[The study of Chinese herbal medicinal prescription with enzyme inhibitory activity. VI. The study of makyo-kanseki-to with adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate phosphodiesterase].

ABSTRACT

A Chinese herbal medicinal prescription, Makyo-kanseki-to, was studied for the inhibitory activity of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) phosphodiesterase. The effect for the inhibitory activity of cAMP phosphodiesterase by combination with constituent crude drugs of the prescription was studied. Gypsum acted as a mitigatory component for Ephedra herb and Glycyrrhiza in cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibition test.