Abstract:
:The present paper reviews the active, natural principles and crude extracts of plants which have been experimentally studied for hypoglycemic activity in the last ten years. Phytoconstituents with known structures have been classified in appropriate chemical groups and the active crude extracts have been listed alphabetically according to genus. Data are reported on their pharmacological activity, mechanism of action, toxicity and other properties.
journal_name
J Ethnopharmacoljournal_title
Journal of ethnopharmacologyauthors
Ivorra MD,Payá M,Villar Adoi
10.1016/0378-8741(89)90001-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-12-01 00:00:00pages
243-75issue
3eissn
0378-8741issn
1872-7573pii
0378-8741(89)90001-9journal_volume
27pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Traditional herbal medicine has become an important issue on the global scale during the past decade. Among drugs of natural origin, special place belongs to essential oils, known as strong antimicrobial agents that can be used to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Eucalyptus camaldule...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.12.008
更新日期:2016-02-03 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The volatile essential oil derived from the plant Melaleuca alternifolia, also called tea tree oil (TTO), is largely employed for its antimicrobial properties against several human pathogens. It is used in many topical formulations to treat cutaneous infections. AIM OF THE STUDY:Since ve...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.045
更新日期:2014-02-03 00:00:00
abstract:AIM OF STUDY:Solanum lyratum herba (SLH) has been traditionally used for the treatment of febrifuge, diarrhea, eye disease and cancer with little scientific evidences. Thus, in the present study, to elucidate the antitumor mechanism of SLH: in vitro and in vivo experiments were performed with hexane fraction of Solanum...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.02.013
更新日期:2009-05-04 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:In Brazil, a phytotherapeutic preparation produced from a standardized tincture of Cinchona calisaya Weddel such that each mL of product contains 400µg of quinine, known in Portuguese as Água Inglesa(®) (English water), is indicated by the manufacturer as a tonic, appetite stimulant, and ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.07.038
更新日期:2014-09-29 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume anecdotally reputed to have anthelmintic properties. This study was conducted to examine the validity of such claims. AIM OF THE STUDY:The aim of this study was to determine if ingestion of Mucuna seeds reduces helminth parasite infestation in lambs. ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.006
更新日期:2010-02-17 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Documentation of ethnomedicinal knowledge pertaining to the treatment of different types of skin diseases from the Central Western Ghats of India, a rich habitat of different ethnic communities. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Frequent field surveys were carried out to invent the 'key informants' ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.10.062
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Extracts from Helichrysum aureonitens are used topically by the indigenous people of South Africa against infections. The antimicrobial activity-guided fractionation by bioautography of the acetone extract from the aerial parts of H. aureonitens led to the isolation of 3,5,7-trihydroxyflavone (galangin). Evaluation of...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(97)00065-2
更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Post-treatment with nobiletin (5,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxy flavone), which was purified from the fruit peel of Citrus sunki Hort. ex Tanaka, at concentration 6-50 microM significantly suppressed NF-kappaB transcriptional activation, NO and PGE(2) production, and iNOS and COX-2 protein expression in lipopolysaccharide (L...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.05.021
更新日期:2007-08-15 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To study the chronic toxicity of gambogic acid (GA), the major active ingredient of gamboges, a brownish to orange resin extracted from the Garcinia hanburyi (family Guttiferae) in Southeast Asia, using Sprague-Dawley rat as an animal model and provide further theoretical support for clinical applications of this p...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.027
更新日期:2008-05-22 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Medicinal plants from the Caatinga, a Brazilian xeric shrubland, are used in folk medicine to treat infections. These ethnopharmacological data can contribute to obtaining new antimicrobial/antibiofilm extracts and natural product prototypes for the development of new drugs. The aim of th...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.05.030
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Crude ethanolic (50%) extracts of five species of Clausena exhibited varying degrees of spasmolytic activity on the isolated guinea-pig ileum preparation. The aerial parts of Clausena pentaphylla had maximum activity. Its active principle clausmarin-A, a novel coumarin terpenoid, was evaluated in detail for spasmolyti...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0378-8741(82)90001-0
更新日期:1982-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:In rural areas of Mexico the impact of modernization has changed healthcare and health seeking behaviour to varying degrees. This has rarely been accounted for when discussing and comparing medicinal floras. The ethnomedical system of the Zoque has never before been systematically studied...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.04.036
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::An analysis of information obtained from interviews with 660 older native inhabitants of the southern Appalachian region in the United States indicates that plant foods, especially cultivars and materials processed from them, and some wildcrafted plant foods as well, constituted the bulk of the folk materia medica in ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.04.008
更新日期:2006-11-03 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:GeGen Decoction, a well-known Chinese herbal formula, is widely used in China and other Asian countries to treat gynecological diseases, including primary dysmenorrhea. Pharmacological studies have confirmed that GeGen Decoction is able to inhibit spasmodic contractions of the uterus in v...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113053
