Studies on the immunomodulatory activity of flavonoidal fraction of Tephrosia purpurea.

abstract：:A new compound, 3beta,25-epoxy-3alpha-hydroxy-22beta-isobutanoyloxyolean-12-ene-28-oic acid (1), and two known triterpenoids lantanilic acid (2) and camaric acid (3) were isolated from the stem and leaves of Lantana cujabensis. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. The ethanol extracts did not sho...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Okunade AL,Lewis WH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usually isolated from Garcinia (Clusiaceae) or Hypericum (Hypericaceae) species, some Polycyclic Polyprenylated AcylPhloroglucinols (PPAPs) have been recently reported as potential research tools for immunotherapy. Aiming at exploring the chemodiversity of PPAPs amongst Garcinia genus, a dereplication process suitable...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Bruguière A,Derbré S,Coste C,Le Bot M,Siegler B,Leong ST,Sulaiman SN,Awang K,Richomme P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 58 fungal isolates, belonging to 24 genera, were obtained from the leaves, stems and roots of Ginkgo biloba L.. Among them, one endophytic fungal strain, Penicillium cataractum SYPF 7131, displayed the strongest antibacterial activity. Four new compounds (1-4) were isolated from the strain fermentation brot...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wu YY,Zhang TY,Zhang MY,Cheng J,Zhang YX

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the Thari people of the Nara Desert, Sindh, Pakistan. Fifty-one plant species distributed across 28 families and 43 genera were discovered to have medicinal uses by local inhabitants of the Nara Desert. Twenty-one of those species a...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Qureshi R,Raza Bhatti G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous extract of the Cocculus hirsutus aerial parts (100 and 200 mg/kg, p.o.) showed significant diuretic activity and laxative effect in rats. The acute toxicity, orally evaluated in mice, was found to be higher than 3000 mg/kg. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ganapaty S,Dash GK,Subburaju T,Suresh P

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cassia occidentalis L. is an annual or perennial Ayurvedic plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. This weed has been known to possess antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticancerous, antimutagenic and hepatoprotective activity. A wide range of chemical ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yadav JP,Arya V,Yadav S,Panghal M,Kumar S,Dhankhar S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological active genus Thymus L. comprises over 200 species. Besides its traditional pharmacological use, thyme may reduce the risk of caries disease, however, there is very little respective literature. The pharmacological effects can be attributed to the secondary plant metabolites. The composition of the ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Schött G,Liesegang S,Gaunitz F,Gleß A,Basche S,Hannig C,Speer K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five pyrrolizidine alkaloids have been isolated from Heliotropium subulatum and tested for their antimicrobial activity. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Singh B,Sahu PM,Singh S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcandracoumarin (1), the first coumarin having a 1-phenylethyl substituent at the C-3 position, was isolated along with eleven known phenolic compounds from the water extract of Sarcandra glabra. Its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. Compound 1 exhibited moderate or weak cytotoxicity again...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Feng S,Xu L,Wu M,Hao J,Qiu SX,Wei X

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:6,7-Dimethylesculetin (D), geniposide (G) and rhein (R) are the three major active ingredients of Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang (YCHT), a famous Chinese herbal formula, which has been shown to be clinically effective for treating hepatic injury (HI) syndrome. The present study was conducted to investigate the therapeutic and syne...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang A,Sun H,Yuan Y,Sun W,Jiao G,Wang X

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bergenin, a major constituent of Caesalpinia digyna Rottler (Leguminosae) was isolated from its roots and was characterized by comparing its melting point and spectroscopic data (IR, (1)H, (13)C, Mass Spectra) with standard bergenin. Isolated bergenin was then evaluated for antidiabetic (Type 2) activity in streptozot...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kumar R,Patel DK,Prasad SK,Laloo D,Krishnamurthy S,Hemalatha S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One new phenanthrene, aphyllone A (1) and four new bibenzyl derivatives, aphyllone B (2) and aphyllals C-D (3-5), together with nine known compounds (6-14), were isolated from the stems of Dendrobium aphyllum (Roxb.) C. E. Fischer. The structures of these new compounds were elucidated by means of extensive spectroscop...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yang D,Liu LY,Cheng ZQ,Xu FQ,Fan WW,Zi CT,Dong FW,Zhou J,Ding ZT,Hu JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Total sennosides concentration is a very important factor when rhubarb and senna will be used as crude drugs. However, one-step analytical technique for total sennosides has not been reported except HPLC. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for total sennosides concentration by using the combination of anti-s...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Morinaga O,Uto T,Sakamoto S,Tanaka H,Shoyama Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed to investigate the possible interaction of the standardized extract of Acorus calamus (AC) with Cytochrome P450 enzyme, quantitative determination of the α-asarone in the AC rhizome was performed by RP-HPLC method. In vitro interaction of the plant extract was evaluated by CYP450-carbon mon...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Pandit S,Mukherjee PK,Ponnusankar S,Venkatesh M,Srikanth N

