Beneficial effects of Aesculus hippocastanum L. seed extract on the body's own antioxidant defense system on subacute administration

KÜÇÜKKURT İ., İNCE S., KELEŞ H., AKKOL E., Avci G., YEŞİLADA E., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.129, sa.1, ss.18-22, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 129 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.02.017
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.18-22
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aesculus hippocastanum, Antioxidant activity, Escin, High-fat diet, Lipid peroxidation, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, RATS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, SAPONIN, PLANTS, BLOOD, ASSAY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim of the study: Seeds of Aesculus hippocastanum L have long been used in European phytotherapy to treat inflammatory and vascular problems. In Turkish folk medicine, tea prepared from the crushed seeds was used to pass kidney stone and against stomach ache, while a fraction of seed was swallowed to alleviate hemorroids symptoms.