更新日期:2020-10-28 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) LP Queiroz (Fabaceae) is an endemic tree in the Northeast of Brazil. Its flowers, leaves, stem bark and root have been used over the years to treat infections, abdominal pain, inflammation, diarrhea, heartburn, and dyspepsia. AIM OF THE STUDY:The present s...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113181
更新日期:2021-01-10 00:00:00
abstract:AIM OF THE STUDY:Ardisia species, notably A. compressa, are used in some regions of the world as food or in traditional medicine for prevention and treatment of certain health conditions including liver disease. We investigated the chemical composition and relative anticancer potential of six Ardisia species [A. japoni...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.051
更新日期:2010-08-09 00:00:00
abstract::When new plant-derived therapeutics based on indigenous knowledge are being explored, it is important that the pharmaceutical companies return benefits to the native populations and the local governments from which the research material was obtained. When a potentially marketable plant product is being developed, it i...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0378-8741(95)01349-0
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Inflammation caused by activated microglia is known to be associated with neurodegenerative diseases, e.g., Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Inhibiting the inflammatory process can be considered a potential strategy for the treatment of inflammation-associated diseas...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113518
更新日期:2021-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::We studied the inhibitory effect of Powerdental on the growth and acid production of Streptococcus mutans as well as secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The growth of Streptococcus mutans was reduced by the presence of the Powerdental (1 mg/ml) and NaCl (1 mg/ml) significant...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.023
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to evaluate the antimalarial potential of traditional remedies used in French Guiana, 35 remedies were prepared in their traditional form and screened for blood schizonticidal activity in vitro on Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine re4sistant strain (W2). Some of these extracts were screened in vivo against Pl...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.12.020
更新日期:2005-04-08 00:00:00
abstract::Aloe barbadensis Mill. Syn. Aloe vera Tourn. ex Linn.(Liliaceae) has been used in variety of diseases in traditional Indian system of medicine in India and its use for hepatic ailments is also documented. In the present study an attempt has been made to validate its hepatoprotective activity. The shade dried aerial pa...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.01.008
更新日期:2007-05-22 00:00:00
abstract:AIM OF THE STUDY:This present study was carried out to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of 85% ethanol extract (EE) of Commiphora myrrha and its different fractions partitioned with petroleum ether extract (EPE), ethyl acetate extract (EEA), n-butanol extract (EBu), and the water extract (ECY). More...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.12.003
更新日期:2011-03-24 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The role of Azadirachta indica (neem) against Chagas disease and its antibiotic and antidiabetic action have been demonstrated in non-pregnant animals. However, the effects of neem on lipid metabolism and oxidative stress during pregnancy remain to be investigated. The objective of this s...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.07.023
更新日期:2012-10-11 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq. ex Havil., is a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat cardiovascular and central nervous system diseases. Rhynchophylline (RIN) and isorhynchophylline (IRN), a pair of epimers, are major alkaloids isolated from U. rhynchophylla and e...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2017.07.039
更新日期:2017-09-14 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:A survey was undertaken in Jamaica to document medicinal plants frequently used in the treatment or prophylaxis of illness and trends in their use, following the methodology established by the TRAMIL network. TRAMIL, a Caribbean-wide applied research programme, scientifically evaluates an...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.04.027
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN) is frequently used in the treatment of cancer in traditional oriental medicine. Although several reports indicate that UDN has inhibitory effects in some cancers, there has been no report on the inhibitory effects of UDN via both autophagy and apoptosis. MATER...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2017.03.009
更新日期:2017-04-18 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The medicinal plant generally known as monkey's comb (Amphilophium crucigerum) has been popularly described for the treatment of neuropathic and inflammatory pain, specially seeds preparations. AIM OF THE STUDY:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of t...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.11.032
更新日期:2017-01-04 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. (Fabaceae), known as "catingueira", is an endemic tree of the Northeast region of Brazil. This plant, mainly inner bark and flowers, has been used in traditional medicine to treat gastritis, heartburn, indigestion, stomachache, dysenteries, and diarrheas. MAT...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.054
更新日期:2015-06-20 00:00:00
abstract::Cecropia pachystachya is used in South America for relieving cough and asthma. In Argentina it is known as "ambay" and grows in the neotropical forests (Ntr C.p.) and in temperate hilly regions (Tp C.p.). To evaluate their cardiovascular profile, the effect of extracts obtained from plants growing in the neotropical r...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.030
更新日期:2005-01-15 00:00:00
abstract::This study was undertaken to investigate the protective effects of Phyllanthus emblica Linn. (PE) extract on ethanol induced rat hepatic injury. PE (0.5 and 1 mg/ml) increased cell viability of rat primary cultured hepatocytes being treated with ethanol (96 microl/m) by increasing % MTT and decreasing the release of t...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.035
更新日期:2006-10-11 00:00:00