Chemical and pharmacological investigation of the stem bark of Synadenium grantii.

abstract：:The essential oil composition of three Zingiberaceae widely used as medicinal aromatic plants from S. Tomé and Príncipe: Aframomum danielli (Hook. f.) K. Schum., Curcuma longa L. and Zingiber officinale Rosc. was studied. Two samples of the essential oils from fruit of A. danielli and from rhizomes of the other two sp...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Martins AP,Salgueiro L,Gonçalves MJ,da Cunha AP,Vila R,Cañigueral S,Mazzoni V,Tomi F,Casanova J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of gallic acid on the gene expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and the cytokines interleukin (IL)-1, IL-10, IL-12, IL-18, TNF-alpha, and interferon (IFN)-gamma were investigated by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The experiments were performed in parallel in non-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Radtke OA,Kiderlen AF,Kayser O,Kolodziej H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fixed combination of Berberis aristata and Silybum marianum (Berberol) has been used by patients with dyslipidaemia. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of a fixed combination of B. aristata and S. marianum (Berberol) on serum lipid levels compared to placebo i...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tóth B,Németh D,Soós A,Hegyi P,Pham-Dobor G,Varga O,Varga V,Kiss T,Sarlós P,Erőss B,Csupor D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several procyanidin dimers and an epicatechin trimer purified from Douglas fir bark tannins were compared with their monomer components (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin for their abilities to inhibit the biochemical effects of the potent tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) in mouse epidermis in v...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gali HU,Perchellet EM,Gao XM,Karchesy JJ,Perchellet JP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 37 commercial samples of Ginseng Radix, the origins of which belonged to Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, P. quinquefolia Linn. (American ginseng), and P. notoginseng Burkill (sanchi-ginseng), respectively, were collected from the Taiwan herbal markets. The contents of nine ginsenosides, Rb(1), Rb(2), Rc, Rd, Re,...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chuang WC,Wu HK,Sheu SJ,Chiou SH,Chang HC,Chen YP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new resveratrol dimer, (+)-vitisinol E (1) which demonstrated inhibitory activity on BACE-1 (beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1) in vitro, was isolated from the stembark extract of Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae) together with four known resveratrol oligomers, (+)-epsilon-viniferin (2), (+)-ampelopsin A (3), (+)-vitisin A (4...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Choi YH,Yoo MY,Choi CW,Cha MR,Yon GH,Kwon DY,Kim YS,Park WK,Ryu SY

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A callus culture of Aleurites fordii Hemsley (Euphorbiaceae) producing five galloylglucoses and an ellagitannin, geraniin, was established. The production of pentagalloylglucose was remarkably enhanced under light irradiation compared with that in the dark. Cell growth and tannin production were also greatly affected ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Taniguchi S,Uechi K,Kato R,Ito H,Hatano T,Yazaki K,Yoshida T

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid-β, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, is toxic to neurons and causes cell death in the brain. Oxidative stress is known to play an important role in Alzheimer's disease, and there is strong evidence linking oxidative stress to amyloid-β. The herbal plant "Tiew kon" (Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflor...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Keowkase R,Weerapreeyakul N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oligomeric stilbenes (+)-alpha-viniferin (1), miyabenol C (2), and kobophenol A (3) have been isolated from Caragana sinica (Buchoz) Rehd (Leguminosae). (+)-alpha-Viniferin (1) and miyabenol C (2) exhibited protein kinase C inhibitory activity at low micromolar concentrations. (+)-alpha-Viniferin inhibited keratin...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kulanthaivel P,Janzen WP,Ballas LM,Jiang JB,Hu CQ,Darges JW,Seldin JC,Cofield DJ,Adams LM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products can exhibit many beneficial effects on human health. As far as cancer is concerned, naturally occurring compounds have been reported to prevent tumorigenesis and also to suppress the growth of established tumors. As cancer cells have evolved multiple mechanisms to resist the induction of programmed ce...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fulda S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three pyrrolizidine alkaloids were isolated from Eupatorium portoricense and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic methods as (-)-viridifloryl-supinidine (amabiline), (-)-viridifloryl-heliotridine (echinatine), and C12- O-acetyl-(-)-viridifloryl-heliotridine (O(12)-acetylechinatine). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wiedenfeld H,Guerrero R,Roeder E

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocimum tenuiflorum has been widely used in traditional medicine and has high medicinal value. High volume trade of this potential medicinal plant species led to unscrupulous adulteration of both crude drugs as well as formulations. Morphology-based authentication is difficult in cases of incomplete or damaged samples ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kumar A,Rodrigues V,Mishra P,Baskaran K,Shukla AK,Shasany AK,Sundaresan V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using exhaustive chromatographic separation we have isolated (-)-tigloyl-deangeloyl-gomisin F as a novel dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan from schisandra chinensis. With the help of HPLC, we further isolated (+)-schisandrin, (+)-deoxyschisandrin, (+)-γ-schisandrin, (-)-gomisin J, (+)-gomisin A, (-)-gomisin N, (-)-tigloyl-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Smejkal K,Slapetová T,Krmenčík P,Babula P,Dall'Acqua S,Innocenti G,Vančo J,Casarin E,Carrara M,Kalvarová K,Dvorská M,Slanina J,Kramářová E,Julínek O,Urbanová M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plumbagin, an active principle from Plumbaginaceous plants, produced a triphasic inotropic response (first positive, second negative, and third positive phases) in guinea-pig papillary muscle. The inotropic potency of plumbagin at the first positive phase was pD2 6.40, and the methylation of 5-hydroxy group of plumbag...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Itoigawa M,Takeya K,Furukawa H

