1998 Volume 15 Pages 23-31
Firstly, the antioxidative activities of the ten kinds of plants extracts were evaluated by three methods. The conker (Aesculus turbinata Blume.), the barilla plant (Salsola Komarovi Iijin.) and the purslane (Potulaca oleracea L.) extract was found to be a strong antioxidant when tested by the TBA method using deoxyribose as the substrate, whereasthe Colorimetric assay using Methyl indole as a reagent and linolenic acid as the substrate indicated that the activity of athers. The seedvessel of a conker, the barilla plant (Salsola Komarovi Iijin) and the purslane (Potulaca oleracea L.) extracts were showed extremaly strong ・OH radical scavenging activity when tested by the ESR method.
Secondly, the effect of Salsola Komarovi Iijin. and Potulaca oleracea L. extracts studied in the overiectmized rat model of osteoporosis.
Twelve week old female SD rats were randomly assigned to following four groups, i.e., sham operated (Sham); over mized (OVX); OVX and fed a diet containing 1. 5% Salsola Komarovi Iijin. extracts (OVX + SK); OVX and fed a diet containing 1. 5% Potulaca oleracea L. extracts (OVX + PO).
In conclusion, the OVX and OVX + SK group were to be sthenia both deossification or osteogenesis.
