Abstract:
:Investigations were carried out to evaluate the effect of Momordica charantia on the glucose tolerance of maturity onset diabetic patients. The fruit juice of M. charantia was found to significantly improve the glucose tolerance of 73% of the patients investigated while the other 27% failed to respond.
journal_name
J Ethnopharmacoljournal_title
Journal of ethnopharmacologyauthors
Welihinda J,Karunanayake EH,Sheriff MH,Jayasinghe KSdoi
10.1016/0378-8741(86)90116-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1986-09-01 00:00:00pages
277-82issue
3eissn
0378-8741issn
1872-7573pii
0378-8741(86)90116-9journal_volume
17pub_type
杂志文章abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Damiana (Turnera diffusa Willd. Ex Schult) has traditionally been used as an herbal aphrodisiac. AIM OF THE STUDY:The study was aimed to investigate the anti-aromatse activity and the estrogenic activity of the constituents isolated from Turnera diffusa. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The methan...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.016
更新日期:2008-12-08 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Polygonum capitatum is a well-known Miao medicinal plant that has been used for many years for its unique therapeutic effects on various urological disorders, including urinary calculus and urinary tract infections. To investigate the effect of Polygonum capitatum on cytochrome P450 (CYP)...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.10.031
更新日期:2014-12-02 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Achyrocline satureoides is a medium-sized South American indigenous herb, commonly known as "Marcela" or "Macela". The infusion obtained from inflorescences of this plant is widely used in Brazilian folk medicine as an antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and hypocholesterolemi...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.014
更新日期:2010-07-20 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Danqi Pill, composed of the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge and the root of Panax notoginseng, is effective in the clinical treatment of myocardial ischemia in coronary heart diseases. A number of studies have shown that autophagy plays an essential role in cardiac function and energy m...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113404
更新日期:2021-02-10 00:00:00
abstract:AIM OF THE STUDY:Asthma is a disease marked by airway inflammation. Petasites japonicus (Pj) is known as an herb for treating asthma, oxidant stress and gastric ulcer in traditional Oriental medicine. In this study, the inhibitory effects of Pj extract on asthmatic responses were examined both in vitro and in vivo. MA...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.10.038
更新日期:2011-01-27 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Precise target distribution is a key issue for further appreciate applications of fangjis (formulas) with similar efficacy and herbal constituents to maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity. AIM OF THE STUDY:To develop an algorithm for investigating the differential target distributions ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2021.113822
更新日期:2021-01-15 00:00:00
abstract::The hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol fractions of leaves of Acalypha siamensis Oliv. ex Gage were evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activity. The antibacterial activity was more pronounced in the ethyl acetate and methanol extracts. No activity was shown against tested moulds. ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.07.014
更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:There is an increase in antimicrobial resistance and complexities arising from verotoxic related bacterial infections as well as rise in demand for application of natural antioxidants to combat oxidative damage by free radicals in many oxidative stress-mediated disease conditions such as ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.051
更新日期:2012-06-14 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:There are many plants of genus Piper which have been reported to induce antidepressant-like effects, Piper sarmentosum (PS) is one of them. PS is a Chinese herbal medicine and a traditional edible vegetable. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In the present study, the antidepressant-like effects of P...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2017.01.037
更新日期:2017-03-06 00:00:00
abstract::Ninety-two plants used in the traditional pharmacopoeia of the Pech and neighboring Mestizo peoples of central Honduras are reported. The results of in vitro antimicrobial screens showed that 19 of the extracts from medicinal plants revealed signs of antifungal activity while 22 demonstrated a measurable inhibitory ef...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00100-7
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Coptidis Rhizoma (CR) is a medical herb from the family Ranunculacease that has been used to treat gastroenteritis, dysentery, diabetes mellitus, and severe skin diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY:To evaluate the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) and the toxicity of CR, following repeat o...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.01.011
更新日期:2014-03-28 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Zhen-wu-tang (ZWT) is a blended traditional Chinese medicine specifically used for various kidney diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY:The present study is to evaluate the effects of ZWT on diabetic nephropathy and investigate the potential anti-diabetic mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Streptoz...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.004
更新日期:2010-08-19 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The development of compounds able to improve metabolic syndrome and mitigate complications caused by inappropriate glycemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus is challenging. The medicinal plant with established hypoglycemic properties Garcinia kola Heckel might have the potential to mit...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.11.001
更新日期:2017-01-04 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ocimum species are traditionally used for the treatment of anxiety, nerve pain, convulsions and a variety of neurodegenerative disorders. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-amnesic effect of O. basilicum L., O. sanctum L. and O. gratissimum L. extracts using in-vitro an...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.026
