中草藥抗老化研究：自由基學說

Study of anti-aging on Chinese Herbal Medicine: Free Radical Theory

梁健成(Chien-Cheng Liang) ； 黃克峰(Keh-Feng Huang) ； 王銘富(Ming-Fu Wang) ； 余信諭(Yu-Shin Yu) ； 朱桓儀(Huan-Yi Chu)

《傳統醫學雜誌》 18卷2期 (2007/10) Pp. 156-162

https://doi.org/10.30038/JTM.200710.0019

摘要

老化(senescence, aging)，是任何生物體生命中必經過程，是指生物體的器官和功能隨著年齡的增長，產生漸進式與不可逆的退化，直至死亡。近年來，由於台灣衛生環境與醫療體系的進步改善，讓國人的平均壽命增長。所以，如何延緩老化或對抗老化，是目前廣為探討的課題，而老化理論中，自由基學說是較常用來探討老化的，藉由自由基實驗測試，我們可以推測得知，哪些中草藥具有清除自由基的功效或提昇生物體內抗氧化防禦系統功能。

關鍵字

老化 ； 自由基學說 ； 抗氧化防禦系統

並列摘要

Aging, which is necessary process of any living things on organs and physiological functions, engenders gradual and irreversible degeneration disorders following age rising. Recently, there are some improvements on the health surroundings and medical systems and that increase the average life span in Taiwan. It is now the most important topic to postpone or resist the aging in the future. The free radical theory is frequently used to explore the aging. Following the free radical experimental tests, we could realize some Chinese herbal medicines, which could scavenge the free radicals or promote the antioxidant defence system in human beings.

並列關鍵字

Aging ； free radical theory ； antioxidant defence system