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. 2022 Dec 6;11(23):3395. doi: 10.3390/plants11233395

Table 1.

Summary of Studies on Cisplatin Induced-Nausea & Vomiting.

Herbal
Medicine
Doses Animals Cisplatin Kaolin
Intake
Retching
& Vomiting
Food
Intake
Body
Weight
Mechanism of Action Authors
Xian-Bao-
Xia-Tang
(XBXT)
1 & 4 g/kg
(i.p.)
Male
Mink
Single
6 mg/kg (i.p.)
- - - NK1R: ↓ Qian et al.,
2010 [45]
1.6 g/kg
(p.o.)
Male
Wistar Rat
Single
6 mg/kg (i.p.)
- NS NS Ros, IL-1β, IL-18,
NLRP3, Caspase-1: ↓
Meng et al.,
2020 [34]
1.6 g/kg
(p.o.)
Male
Wistar Rat
Single
6 mg/kg (i.p.)
- NS NS CD86, TNF, TRPV2, Map3k8, NLRP3 IL-1R1, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-34: ↓ Li et al.,
2020
[44]
[6]-gingerol 50, 100, 200 mg/kg
(p.o.)
Male
Mink
Single
7.5 mg/kg (i.p.)
- - - 5-HT,
DA, Substance P: ↓
Qian et al.,
2009 [46]
10, 20, 40
mg/kg (rat) &
50, 100, 200 mg/kg (mink)
(p.o.)
Male
Wistar Rat
&
Mink
Single
3 mg/kg
(i.p., rat),
6 mg/kg
(i.p., mink)
- - 5-HT, 5-HT3, TPH-1, -2, SP, NK1R, DA, D2R, TH: ↓ Tian et al.,
2020 [43]
50 & 100 mg/kg (p.o.) Male
SD Rat
Single
6 mg/kg (i.p.)
- NS NS 5-HT, 5-HT3A, TPH-1, -2: ↓
MAO-A: ↑
Cheng et al.,
2020 [35]
Ginseng Radix
(GR)
Pre-treatment:
25, 50, 100 mg/kg
Post-treatment:
12.5, 25, 50 mg/kg (p.o.)
Male
SD Rat
Single
6 or 7 mg/kg
(i.p.)
- Pre-: Neutrophil, Lymphocytes, WBC: ↓
Post-: Hemoglobin, RBC: ↓
Raghavendran
et al.,
2010 [40]
Steamed GR:
25, 50, 100 mg/kg
GS: 5, 10 mg/kg GNS: 50, 100 mg/kg (p.o.)
Male
SD Rats
Single
6 mg/kg (i.p.)
- NS Deformity (stomach, small intestine)
25 mg/kg: ↓
50 & 100 mg/kg: NS
Sathyanath
et al., 2013 [41]
Scutellariae Radix
(SR)
1, 3, 10 mg/kg (i.p.) Male
Wistar Rat
Single
3, 5, 10 mg/kg
(i.p.)
- NS - Aung et al.,
2004 [39]
3, 10 mg/kg
(i.p.)
Male
Wistar Rat
Single
3 mg/kg (i.p.)
- - - - Mehendale
et al., 2004 [38]
Berry of Panacis Quinquefolii Radix
(BPQ)
10, 50 mg/kg (i.p.) Male
Wistar Rat
Single
3 mg/kg (i.p.)
- - - - Mehendale
et al., 2004 [38]
50, 100, 150 mg/kg
(i.p.)
Male
Wistar Rat
Single
3 mg/kg (i.p.)
- - - Mehendale
et al., 2005 [37]
Ganoderma
Lucidum (GL)
1, 3, 10 mg/kg (i.p.) Male
Wistar Rat
Single
3 mg/kg (i.p.)
- - - Wang et al.,
2005 [36]
Bacopa
monnieri
(BM)
N-butanolic Fraction: 10, 20, 40 mg/kg
&
Methanolic Fraction: 5, 10, 20 mg/kg
(i.m.)
Male & Female Pigeon Single
7 mg/kg
(i.v.)
- - NA: NS
5-HT, DA: ↓
Ullah et al.,
2014 [47]
- - NS
Forsythiae Fructus (FF) 1.7 g/kg
(p.o.)
Male
Wistar Rat
Single
6 mg/kg (i.p.)
- - NS Ros, IL-1β, IL-18,
NLRP3, Caspase-1: ↓
Meng et al.,
2021 [42]

Abbreviations: ↑, Increase; ↓, Decrease; 5-HT, Serotonin; D2R, Dopamine D2 Receptor; DA, Dopamine; GS, Saponin; GNS, Non-Sponin; I.g, Intragastric; IL, Interleukin; I.m., Intramuscular; I.p., Intraperitoneal; NK1R, Neurokinin-1 Receptor; MPG, N-(2-mercaptopropionyl) Glycine; NA, Noradrenaline; NLRP3, NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3; NS, Nonsignificant; P.o., Per Os; RBC, Red Blood Cell; ROS, Reactive Oxygen Species; TNF, Tumor Necrosis Factor; TPH, Tryptophan Hydroxylase; TRPV2, Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Family Type 2; WBC, White Blood Cell.