Dengkwisoo-San has been applied to various conditions with congestions and extravasated blood in the Oriental Medicine. The effectiveness of Dangkwisoo-San on the repair of carbon tetrachloride ( CCl₄) induced-liver damage in Albino rats was biochem...
Dengkwisoo-San has been applied to various conditions with congestions and extravasated blood in the Oriental Medicine. The effectiveness of Dangkwisoo-San on the repair of carbon tetrachloride ( CCl₄) induced-liver damage in Albino rats was biochemically and histologically studied.
The results were summarized as follows :
1. Dangkwisoo-San had a reducing action of serum alkaline phosphatase, alpha-hydroxy-butyrate dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, leucine aminopeptidase, glutamic oxalacetic transaminase and glutamic pyrubic transaminase activities of the rats pretreated with CCl₄.
2. Dangkwisoo-San had an action of increase in serum albumin and total protein without interference with serum globulin values of the rate pretreated with CCl₄.
3. Dangkwisoo-San appeared to promote restoration of the impaired functions following congestion, necrosis and fatty change of hepatic cells damaged by CCl₄injection, and the repair process was manifested by a slight increase in periodic acid Schiff positive substances it necrotic hepatocytes.
4. The effect of Dangkwisoo-San was observed biochemically and histologcally 48 hours after the administration of the preparation.
5. No clear-cut difference on the effect of Dangkwisoo-San was present between types (decoction or extract) and dosages of the preparation prescribed.
In summary of the experimental results described above, Dangkwisoo-San appeared helpful for promoting repair of liver cell necrosis followed by congestion, and it was suggested that Dangkwisoo-San was effective on liver cell damage.