Antimicrobial activity of extracts of three major plants from the Chihuahuan desert.

abstract：:Buchang-tang (BCT) has been known to suppress inflammatory and autoimmune responses. Accordingly, BCT has been clinically used in Korea as an immunomodulatory oriental medicine. Here, we report on the mechanism of action of BCT in activated MOLT-4 cells by determining the affected signaling pathways. BCT inhibits extr...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Shin HY,Shin TY,An NH,Kim HR,Chae HJ,Kim YK,Um JY,Hong SH,Kim HM

更新日期：2005-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The following ethnobotanical study is a compilation of medicinal Euphorbiaceae in West Africa (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Bourkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Bénin, Niger, Nigeria), and includes 81 species distributed in 37 genera. It includes a reminder of the genera's p...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Stäuble N

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-year medical-ethnobotanical investigation among the Warao of the Orinoco Delta in eastern Venezuela documented a pharmacopoeia of 100 plant species representing 45 families. Warao phytotherapists manipulate these plants in diverse manners to produce 259 remedies of various complexities to treat 52 classes of d...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Wilbert W,Haiek G

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Waltheria indica L. (syn. Waltheria americana) is commonly used in traditional medicine in Africa, South America and Hawaii, mainly against pain, inflammation, conditions of inflammation, diarrhea, dysentery, conjunctivitis, wounds, abscess, epilepsy, convulsions, anemia, erectile dysfunc...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zongo F,Ribuot C,Boumendjel A,Guissou I

更新日期：2013-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-six different species collected in the Mosetene ethnia, dwelling in the Andean Piedmont of Bolivia, were screened for antimalarial properties. Thirty-three extracts were screened for antimalarial activity in vitro on Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistant strain (Indo), and forty-seven extracts were evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Muñoz V,Sauvain M,Bourdy G,Callapa J,Rojas I,Vargas L,Tae A,Deharo E

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Hwangryunhaedok-tang is an oriental herbal formula treated to cure inflammation and gastric disorders in China, Japan, and Korea. We explored the protective effects of Hwangryunhaedok-tang water extract (HRWE) against airway pathophysiological changes caused by cigarette smoke (CS) and li...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Shin NR,Ko JW,Park SH,Cho YK,Oh SR,Ahn KS,Ryu JM,Kim JC,Seo CS,Shin IS

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Traditional Chinese medicine Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb (C. orbiculatus) with peel and seeds is mainly composed of flavonoids, sesquiterpenes and tripenes. According to the Traditional Chinese medicine standard of Liaoning province (2009), it has been long used to invigorate blood circul...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zhou J,Zhai J,Zheng W,Han N,Liu Z,Lv G,Zheng X,Chang S,Yin J

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (the Chinese name is Fuzi, FZ), the lateral or daughter root of Aconitum carmichaelii Debx. (Ranunculaceae), is a controversial traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that is universally distributed and applied in many countries, such as China, Japan, Korea,...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lei H,Zhang Y,Ye J,Cheng T,Liang Y,Zu X,Zhang W

更新日期：2021-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Traditional herbal formula Gyejibokryeong-hwan (GJBRH; Guizhifuling-wan, Keishibukuryo-gan) consisting five medicinal herbs has been used to treat uterine disorders, gynecological diseases and blood stasis syndrome in Asia. AIM OF THE STUDY:We evaluated the safety of GJBRH in Crl:CD Spra...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Jin SE,Seo CS,Lee MY,Shin HK,Yang MJ,Ha H

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of traditional herbal formulae (Zhong Yao) against experimental hypercholesterolemia, we assayed serum lipoprotein levels and hepatic function in rats administered herbal formulae under cholesterol rich diet. Two kinds of herbal formulae; prescription 1 (Bupleurum chinense and other 9 kinds o...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Cheng BJ,Moritomo A,Yamasaki Y,Wu LX,Inagaki M,Nishimura M,Tanishima K,Poracova J

更新日期：2004-10-01 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

authors： Newell AM,Yousef GG,Lila MA,Ramírez-Mares MV,de Mejia EG

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Banana is a fruit with nutritional properties and also with acclaimed therapeutic uses, cultivated widely throughout the tropics as source of food and income for people. Banana peel is known by its local and traditional use to promote wound healing mainly from burns and to help overcome o...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Pereira A,Maraschin M

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:In Southern Europe Olea europaea leafs are known as a folk remedy for hypertension. Cardiovascular diseases are still the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries with hypertension being one of the main risk factors. AIM OF THE STUDY:We investigated effects o...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Scheffler A,Rauwald HW,Kampa B,Mann U,Mohr FW,Dhein S

更新日期：2008-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Single and repeated oral administration of the water extracts of Spergularia purpurea (SP) at a dose of 10 mg/kg were tested on hypoglycaemic activity in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. In normal rats, the water extract of SP decreased significantly the plasma glucose levels 4 h after single oral admi...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Jouad H,Eddouks M,Lacaille-Dubois MA,Lyoussi B

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Labisa pumila (LP), popularly known with its local name, Kacip Fatimah, is a well known herb grown in Indochina and Southeast Asia and is traditionally used to regain energy after giving birth in women. The propensity of LP to cause drug-herb interaction via cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme s...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Pan Y,Tiong KH,Abd-Rashid BA,Ismail Z,Ismail R,Mak JW,Ong CE

