3,5-di-(9-caffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-di-CJ-cafifeoylquinic acid and 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid were isolated from the leaf of A. montana, and these compounds can be called "caffeetaimins" "Fig. (31)". We found that these caffeetannins inhibited the ADP plus NADPH-induced lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes. [17] Furthermore, as shown in "Table (12) and Table (13)", the acetone extracts of A. montana reduced the elevations of LPO, GOT and (JOT in the serum of rats fed peroxidized oil for 7 days. Caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid also inhibited the elevation of serum TG, LPO, TC, GOT and GPT "Table (14) and Table (15)". 

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