In vitro anti-oxidant, cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic effects of Achillea teretifolia Willd extracts on human prostate cancer cell lines.

abstract：Background:Hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida) fruit has enjoyed a great popularity as a pleasant-tasting food associated with hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects. Objective:Our aim was to screen the effective fraction of hawthorn fruit in the treatment of hyperlipidemia rats. Materials and Methods: In this study, etha...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Shao F,Gu L,Chen H,Liu R,Huang H,Chen L,Yang M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mentha piperita essential oil was bactericidal in order of E. coli> S. aureus > Pseudomonas aeruginosa > S. faecalis > Klebsiella pneumoniae. The oil with total phenolics of 89.43 ± 0.58 µg GAE/mg had 63.82 ± 0.05% DPPH inhibition activity with an IC (50) = 3.9 µg/ml. Lipid peroxidation inhibition was comparable to BH...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Sharafi SM,Rasooli I,Owlia P,Taghizadeh M,Astaneh SD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol addiction is a worldwide problem. It has mainly two components: dependence and withdrawal. Characteristic properties of most anti-addictive compounds include anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant, antidepressant, and nootropic actions. Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis. Convolvulaceae), known ethnopharmacologically...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Heba M,Faraz S,Banerjee S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is known that when crude Pinelliae rhizome and Pinelliae rhizoma preparatum are combined with Aconiti Radix Cocta respectively, the toxicity of the combination varies. However, the component's transformation between different compatibility have remained unclear. OBJECTIVE:In this paper, a novel approach ...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Wang Y,Li Y,Zhang X,Xu Y,Wang H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhododendron is a group of famous landscape plants with high medicinal value. However, there is no simple or universal manner to discriminate the various species of this group. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) barcoding technique is a new biological tool that can accurately and objectively identify species by usi...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Liu Y,Zhang L,Liu Z,Luo K,Chen S,Chen K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Three cultivars seeds of Resina ferulae were analyzed for essential oil composition, Ferula sinkiangensis K. M. Shen, Ferula fukangensis K. M. Shen, and Ferula ovina, investigated differences among different genera of medicinal R. ferulae. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The essential oils were extracted by the method...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Li X,Wang Y,Zhu J,Xiao Q

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Asparagus adscendens Roxb. (Asparagaceae), is native to the Himalayas. This plant has been used in the prevention and effective treatment of various forms of cancers. Objective:This paper reports, for the first time, on the cytotoxicity of the methanol (MeOH) extract of the roots of A. adscendens and its so...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Khan KM,Nahar L,Mannan A,Arfan M,Khan GA,Al-Groshi A,Evans A,Dempster NM,Ismail FMD,Sarker SD

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abelmoschus esculentus L. is a healthy vegetable belonging to the family Malvaceae. This article reports the contents of total phenolics (TP) and total flavonoids (TF) in 80% methanol extracts of the flower (FL), fruit (FR), leaf (L), and seed (S) of A. esculentus, and in 0, 10, 30, 50, and 70% methanol elua...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Liao H,Dong W,Shi X,Liu H,Yuan K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To optimization of extraction of antioxidant compounds from guava (Psidium guajava L.) leaves and showed that the guava leaves are the potential source of antioxidant compounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The bioactive polysaccharide compounds of guava leaves (P. guajava L.) were obtained using ultrasonic-assiste...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Kong F,Yu S,Feng Z,Wu X

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The technique of microscopy has been applied for identification of Chinese materia medica (CMM) since decades. However, very few scientific publications report the combination of conventional microscopy and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) techniques for further application to quality assessment...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Liang L,Zhao Z,Kang T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Korean herbal medicine, KOTMIN13, composed of Inula japonica Thunberg, Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz var. japonica kitamura, Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn, and Allium macrostemon Bge, has been used for anti-allergic and anti-asthmatic treatment in oriental clinics, but its activity has not been investi...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Lee E,Kim SG,Park NY,Park HH,Jeong KT,Choi J,Lee IH,Lee H,Lee E

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hexane, ethylacetate and methanol extracts from Bauhinia tomentosa and Bauhinia vahlii roots were tested for their antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria (four strains), Gram-negative bacteria (three strains) and three fungi strains using microdilution methods, for the determination of minimal inhib...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Dugasani S,Balijepalli MK,Tandra S,Pichika MR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Yinqiaosan (Lonicerae and Forsythiae Powder), as a famous prescription of Dr. Wu Jutong in Qing dynasty of China, has the effects of diaphoresis cooling, fire-purging, and detoxicaton. It is mainly used in the treatment of influenza, hand-foot-mouth disease, esophagitis, pneumonia, acute tonsillitis, mumps, ...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Shu Y,Chen Y,Qin K,Liu X,Cai B

