Table 1.
Comparative properties and known information on the studied herbal medicines regarding acute kidney injury
| The studied herbal medicines | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal Medicine |
Artemisia
capillaris |
Houttuynia
cordata |
Leonurus
japonicus |
Nelumbo
nymphaea |
Schisandra
chinensis |
Akebia
quinata |
Ligustrum
lucidum |
Paeonia
suffruticosa |
Phellodendron
amurense |
Trichosanthes
kirilowii |
|
| ¶Assay results in the study | NGAL | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | – |
| KIM-1 | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | |
| HMGB1 | ++ | ++ | – | +++ | + | + | + | +++ | + | + | |
| Information | Liver function recovery activity | Anti-fungal activity and used as a hygiene amenity | Slight anti-uretic activity and used for postpartum hemorrhage | Used for various types of hemorrhage | Increasing urinary flow | Maintains urinary bladder flow | Liver function recovery and anti-uretic effect | Liver function recovery, anti-uretic effect and increasing WBCs | Strong anti-fungal effect; efficacious compound, berberine was developed. | Anti-diabetes and liver dampness effects | |
The ¶ Mark indicates (−) less than 10% change, a (+) 10–20% change, a (++) 20–50% change, and (+++) greater than 50% change