[Experimental study on anti-senility of the 4 famous Chinese herbs produced in Huaiqing area].

The effects of each of the four famous Chinese herbs and the combination of them on the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and lipid peroxide (LPO) in the blood of young mice were studied. These four famous Chinese herbs produced in Huaiqing area were radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Flos Chrysanthemi, Rhizoma Dioscoreae and radix Rehmanniae. The results indicated that the combination of the four herbs can evidently increase the activity of SOD and GSH-Px, and can apparently reduce LPO in the blood of young mice. Even each of the four herbs alone can increase the activity of GSH-Px and reduce LPO. It is indicated that these four famous Chinese herbs have the effects on anti-senility.