Evaluation and standardisation of the antioxidant properties of two Indian remedies with biochemical test assays

Kerstin M. Janisch; Jens Milde; Erich F. Elstner

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1296822

Evaluation and standardisation of the antioxidant properties of two Indian remedies with biochemical test assays

Kerstin M. Janisch, Jens Milde, Erich F. Elstner

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Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

Two drugs composed of several different plant extracts are in use in Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of asthma and arthritis, respectively. There is increasing evidence that reactive oxygen species (ROS) arising from several enzymatic reactions are mediators of inflammatory events such as the above mentioned. Plant extracts have the potential for scavenging such reactive oxygen species, dependent on the individual test system. Using biochemical model reactions relevant for the formation of ROS in vivo at inflammatory sites, inhibition of the indicator reaction for the formation of ROS is thought to represent a potential mechanism of the physiological activity of the corresponding preparation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-37
Number of pages	8
Journal	Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1296822
State	Published - 2005

Keywords

Asmakure™
Ayurveda remedies, antioxidant effects, biochemical model reactions, inflammation
Panekure™
Reactive oxygen species

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