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts from Bupleurum fruticescens were examined for oral and topical anti-inflammatory activities. The BuOH extract proved to be active against carrageenan and tetradecanoylphorbol acetate acute edemas and allowed the isolation of three saponins identified by spectroscopic techniques as 3 beta-O-(O-alpha-L-rhamnopy...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Just MJ,Recio MC,Giner RM,Cuéllar MJ,Máñez S,Bilia AR,Ríos JL

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IN VITRO plant regeneration of Gentiana macrophylla Pall. and determination of gentiopicroside content during somatic embryogenesis are described in the present work. The highest percentage of embryogenic callus formation was observed in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/L 2,4-dichlorophenoxyace...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen LY,Chen QL,Xu D,Hao JG,Schläppi M,Xu ZQ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess possible herb-drug interactions, rutaecarpine (an herbal ingredient of Evodia rutaecarpa; 25 mg/kg/day, p. o.), the ethanol extract of Evodia rutaecarpa (1 g/kg/day, p. o.), and an herbal preparation of Evodia rutaecarpa (Wu-Chu-Yu-Tang; 1 g/kg/day) were individually pretreated daily for three consecutive da...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tsai TH,Chang CH,Lin LC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four diterpenoids, carnosic acid (1), carnosol (2), rosmanol (3), and epirosmanol (4), were isolated as antioxidative agents from the leaves of Rosmarinus officinalis by bioassay-directed fractionation. These diterpenoids inhibited superoxide anion production in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system. Mitochondrial and ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Haraguchi H,Saito T,Okamura N,Yagi A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis (RAPD) is a method to study genetic variability within and between populations and species on the basis of the amplification of anonymous fragments from genomic DNA templates by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We applied RAPD analysis in order to distinguish medi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wolf HT,van den Berg T,Czygan FC,Mosandl A,Winckler T,Zündorf I,Dingermann T

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bryophyllum pinnatum is a succulent perennial plant native to Madagascar which is used in anthroposophical medicine to treat psychiatric disorders and as a tocolytic agent to prevent premature labour. We performed a metabolite profiling study in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the constituents in B. pinnatu...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fürer K,Raith M,Brenneisen R,Mennet M,Simões-Wüst AP,von Mandach U,Hamburger M,Potterat O

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One new triterpene, kudinchalactone A (1), and four new triterpenoid saponins, ilekudinchosides A-D (2- 5), were isolated from the leaves of Ilex kudincha C. J. Tseng along with eight known triterpenoids. These new compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR, HR-TOF-MS, and CD spectra. C...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zuo WJ,Dai HF,Chen J,Chen HQ,Zhao YX,Mei WL,Li X,Wang JH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new isoprenylated xanthone, cudrafrutixanthone A, was isolated from the roots of Cudrania fruticosa, together with 18 known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Most isoprenylated xanthones exhibited cytotoxicity against HCT-116, SMMC-7721, SGC-7901, and BGC-823 cell lines with IC (5...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang YH,Hou AJ,Zhu GF,Chen DF,Sun HD

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified kamebakaurin as an inhibitor of NF-KB and elucidated its molecular mechanism as a specific inhibitor in the DNA-binding activity of the p50 subunit of NF-KB. Here, we describe its anti-inflammatory activity in in vitro and in vivo models. Kamebakaurin dose-dependently inhibited not only the expressi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee JH,Choi JK,Noh MS,Hwang BY,Hong YS,Lee JJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel experimental model of free radical-induced emesis for screening anti-emetic compounds from natural sources was established. 2,2'-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) dissolved in liposome induced emesis in young chickens, and the emesis was prevented by antioxidants including N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang Y,Kinoshita K,Koyama K,Takahashi K,Tai T,Nunoura Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During activity-guided fractionations to screen for antineoplastic agents, further studies by means of preparative HPLC led to the isolation of four known furostanol saponins: protoneodioscin, protodioscin, protoneogracillin, protogracillin, along with their corresponding artifacts: methyl protoneodioscin, methyl prot...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hu K,Dong A,Yao X,Kobayashi H,Iwasaki S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence for loss of Ca2+ homeostasis due to neuronal degeneration is considerable and rapidly increasing. In this study, we try to evaluate the protective effect of tetrandrine (TET), an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Radix Stephania tetrandrae S., on amyloid-beta protein (Abeta) and 1-methyl-4...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chiou WF,Lee WS,Yeh PH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High molecular compounds from Chinese herbal medicines, including ribosome-inactivating proteins and polysaccharides from both fungi and high plants have been tested for the treatment of malignant diseases. Polysaccharides possessing immunostimulating activities can be used as adjuvants in tumor treatment. The fungi c...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tang W,Hemm I,Bertram B

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The volatile constituents of ZIZIPHORA TAURICA subsp. CLEONIOIDES (Boiss.) P. H. Davis (Lamiaceae) were studied for the first time by analysis of the essential oil. 33 compounds, from the 44 consisting the total of the fraction, are identified by means of capillary GC and GC-MS. The identified components represent abo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kokkalou E

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to examine the potential beneficial effect of cordycepin on the decline of testicular function induced with age. A total of 30 male Sprague-Dawley rats (twenty-four 12-month-olds and six 2-month-olds) were divided into five groups. The young control (YC) and middle-aged control (MC) groups r...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sohn SH,Lee SC,Hwang SY,Kim SW,Kim IW,Ye MB,Kim SK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the extremely skin irritant and caustic latex of Excoecaria agallocha the major part of the polyfunctional diterpene esters (DTE) (group I) are aliphatic polyunsaturated 9,13,14-orthoesters of the daphnane-type parent alcohol 5 beta-hydroxyresiniferonol-6 alpha, 7 alpha-epoxide, esterified simultaneously in their 2...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Karalai C,Wiriyachitra P,Opferkuch HJ,Hecker E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00