Antifatigue effects of ethanol extracts and polysaccharides isolated from Abelmoschus esculentus

Abstract

The high dosage polysaccharides have restoration ability on kidney yang deficiency mice.The high dosage polysaccharides have significant effects of relieving body fatigue of mice.The polysaccharide of Abelmoschus esculentus showed better antifatigue effects than the ethanol extracts. Abbreviations used: A. esculentus: Abelmoschus esculentus, BUN: Blood urine nitrogen, LD: Lactic Acid dehydrogenase, AE: Abelmoschus esculentus ethanol extracts, AP: Abelmoschus esculentus polysaccharides, LAC: Lactic acid content.