Table 4.

Antioxidant activities of Yang tonifying herbs

HERBS	ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES	REFS
Herba Epimedii	water extract caused development of superoxide scavenging activity	[18]
Rhizoma Drynariae	water extract decreased oxidant production in rat osteoblasts water extract caused development of inhibitory effect on biomolecular oxidative damage	[20] [21]
Radix Dipsaci	ethanol extract enhanced blood and liver antioxidant status in rats and mice	[23]
Fructus Psoraleae	active ingredients (bakuchiol, isobavachin, isobavachalcone) inhibited the NADPH-dependent peroxidation of liver microsomal and mitochondrial lipids in vitro in rats	[22]
Semen Cuscutae	acetone/water (1:1, v/v) extract caused development of oxygen radical scavenging activity	[16]
Herba Cistanche	water extract caused development of superoxide scavenging activity phenylethanoids prevented cell damage induced by exposure to carbon tetrachloride in vitro and in vivo	[18] [25]
Cortex Eucommiae	water extract caused development of hydroxyl radical scavenging activity water extract caused development of inhibitory effect on biomolecular oxidative damage	[19] [21]
Radix Morindae	ethanol extract increased blood superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in diabetic rats	[24]
Rhizoma Cibotii	acetone/water (1:1, v/v) extract caused development of oxygen radical scavenging activity	[16]