| pubmed-article:18262740 | pubmed:abstractText | ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Bupleuri radix is a commonly prescribed Oriental herbal medicine containing extracts of different Bupleuri species. We wished to determine whether two of these species, Bupleurum scorzoneraefolium and Bupleurum falcatum, or their active ingredients, saikosaponins a, c, and d, could prevent the development of immune-complex nephritis in nephrotoxic serum treated mice. | lld:pubmed |
