Antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of Samhwangsasimtang aqua-acupuncture

Lee, Eun; Lee, Joon-Moo

Keywords: antihyperlipidemic; antioxidant; samhwangsasimtang; aqua-acupuncture; B18; CV12

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.1.051

Effects of Samhwangsasimtang aqua-acupuncture at gansoo() and chungwan() on antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant were investigated in rat fed high fat diet. Concentrations of triglyceride, free fatty acids, lipoprotein and glucose in plasma showed a tendency to decrease in the aqua-acupuncture groups. In plasma lipid composition, total cholesterol and LDL- cholesterol showed a tendency to decrease in aqua-acupuncture groups, however the values of HDL-cholesterol showed no significantly different in the treatment groups. Concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances(TBARS) in plasma and liver showed a low in the aqua-acupuncture groups. The values of glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) and catalase(CAT) activity showed a tendency to increase in aqua-acupuncture groups. However the values of superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity showed no significantly different in the treatment groups.