Bupleurum falcatum

A few examples of pure arabinans with effect in the complement system have been isolated from, for example, the fruits of Ziziphus jujuba (a-2,5-arabinofuranan) and from the roots of Bupleurum falcatum (Q -3,5-arabino-furanan-Q -l,4-glucan complex) [12,13]. 

Figure 6 from Carbohydrate Research, vol 311, Sakurai MH, Kiyohara H, Matsumoto T, TsumurayaY, Hashimoto Y, Yamada H (1998) Characterization of antigenic epitopes in anti-ulcer pectic polysaccharides from Bupleurum falcatum L. using several carbohy-drases. p 219-p229, all with permission from Elsevier... 

Allium cepa) [5], kiwi frait Actinidia deliciosa) [6], Bupleurum falcatum roots [7] and Arabidopsis thaliana [8]. 

Saudi Arabia. Hot water extract of the dried rhizome is taken orally as a stomachic, a diuretic, a carminative, and an antiemetic and used externally as an antiseptic, anesthetic, and astringent . South Korea. Hot water extract of the dried rhizome is taken orally as an abortifa-cient . Hot water extract of the rhizome, together with Bupleurum falcatum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Panax ginseng, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Zizyphusjujuha, and Pinellia tuberosa, is taken orally for tonsillitis, otitis media, tuberculosis, common cold, liver disorders, chills, fevers, and chest pains . 

Alanine aminotransferase inhibition. Decoction of dried rhizome, taken orally by human adults of both sexes at a dose of 7.5 g/day for 6 months, was active on 80 patients with hepatitis B antigen-positive chronic hepatitis. The study was conducted with a prescription that consists of B.upku-rum falcatum Bupleurum falcatum (Rt), Scutellaria baicalensis Scutellaria baicalensis (Rt), Pinellia ternata (Tu), Zizyphus jujuba (Fr), Panax ginseng (Rt), and Glycyrrhiza glabra (Rh) . 

Degranulation inhibition. Hot water extract of the rhizome, in cell culture at a concentration of 0.1 mg/mL, was active vs compound 48/40-induced degranulation of mast cells. A mixture of Bupleurum falcatum, Pinellia ternata, Poria cocos, Scutellaria bai-... 

Hot water extract of the rhizome, administered by gastric intubation to mice at a dose of 600 mg/kg, was inactive on LEUK-L1210. The preparation used also contained Bupleurum falcatum, Pinellia ternata, Scutellaria baicalensis, Zizyphus jujuba, Panax ginseng, and Glycyrrhiza glabra ° ... 

Prothrombin time decrease. Hot water extract of the rhizome, administered intragastrically to mice for 1 month, was active. The extract was used in combination with 7 g Bupleurum falcatum, 5 g Pinellia ternata, 3 g Scutellaria baicalensis, 2 g Gly-cyrrhiza glabra, 1 g Zingiber officinale, 3 g Panax ginseng, and 3 g Zizyphus jujuba in 700 mL water ° . 

Bupleurum falcatum L. China Triterpenoid saponins, sapogenins, saikosaponins.21,22,33-510 Relieves tightness, antipyretic, inflammation of inner organs. 

Kubota, T. and H. Hinoh. 1968. The constitution of saponins isolated from Bupleurum falcatum L. Tetrahedron Lett. 3 303-306. 

Kubota, T. and H. Hinoh. 1968. Triterpenoids from Bupleurum falcatum L. III. Isolation of genuine sapogenins saikogenins E, F and G. Tetrahedron 24 675-686. Kubota, T., H. Kitani, and H. Hinoh. 1969. The structure of platycogenic acids A, B, and C, further triterpenoid constituents of Platycodon grandiflorum A. De Candolle. Chem. Commun. 1969 1313-1315. 

Sakurai, M. H., T. Matsumoto, H. Kiyohara, and H. Yamada. 1996. Detection and tissue distribution of anti-ulcer pectic polysaccharides from Bupleurum falcatum by polyclonal antibody. Planta Med. 62 341-346. 

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