Effects of Lu-Duo-Wei capsule on prolonging life span of housefly and drosophila melanogaster

Lu-Duo-Wei capsule is a product of Chinese medicine having high efficacy in scavenging superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. It contains antioxidants, whi ch may increase longevity, but whether Lu-Duo-Wei capsule has such an effec t is unknown. In this study, supplementing the basic diet with Lu-Duo-Wei r esulted in prolonging the life span of houseflies and fruit flies. Moreover , the effect of prolonging the life span of houseflies by Lu-Duo-Wei was si gnificantly higher than that of tea polyphenol. The result not only confirm s our previous report but also supports the free radical theory of aging.