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Enterococcus faecalis (Ef) is a multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria associated with hospital-acquired infections. Ef is involved in a number of infectious diseases. It generally infects patients with the weekend immune system, i.e. a person mostly acquires Ef infections in the hospital, especially in int...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Katva S,Das S,Moti HS,Jyoti A,Kaushik S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radix Saposhnikoviae (RS) exerts anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antioxidation effects and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat common colds, headache, and rheumatoid arthritis. Prim-O-glucosylcimifugin (POG) is the highest content chromone and one of the major active constituent...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Zhou J,Sun YY,Sun MY,Mao WA,Wang L,Zhang J,Zhang H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The androgen comprises a group of hormones that play roles in male reproductive activity as well as personal characteristics. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the androgenic activity of various herbal medicines in human prostate cancer 22Rv1 cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Herbal extracts of Trichosanthes kirilowii ...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Jeong SJ,Choi JY,Dong MS,Seo CS,Shin HK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, many efforts have been made to discover new products of natural origin which can limit the xenobiotic-induced hepatic injury. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a highly toxic chemical that is widely used to study hepatotoxicity in animal models. OBJECTIVE:The present study was conducted to investigat...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Abdou RH,Saleh SY,Khalil WF

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Recent studies have demonstrated that baicalin has antihyperglycemic effects by inhibiting lipid peroxidation. Baicalin is low hydrophilic and poorly absorbed after oral administration. Thus, a suitable formulation is highly desired to overcome the disadvantages of baicalin. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this wor...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Shi F,Wei Z,Zhao Y,Xu X

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study examined the pharmacokinetic profiles of two iridoid glycosides named morroniside and loganin in rat plasma after oral administration of crude and processed Cornus officinals. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A rapid, selective and specific high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionizatio...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Chen X,Cao G,Jiang J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Buddleja davidii and B. albiflora are two different original plants of the famous crude medicine "Diaoyangchen". MATERIALS AND METHODS:An ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometric method and a HPLC method were used for the determination of total and individual flavonoids (luteolin and apigenin) contents from t...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Ying C,Wan D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zataria multiflora Boiss. is a traditional and popular spice in Iran. The effects of 3 ecotypes (ECTPs) of Z. multiflora essential oils (EOs) against most common causes of food-borne and nosocomial infections were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The antimicrobial activities of the EOs were examined by brot...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Zomorodian K,Saharkhiz MJ,Rahimi MJ,Bandegi A,Shekarkhar G,Bandegani A,Pakshir K,Bazargani A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Chemical fungicides are widely used to control crop diseases, but these chemicals have adverse effects. They destroy the ecological environment and even have toxic effects on human beings. In this context, the development of botanical pesticides is relevant. One potential botanical pesticide is chelerythrine...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Wei Q,Zhao M,Li X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 7-hydroxycalamenenene-rich essential oil (EO) obtained from the leaves of Croton cajucara (red morphotype) have been described as active against bacteria, protozoa, and fungi species. In this work, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 7-hydroxycalamenenene against Candida albicans and nonalbicans sp...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Azevedo MM,Almeida CA,Chaves FC,Rodrigues IA,Bizzo HR,Alviano CS,Alviano DS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Leaves of Costus pictus D. Don, (insulin plant) are used as dietary supplement for the treatment of diabetes. Objective:The antidiabetic activity of this plant is well documented, but its activity on different cell types and mechanism remains unknown. Thus, the present study evaluates the cytotoxicity of C....

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Neethu PV,Suthindhiran K,Jayasri MA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Melanin is synthesized by melanocytes, which are located in the basal layer of the skin. After synthesis, melanin is further deposited on the surface of the skin to form black spots or chloasma. Tyrosinase is a rate-limiting enzyme that plays an important role in melanogenesis. Currently, there are many dr...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Hong JH,Chen HJ,Xiang SJ,Cao SW,An BC,Ruan SF,Zhang B,Weng LD,Zhu HX,Liu Q

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot fruits are very rich in polyphenols - procyanidins, flavonoids, and phenolic acids. OBJECTIVE:On rat hepatocytes, isolated by two-stepped collagenase perfusion, we investigated the effect of A. melanocarpa fruit juice (AMFJ) in two models of liver toxicity caused by (i) me...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Kondeva-Burdina M,Valcheva-Kuzmanova S,Markova T,Mitcheva M,Belcheva A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:At present, approximately 17-25 million people in the world suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD). The most efficacious and acceptable therapeutic drug clinically are the acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs). Yinhuang oral liquid is a Chinese medicine preparation which contains AChEIs according to the lit...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Zhang H,Guo Y,Meng L,Sun H,Yang Y,Gao Y,Sun J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The real mechanism for Thevetia peruviana poisoning remains unclear. Cholinergic activity is important for cardiac function regulation, however, the effect of T. peruviana on cholinergic activity is not well-known. OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of the acute administration of an aqueous extract of the seed k...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Marroquín-Segura R,Calvillo-Esparza R,Mora-Guevara JL,Tovalín-Ahumada JH,Aguilar-Contreras A,Hernández-Abad VJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tithonia diversifolia belongs to the Asteraceae family. The leaves of T. diversifolia have been studied lately because of the presence of tagitinin C. OBJECTIVE:Looking for an easy and inexpensive method to extract tagitinin C from T. diversifolia leaves, this work aims to conduct a screening to evaluate th...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Silva AMR,Ferreira NLO,Oliveira AE,Borges LL,Conceição EC

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The RP-HPLC resolution of two triterpenic acid isomers was unstable. OBJECTIVE:To separate the oleanolic acid (OA) and ursolic acid (UA) simply within RP-HPLC. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The separation ability of five stationary phases was studied with the retention effect of their carbon loads. Also the resolu...

journal_title：Pharmacognosy magazine

authors： Zhang Y,Xue K,Zhao EY,Li Y,Yao L,Yang X,Xie X

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00