Fig. 5From: The in vitro estrogenic activity of the crude drugs found in Japanese herbal medicines prescribed for menopausal syndrome was enhanced by combining them3D-HPLC patterns of three Japanese herbal medicines and glycyrrhizae radix. The 3D-HPLC patterns of UKT (a), KSS (b), NSS (c), and glycyrrhizae radix (d) are shown. The constituents in the quadratic boxes possess phenolic and hydroxyl moieties, and those in the oval boxes might be convertible into active estrogenic constituents; i.e., liquiritigenin or isoliquiritigenin, through metabolic reactionsBack to article page