Alternative and Natural Therapies for Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Table 3

Natural products that decrease oxidative stress through Nrf2 activation.

Natural product	Isolation	Study performed
Curcumin	Root of plant Curcuma longa	BMDM, mice [38, 39]
DS	Herbal formula in Korea (combination of 9 species of herbal plants)	RAW 264.7,; mice [40]
KA	Dried roots of Aralia continentalis	RAW 264.7, [41]
FGS	Herbal formula in Korea	RAW 264.7, mice [42]
CF	Purified aqueous extract used in Asian medicine to treat blood stagnation	Mice [43]
DAS	Garlic extract (Allium sativum)	MRC-5 lung cells [44]
BE	Root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, a Chinese herb	Rats [45]
ARGE	Allium sativum, a member of the lily family	RAW 264.7, [46]

ARGE, aged red garlic; BE, baicalein; BMDM, bone marrow-derived macrophage; CF, carthami flos; DAS, diallyl sulfide; DS, Dangkwisoo-san; FGS, fruit hull of Gleditsia sinensis; KA, ent-kaur-16-19-oic acid; RAW 264.7, mice macrophage cell line.