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fast and efficient method for the isolation of the C-glucosidated xanthones mangiferin and isomangiferin from the South-African plant Cyclopia genistoides was developed for the first time. The procedure involved extraction, liquid-liquid partitioning with ethyl acetate and subsequent precipitation of mangiferin and ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kokotkiewicz A,Luczkiewicz M,Pawlowska J,Luczkiewicz P,Sowinski P,Witkowski J,Bryl E,Bucinski A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-directed separation of the chloroform extracts from the air-dried aerial part of Alhagi pseudalhagi (M.B.) led to the isolation of a new isoflavonolignan (1), together with five known isoflavones (2-6) (Fig. 1). Their structures were identified on the basis of spectral analysis of NMR, MS, IR, UV and CD spect...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Li N,Zhang G,Xiong Y,Makhabel B,Li X,Jia X

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral treatment with the water extracts of Scoparia dulcis whole aerial parts, at doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg, dose dependently inhibited the indomethacin-induced gastric damages in rats. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Babincová M,Schronerová K,Sourivong P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new steroidal glycosides (1-3) and a novel natural product 4 firstly obtained from a plant source, together with two known steroidal glycosides (5-6) have been isolated from the whole plant of Reineckia carnea. Their structures were determined by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic methods, and their cy...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song X,Zhang D,He H,Li Y,Yang X,Deng C,Tang Z,Cui J,Yue Z

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional Indonesian medicinal plants were screened for their inhibitory effects on the nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages and for the antioxidant activity through the evaluation of free radical scavenging effect and reducing power. The results of screening indic...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Choi EM,Hwang JK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides the unquestionable positive effects of solar exposure for human health, UV rays have been widely investigated for toxicology aspects related to excessive UVB and UVA doses, which involve sunburns, skin aging, DNA skin damage and tumorigenesis. At present, synthetic and mineral sunscreens are used to protect ag...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Radice M,Manfredini S,Ziosi P,Dissette V,Buso P,Fallacara A,Vertuani S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our ongoing efforts of finding natural fungicides to fight food and feed spoilage during production and storage, the antifungal potential of Ghanaian Uvaria chamae P. Beauv. was investigated, with emphasis on plant metabolites targeting the fungal plasma membrane (PM) H(+)-ATPase. Ethyl acetate extract of U. chamae...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kongstad KT,Wubshet SG,Kjellerup L,Winther AM,Staerk D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant activity of Citrus paradisi (grapefruit) seeds glyceric extract dissolved in ethanol and in aqueous media was evaluated using three different methods: evaluation by DPPH assay, by 5-lipoxygenase assay and by luminol/xanthine/xanthine oxidase chemiluminescence assay. The total phenolic content was deter...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Giamperi L,Fraternale D,Bucchini A,Ricci D

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a part of our ongoing search for plant-derived compounds that inhibit nitric oxide production, the methanol extract of the roots of Vladimiria souliei was found to show significant inhibitory effects on INF-γ-induced nitric oxide production in murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells. Bioactivity-guided isolation of the ex...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xu J,Jin D,Shi D,Ma Y,Yang B,Zhao P,Guo Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble proteins from the latex of Calotropis procera (LP) were investigated in vitro and in vivo for digestibility as the latex has previously been shown to produce considerable toxic effects on animals. The latex is also an important biologically active compound that displays antiinflammatory and antidiarrhea proper...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ramos MV,Aguiar VC,da Silva Xavier AA,Lima MW,Bandeira GP,Etchells JP,Nogueira NA,Alencar NM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new flavone, 4'-hydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxy-3-methoxyflavone 1, and two other nucleosides, ribavirin 2 and adenosine 3, were isolated from the leaves of Dulacia egleri. The nucleosides were identified by spectroscopic techniques (1D, 2D-NMR) while the structure of the flavonoid was established by 1D, 2D-NMR analysis,...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： de Novais LMR,de Arueira CCO,Ferreira LF,Ribeiro TAN,Sousa PT Jr,Jacinto MJ,de Carvalho MG,Judice WAS,Jesus LOP,de Souza AA,Torquato HFV,Paredes-Gamero EJ,Silva VC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten new geranylated 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives, including two monoterpenoid 2-arylbenzofurans (1 and 2), two geranylated 2-arylbenzofuran enantiomers (3a and 3b), and six geranylated 2-arylbenzofurans (4-9), along with four known 2-arylbenzofurans (10-13) were isolated from the root bark of Morus alba var. tatarica....

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang YL,Luo JG,Wan CX,Zhou ZB,Kong LY

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The methanol extracts of leaves, root and stem barks of Horsfieldia helwigii and Melia azedarach showed a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. The activity was increased on fractionation (petrol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate), particularly in the petrol fraction of the leaves of H. helwigii and dichlorometane f...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Khan MR,Kihara M,Omoloso AD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four meroterpenoids, applanatumols F (1), H (3), I (2), and lingzhiol (4) were isolated from the 95% EtOH extract of the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma sinense. Their structures were established on the basis of NMR spectroscopic analyses, optical rotatory dispersion data, ECD spectra, and X-ray crystallography. Compound...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Gao S,Zhang P,Zhang C,Bao F,Li H,Chen L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00