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KMID : 0861020080230040179
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Korea Journal of Herbology
2008 Volume.23 No. 4 p.179 ~ p.189
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A Study on the Effects of Rhodiola rosea Root on the Immune System
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Kim Jung-Yeal
Lee Young-Jong
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Abstract
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Objectives: Effects of Rhodiola rosea root on immunity were examined.
Methods: Water extracts and methanol extracts of Rhodiola rosea root were treated on the increase of immunity cells and the activation of cytokines were examined.
Results: 1. Water extracts and methanol extracts of Rhodiola rosea root had positive effects on the increase of B-cells, T-cells, and NK cells, and on the facilitation of cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF-. 2. Water extracts and methanol extracts of Rhodiola rosea root activated NK cells, and induced the generation of NO- of NK cells and macrophages.
Conclusions: Rhodiola rosea root can be used to increase immunity.
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KEYWORD
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Rhodiola rosea root, Rhodiola rosea L., immunity increase
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