Yang Bin, Liang Ri-xin, Zhou Xiao-ning, Gao Wei, Huang Lu-qi
Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2008 Aug;33(16):2019-22.
To study the relationship between the antioxidant activities and the contents of active ingredients in Radix Scutellaria.
The antioxidant activities of extracts and active ingredients of Radix Scutellaria in NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsome were assayed.
Extracts of Radix Scutellaria showed a 50% inhibition of lipid peroxidation in the concentration range of 2.72-18.27 mg x L(-1).
The antioxidant activities of extracts of Radix Scutellaria are not only related with the contents but also the ratio of the active ingredients.