更新日期:2016-12-04 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:QingYan Formula has been traditionally used to tonify kidney and benefit essence, and QingYan Formula 70% ethanol extracts (QYFE) showed estrogen-like effect on reproductive system in our previous studies. However, there were no reports of QYFE on bone. AIM OF THE STUDY:This study offere...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113644
更新日期:2021-03-25 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Worldwide, one of the drivers of substitution and adulteration is the cost of the natural resources (plants, animals, fungi) that are ingredients of traditional medicines. Relatively few studies have been done that link prices of traditional medicine ingredients to what drives changes in ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2018.10.010
更新日期:2019-01-30 00:00:00
abstract:AIM OF THE STUDY:The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute and chronic effects of OpunDia (Opuntia ficus-indica) in obese pre-diabetic men and women. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This double-blind placebo controlled study included participants (age range of 20-50 years) randomly assigned to one of the two groups and gi...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.047
更新日期:2010-08-09 00:00:00
abstract::The petroleum either extract and methanol extract of the bark of Alstonia scholaris were found to be devoid of antiamalarial activity in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. However, a dose-dependent improvement of conditions and delayed mortality amongst animals receiving methanol extract of A. scholaris was notice...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0378-8741(90)90097-d
更新日期:1990-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The leaves of Jodina rhombifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Reissek (Santalaceae) are utilized as anti-alcoholic in Argentine folk medicine. This study was designed to investigate the anti-alcohol properties in adolescent male Wistar rats (postnatal day 29; 83-105 g of weight). We utilized the "self-administration model", which e...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.046
更新日期:2015-11-04 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Yuk-Mi-Jihwang-Tang (YJT) has been popularly prescribed to treat aging related disorders over than hundreds of years in East Asia countries. AIM OF THE STUDY:To investigate possible modulatory actions of YJT on chronic restraint stress (CRS)-induced neurodegeneration on hippocampus neuro...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113102
更新日期:2020-10-05 00:00:00
abstract::This study isolates and characterizes the anti-complement constituent(s) present in the latex of Jatropha multifida, in an attempt to explain the traditional application of the latex in the treatment of infected wounds. Guided by the inhibition of classical pathway (CP) complement activity in human serum, a polymer wa...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0378-8741(89)90080-9
更新日期:1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Bear bile (BB) originally used as a traditional Chinese medicine has also been adopted in Japan as a traditional home remedy mainly for gastrointestinal problems due to impaired digestion. However, recently, efforts have been made to find alternatives to BB for ecological and ethical reas...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.07.014
更新日期:2009-09-07 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:FuFang ZhenZhu TiaoZhi (FTZ) is a hospitalized traditional Chinese medicine herbal formula with documented metabolic benefits. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) characterized by ovarian dysfunction and insulin resistance represents one of the most common endocrine disorders in close associ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113587
更新日期:2021-03-25 00:00:00
abstract::Murdannia bracteata has been used as a Taiwanese folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties. However, neither its active ingredients nor its anti-inflammatory actions are well defined. Nitric oxide (NO), overproduced by activated macrophages via inducible NO synthase (iNOS), is suggested to be a significant pa...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.02.025
更新日期:2007-06-13 00:00:00
abstract:AIM OF THE STUDY:In the present study, we examined the effect of Allium tuberosum seeds extract upon the expression of male rat sexual behavior, in order to know whether Allium tuberosum seeds extract possess aphrodisiac property. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The aphrodisiac activity of Allium tuberosum seeds n-BuOH extract ...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.018
更新日期:2009-04-21 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Meta-analysis (MA) on Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) trials is increasingly published and indexed in major international databases but their trustworthiness and clinical applicability is uncertain. We aimed to assess the characteristics and methodological quality of MA on CHM. MATERIALS A...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.12.028
更新日期:2015-03-13 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:ETHNOPHAMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCY: The whole plant of Talinum triangulare (Family: Portulacaceae) is used in variety of diseases including hepatic ailments in Africa and Taiwan of China. AIMS OF THE STUDY:The study was aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of polysaccharides from T. tr...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.047
更新日期:2011-06-22 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Wenshen Xiaozheng Tang (WXT), a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, exerted a good therapeutic effect on endometriosis. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. In the present study, we sought to evaluate the effect of WXT on the proliferation and migration of ectopic endometr...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.019
更新日期:2016-12-24 00:00:00
abstract:ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Semen Cassiae, called Juemingzi in China, is the seed of the annual Cassia obtusifolia L., of the leguminosae family. It has been used as healthy drinks to alleviate constipation and improve eyesight for many years in China. AIM OF THE STUDY:A simple sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS method has been...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.04.008
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacokinetics of bioactive preparations derived from natural sources has become a flourishing field of research. However, researching complex extracts and natural products faces numerous challenges. More broadly in recent years the critique of pharmacological research, and...
journal_title:Journal of ethnopharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2019.112230
更新日期:2020-01-10 00:00:00