Central inhibitory activity of the aqueous extract of Crinum giganteum.

abstract：:Herbal medicines are the most globally used type of medical drugs. Their high cultural acceptability is due to the experienced safety and efficiency over centuries of use. Many of them are still phytochemically less-investigated, and are used without standardization or quality control. Choosing SIROP KILMA, an authori...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Tshitenge DT,Ioset KN,Lami JN,Ndelo-di-Phanzu J,Mufusama JP,Bringmann G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new minor cyclopeptides, named japonicin A (1), japonicin B (2), were isolated from the whole plants of Sagina japonica (Caryophyllaceae). Their structures were determined as cyclo-(Pro(1)-Pro(2)-Leu(2)-Leu(1)-Phe(2)-Pro(3)-Gly-Ser-Phe(1)) (1) and cyclo-(Pro(1)-Ile-Tyr-Asp-Pro(2)-Phe(2)-Pro(3)-Phe(1)) (2) on the b...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Jia AQ,Tan NH,Zhou J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are usually used to treat inflammatory diseases. However, they cause severe and irreversible side effects, which limit the use of these compounds. Ginsenoside Rg1 had been demonstrated to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. The present study was designed to investigate whether Rg1 ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song Y,Zhao F,Zhang L,Du Y,Wang T,Fu F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aerial parts of the endemic Australian plant Eremophila debilis (Myoporaceae) contain 3% dry weight of the biologically active 5,6,7,3',4',5'-hexamethoxyflavone, which had its structured confirmed using X-ray crystal crystallography. The presence of significant levels of the polypharmacologically active 5,6,7,3',4...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Butler MS,Healy PC,Forster PI,Guymer GP,Quinn RJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bergamot juice produces hypolipemic activity in rats though the mechanism remains unclear. Here we investigated on the effect of bergamot extract (BPF) in diet-induced hyperlipemia in Wistar rats and in 237 patients suffering from hyperlipemia either associated or not with hyperglycaemia. BPF, given orally for 30 days...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mollace V,Sacco I,Janda E,Malara C,Ventrice D,Colica C,Visalli V,Muscoli S,Ragusa S,Muscoli C,Rotiroti D,Romeo F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two prenylated isoflavanones (1) and (2) were isolated from the stem bark of Lespedeza bicolor along with the known compounds ethyl caffeate, caffeic acid, protocatechuic acid, betulinic acid, betulin, beta-sitosterol and from the stem heartwood daidzein and isoliquiritigenin. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Maximov OB,Kulesh NI,Stepanenko LS,Dmitrenok PS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract of Erigeron breviscapus (EEEB) were studied by using neuron oxidative injury model induced by superoxide radical. EEEB at the dose of 10-140 mug/ml reduced significantly the lipid peroxidation levels and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) release from neuron exposed to superoxide ra...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Liu H,Yang X,Ren T,Feng Y,Xu H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new lathyrane diterpene (1), an unreported spectroscopic data lathyrane diterpenene (2), and two known analaogues (3 and 4) have been isolated from Euphorbia prolifera. Their structures were elucidated as (12E,2S,3S,4R,5R,6S,9S,11S,15R)-3-butyryloxy-5,15-diacetoxy-6,17-epoxylathyra- 12-en-14-one (1), (12E,2S,3S,4R,5...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xu J,Jin DQ,Song H,Guo Y,He Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sauruchinenols A (1) and B (2), two novel monocyclic diterpenes with unique carbon skeleton, as well as two new structurally related diterpenes, sauruchinenols C (3) and D (4), were isolated from the aerial part of Saururus chinensis. Their structures were elucidated based on the analysis of spectroscopic data. A hypo...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Gao X,He J,Wu XD,Peng LY,Shao LD,Li Y,Cheng X,Zhao QS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanol extract of the bark of Litsea glutinosa showed antibacterial activity, comparable to chloramphenicol, against all 16 tested microorganisms. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mandal SC,Kumar CK,Majumder A,Majumder R,Maity BC

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Euphorbia aellenii Rech. f. (Euphorbiaceae) afforded a cytotoxic chloroform fraction from which two new esters of 6(17)-epoxylathyrol were identified (1 and 2). The structure of these compounds was elucidated by spectroscopic methods. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ayatollahi AM,Ghanadian M,Afsharypuor S,Choudhary MI,Kobarfard F,Rahmati M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new neo-clerodane diterpenoids have been isolated from the whole plant of Scutellaria barbata D. Don, and their structures were established by detailed spectral analyses as scutehenanine H (1) and 6-(2,3-epoxy-2-isopropyl-n-propoxyl)barbatin C (2). In vitro, the isolated two new compounds showed significant cytoto...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Dai SJ,Qu GW,Yu QY,Zhang DW,Li GS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review reports the last decade acquisitions on grapefruit. New coumarins and limonoids were isolated and characterised. The bioavailability of many drugs was tested with grapefruit juice (GJ) coadministration; the inhibition on cytochrome P450 seems due to a synergic action between flavonoids and coumarins. Antim...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Tirillini B

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is an active ingredient obtained from the flower of Carthamus tinctorius L. The present study investigated the effects of HSYA on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory signal transduction in human alveolar epithelial A549 cells. A549 cells stimulated with LPS were incubated with ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song L,Zhu Y,Jin M,Zang B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanolic extracts of Lawsonia inermis leaves, Holarrhena antidysenterica bark, Swertia chirata whole plant and Mangifera indica bark were tested (in-vitro) for alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity. M. indica extract was found to be the most potent, with an IC(50) value of 314 microg/ml. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Prashanth D,Amit A,Samiulla DS,Asha MK,Padmaja R