更新日期：2012-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatoprotective effects of BJ-JN (a traditional Chinese formulation) were evaluated in Bacille-Calmette-Guérin and lipopolysaccharide (BCG/LPS)-induced immunological liver injury (ILI) in mice. BJ-JN (0.75, 1.5, 3 g/kg) was administered via gavage daily for 10 days. Liver index (liver weight/body weight), serum l...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zou Y,Yang Y,Li J,Li W,Wu Q

更新日期：2006-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Cola nitida is amongst the evergreen plants native to West Africa used in the treatment of various ailments including diabetes. AIM OF THE STUDY:This study aims to investigate the antidiabetic effects of the hot water extract of C. nitida seeds in type 2 diabetic rats. METHODS:Type 2 di...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Erukainure OL,Sanni O,Ijomone OM,Ibeji CU,Chukwuma CI,Islam MS

更新日期：2019-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of using Bauhinia forficata leaf decoction (150 g leaf/l water; 35.2+/-7.8 ml/100 g body weight mean daily dose) as a drinking-water substitute for about 1 month on streptozotocin-diabetes (STZ-diabetes) in male Wistar rats were investigated. The physico-metabolic parameters measured were: body weight, foo...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Pepato MT,Keller EH,Baviera AM,Kettelhut IC,Vendramini RC,Brunetti IL

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the butanol extract of Zizyphus spina-christi (L.), Willd (Rhamnaceae) leaves and its major saponin glycoside, christinin-A, on the serum glucose and insulin levels was studied in non-diabetic control, type-I (insulin-dependent) and type-II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic rats. Pretreatment either with ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Abdel-Zaher AO,Salim SY,Assaf MH,Abdel-Hady RH

更新日期：2005-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractionation of antifungal hexane extracts of the aerial parts of three Pterocaulon spp., Pterocaulon alopecuroides, Pterocaulon balansae and Pterocaulon polystachyum (Asteraceae) from South Brazil traditionally used to treat animal mycoses, afforded the coumarins 5-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin, 7-(2',3'-epoxy-...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Stein AC,Alvarez S,Avancini C,Zacchino S,von Poser G

更新日期：2006-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The antihepatotoxic effects of gingerols, shogaols, diarylheptanoids and related analogues were assessed utilizing carbon tetrachloride- and galactosamine-induced cytotoxicity in primary cultured rat hepatocytes. Most congeners exhibited significant actions in these assay methods. The carbon tetrachloride assay appear...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hikino H,Kiso Y,Kato N,Hamada Y,Shioiri T,Aiyama R,Itokawa H,Kiuchi F,Sankawa U

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Withering's (1741-1799) greatest merit is not so much that of having discovered the therapeutic value of foxglove in hydropsy, since this indication (among others) was already part of traditional medicine, but actually during a decade of carefully recording clinical observations, he authoritatively settled definite gu...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Marullaz PD

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Passiflora incarnata Linnaeus (Passiflora incarnata) was established as a medicinal plant in Europe in the middle of the 19th century. Since then, it has been used for the treatment of anxiety, sleep disorders and restlessness in Western European phytotherapy. This study provides insights...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Canella C,Bachmann C,Wolfensberger B,Witt CM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ginseng, the roots and rhizomes of Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. (Araliaceae), is used as a tonic herb for thousands of years in Asian countries. Saponins are recognized as its major active ingredients and reportedly can ease disorders caused by various adverse stimuli. Nevertheless, it is uncl...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Feng L,Liu XM,Cao FR,Wang LS,Chen YX,Pan RL,Liao YH,Wang Q,Chang Q

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Salvia plebeia R. Brown has been used for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory diseases, cold and tumors in many countries, including Korea and China. AIM OF THE STUDY:This study aimed to assess anti-inflammatory and related activities of an ethanol extract (SPEE) prepared from the...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Jung HJ,Song YS,Lim CJ,Park EH

更新日期：2009-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Origanum majorana L. (Lamiaceae) was usually used in Moroccan folk medicine to treat infantile colic and abdominal discomfort. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The essential oil from the aerial part of the dry Origanum majorana L. (EOOM) was obtained through hydro distillation and analyzed by gas c...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Makrane H,Aziz M,Berrabah M,Mekhfi H,Ziyyat A,Bnouham M,Legssyer A,Elombo FK,Gressier B,Eto B

更新日期：2019-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Tanshen), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, is popularly used to treat cardiovascular disorders. In the present study, effects of tanshinlactone A (C(16)H(12)O(4); M.W. 268), newly discovered from Salvia miltiorrhiza, on phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated cell proliferation were invest...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Wu MH,Tsai WJ,Don MJ,Chen YC,Chen IS,Kuo YC

更新日期：2007-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In the legendary biographies of some Buddhist adepts from the 2nd- and 9th-centuries there are some clues which can be interpreted to reveal that the adepts were consuming psychedelic Amanita muscaria, 'fly agaric', mushrooms to achieve enlightenment. This secret ingredient in the alchemical elixir they used to attain...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hajicek-Dobberstein S

更新日期：1995-10-01 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

authors： Qi Q,You Q,Gu H,Zhao L,Liu W,Lu N,Guo Q

更新日期：2008-05-22 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

authors： Roberto Teves M,Wendel GH,Pelzer LE

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00