Protective Effect of Prunella vulgaris L. Whole Plant or Spicas Water Extracts on Hyperthyroidism with Liver-yang Hyperactivity Syndrome
Shuang Li,
Zhiguo Gong,
Xiangling Hu
et al.
Abstract:Background: Prunella vulgaris L. (Lamiaceae) is a perennial medicinal plant commonly used to treat thyroid dysfunction, infectious hepatitis, and mastitis in north-east Asia and Europe. In China, there has been a historical change in the medicinal use of P. vulgaris from the use of whole plants to the use of the spicas. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the protective effects of whole plant P. vulgaris water extracts and spicas on hyperthyroidism with liver-yang hyperactivity syndrome and to preliminarily… Show more
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