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A botanical natural product, AkseBio2, was evaluated for its larvicidal effect against Culex pipiens under laboratory conditions. The product exhibited strong larvicidal activity and caused >90% mortalities in both the young (first-second) and the older (third-fourth) larval stages of the species at 24 h at the doses ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Cetin H,Erler F,Yanikoglu A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic uses and methods of administration of 70 plants in the traditional medicine of Sarrabus (south-east Sardinia, Italy) are documented. Among these species, some were not reported previously for Sardinia, while others turn out to have an original therapeutic use. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Palmese MT,Uncini Manganelli RE,Tomei PE

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five crude extracts from 11 Panamanian plants, distributed in 10 genera and five families, were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity. Four extracts exhibited an inhibition of cellular growth at IC(50) values lower than 25 microg/ml which was considered a significant activity. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Calderón AI,Terreaux C,Gupta MP,Hostettmann K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) analysis revealed species-specific markers for three medicinal Echinacea species (Asteraceae): E. angustifolia DC., E. pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. and E. purpurea (L.) Moench. In the present work, we have converted a RAPD marker (750 bp) for E. purpurea into a S...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Adinolfi B,Chicca A,Martinotti E,Breschi MC,Nieri P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tunicyclin L (1), cyclo (L-Pro1-Gly-L-Phe1-L-Ile-L-Pro2-L-Phe2 -L-Thr-L-Val), and 11 known compounds, including one cyclic peptide (2), eight carboline alkaloids (3 -10), one lignan (11) and one flavone (12) were isolated from the roots of Psammosilene tunicoides. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of exten...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Hou Y,Wang M,Sun C,Peng C,Zhang Y,Li X

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sardinian wild Euphorbia pithyusa, E. semiperfoliata, E. dendroides and E. characias seed oils were analyzed for their fatty acids, unsaponifiable and tocopherol content. Total tocopherol content showed a wide variability, ranging from 939 mg/kg in E. semiperfoliata seeds to its absence in E. characias. The results on...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Bruni R,Muzzoli M,Ballero M,Loi MC,Fantin G,Poli F,Sacchetti G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new benzofuran derivatives, 2-(4'-hydroxybenzyl)-5,6-methylenedioxy-benzofuran (1) and 2-(4'-hydroxybenzoyl)-5,6-methylenedioxy-benzofuran (2), along with 8 known compounds were isolated from 60% EtOH extract of the fibrous roots of Liriope spicata var. prolifera. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of e...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Hu ZF,Chen LL,Qi J,Wang YH,Zhang H,Yu BY

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemical investigation of the 80% EtOH extract of the aerial plant of Alstonia rupestris afforded four new monoterpenoid indole alkaloids, 6,7-epoxy-8-oxo-vincadifformine (1), 11-acetyl-6,7-epoxy-8-oxo-vincadifformine (2), 11-hydroxy-14-chloro-15-hydroxy-vincadifformine (3), and perakine N1,N4-dioxide (4), together ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang L,Hua Z,Song Y,Feng C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flavonoid fraction of Tephrosia purpurea (FFTP) was studied for its effect on cellular and humoral functions and on macrophage phagocytosis in mice. Oral administration of FFTP (10-40 mg/kg) significantly inhibited sheep red blood cells (SRBC)-induced delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions. It also produced a sig...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Damre AS,Gokhale AB,Phadke AS,Kulkarni KR,Saraf MN

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomass and secondary metabolite accumulation were assayed on a wide range of auxins, cytokinins and their combinations using Ecballium elaterium callus tissue. The best combination was that consisting of alpha-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and benzylamino purine (BAP) (1 mg/l of medium, each). NAA and BAP were set up...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Attard EG,Scicluna-Spiteri A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation of 14 known triterpenoids and phytosterols from the trunk bark of Maquira coriacea, and complete spectral data of a cardenolide, k-strophanthin-beta (1), are reported. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mitaine-Offer AC,Sauvain M,Petermann C,Zèches-Hanrot M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thuja occidentalis L. is indigenous for Northern America and commonly cultivated in Europe. Raw materials obtained from this tree are widely applied in the ethnomedicine and phytotherapy of numerous ailments, incl. scurvy, cystitis, rheumatism and cancer. Despite wide medicinal applications of Thuja occidentalis, stil...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Pudełek M,Catapano J,Kochanowski P,Mrowiec K,Janik-Olchawa N,Czyż J,Ryszawy D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanolic extract of Rungia repens aerials parts (300 and 600 mg/kg p.o) showed diuretic activity in rats. The acute toxicity, orally evaluated in mice, was found to be higher than 3000 mg/kg. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Basu SK,Arivukkarasu R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanolic extract of Lawsonia inermis leaves and lawsone tested for trypsin inhibitory activity showed an IC(50) value of 64.87 and 48.6 microg/ml, respectively. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yogisha S,Samiulla DS,Prashanth D,Padmaja R,Amit A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phytochemical study of an ethanol-soluble extract from the root barks of Daphne tangutica Maxim., a traditional Tibetan herb medicine, led to the isolation of 30 compounds, including eight daphnane diterpenes, nine coumarines, six lignans, five phenylpropanoid derivatives, beta-sitosterol and p-hydroxy benzonate. Tw...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Pan L,Zhang XF,Deng Y,Zhou Y,Wang H,Ding LS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00