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Acupuncture can improve absorption of baicalin from extracts of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi in rats
Author(s) -
Zhou Jue,
Qu Fan,
Burrows Elizabeth,
Yu Yongping,
Nan Rui
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2792
Subject(s) - baicalin , scutellaria baicalensis , traditional medicine , oral administration , pharmacokinetics , high performance liquid chromatography , scutellaria , pharmacology , absorption (acoustics) , medicine , chemistry , chromatography , traditional chinese medicine , materials science , pathology , alternative medicine , composite material
The aim of this research was to explore whether acupuncture could improve the absorption of baicalin from extracts of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi in normal rats. Twenty male Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats were divided randomly into two groups. Group A was treated with a combination of oral administration of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extracts and acupuncture. Group B was treated only with oral administration of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extracts, in the same dosage as Group A. After treatment, the plasma concentration of baicalin was detected and pharmacokinetic analysis was conducted using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results showed that the plasma concentration of baicalin in Group A was significantly higher than in Group B, and that acupuncture at the acupoints Jizhong (Du6), Dazhui (Du14) and Zhongwan (Ren12) made the plasma concentration‐time course of baicalin produce a bimodal phenomenon, increased the area under the curve ( AUC ) and slowed the elimination of baicalin, thus significantly improving the absorption of baicalin from extracts of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi in rats. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.