Sasaki Kenroh, Ito So-ichi, Nakamura Yusuke, Yoshizaki Fumihiko
Department of Pharmacognosy, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.
Biol Pharm Bull. 2004 Oct;27(10):1688-90. doi: 10.1248/bpb.27.1688.
The effects of Saiko-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to (SRBT), a Chinese medicinal prescription, on mouse serum amylase activity were investigated in vivo. SRBT was found to not only dose- and/or time-dependently augment amylase activity, but also to increase alpha-amylase protein content and soluble starch metabolic activity. These results provide a rational basis for the clinical use of SRBT that may accompany disease therapy.