Enhanced hypotensive effects of the essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum leaves and its main constituent, eugenol, in DOCA-salt hypertensive conscious rats.

abstract：:Enzymatic thrombin activity is significantly inhibited only by a few selected natural phenolic compounds (myricetin, rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid phenethyl ester) but more strongly by unsaturated fatty acids like erucic acid and oleic acids. Compared to the inhibitory potential against neutrophil elastase, thrombin a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Melzig MF,Henke K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isovitexin exhibits potent antioxidant activities. In this study, the activity of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW264.7 macrophages after incubation with isovitexin was investigated. Isovitexin was able to reduce the production of hydrogen peroxide induced by LPS in mouse macropha...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lin CM,Huang ST,Liang YC,Lin MS,Shih CM,Chang YC,Chen TY,Chen CT

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new vermistatin derivatives, 6-demethylpenisimplicissin (1), 5'-hydroxypenisimplicissin (2), and 2''-epihydroxydihydrovermistatin (3), along with five known vermistatin analogues, methoxyvermistatin (4), vermistatin (5), 6-demethylvermistatin (6), hydroxyvermistatin (7), and penisimplicissin (8), were isolated f...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Liu Y,Xia G,Li H,Ma L,Ding B,Lu Y,He L,Xia X,She Z

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embelia ribes Burm. f. (Myrsinaceae) is one of the important plants used in Indian traditional medicine. RAPD-PCR analysis was performed to obtain species-specific DNA fragments. A band of 906 bp that was specific to Embelia ribes irrespective of the geographical source was obtained using the random decamer primer OPF...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Devaiah KM,Venkatasubramanian P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the current status of the development of techniques combining liquid chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance and their use in the context of natural products. HPLC-NMR methods have a rapidly growing impact on natural products research by enabling structure determination of natural products ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jaroszewski JW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile constituents of the essential oils from leaves and inflorescences of Solidago chilensis Meyen were analyzed by GC-FID, GC-MS and 13C-NMR and thirty-six different compounds were identified. Pumiloxide, an unusual labdane diterpene, was found to be one of the major components in both oils (15.3 % and 12.3 %, re...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Vila R,Mundina M,Tomi F,Furlán R,Zacchino S,Casanova J,Cañigueral S

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many compounds of plant origin have been identified that inhibit different stages in the replication cycle of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): 1) virus adsorption: chromone alkaloids (schumannificine), isoquinoline alkaloids (michellamines), sulphated polysaccharides and polyphenolics, flavonoids, coumarins (glycoc...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Vlietinck AJ,De Bruyne T,Apers S,Pieters LA

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity-guided fractionation of the extract of the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza B. (Labiatae, Tanshen), led to the isolation of four active components responsible for the anti-allergic activity in vitro. Among them, 15,16-dihydrotanshinone-I and cryptotanshinone demonstrated significant inhibition of the release o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ryu SY,Oak MH,Kim KM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of nitrogen and carbon sources on growth and diosgenin production was studied with Dioscorea deltoidea cells which were grown under defined conditions in a chemostat, and transferred to batch cultures. Both ammonium and nitrate nitrogen were required for growth and steroid production; diosgenin production w...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tal B,Gressel J,Goldberg I

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanolic extract of Ilex aquifolium L. (Aquifoliaceae) concentration-dependently inhibited leukotriene B4 biosynthesis in isolated bovine PMNL with an IC50 value of about 60 micrograms/ml, whereas the effect on epidermal 12(S)-HETE biosynthesis was much less pronounced. The extract also inhibited the non-enzymati...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Müller K,Ziereis K,Paper DH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various locations in Switzerland were screened for Petasites hybridus plants with high petasin and low pyrrolizidine alkaloid content. The mean petasin content of the various populations ranged from 7.4 to 15.3 mg/g dry weight in rhizomes and from 3.3 to 11.4 mg/g dry weight in leaves. Mean pyrrolizidine alkaloid cont...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wildi E,Langer T,Schaffner W,Büter KB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of isoselagine, isolated from the Chinese medicinal plant LYCOPODIUM SERRATUM Thunb. var. longipetiolatum Spring, was shown to be identical with huperzine A ( 1) and to have an exocyclic double bond in the E -configuration from NOE data. In the process of extraction of isoselagine, we also isolated and i...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sun CM,Ho LK,Sun ML

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new acylated flavonoid, quercetin 3- O-alpha- L-(5"- O-acetyl)-arabinofuranoside ( 1), along with six known flavonoids ( 2 - 7) were isolated from the aerial parts of Rodgersia podophylla. The new flavonoid 1 exhibited 50.1 % hepatoprotective activity at a concentration of 100 microM, and the three known compounds 3...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chin YW,Lim SW,Kim YC,Choi SZ,Lee KR,Kim J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cytotoxic compound was purified from the root of Angelica gigas Nakai by normal phase HPLC. As a result of the structure analysis by mass, IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectrometry, the compound was identified as decursinol angelate, a structural isomer of decursin, and characterized originally from Sesei grandivittatum....

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ahn KS,Sim WS,Lee IK,Seu YB,Kim IH

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Andrographis paniculata contains four major active diterpenoids, including andrographolide (1), 14-deoxy-11, 12-didehydroandrographolide (2), neoandrographolide (3), and 14-deoxyandrographolide (4), which exhibit differences in types and/or degrees of their pharmacological activity. Previous pharmacokinetic studies in...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pholphana N,Panomvana D,Rangkadilok N,Suriyo T,Ungtrakul T,Pongpun W,Thaeopattha S,Satayavivad J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoot-tips from several genotypes of the cardenolide-producing perennial shrub Digitalis obscura L. were successfully cryopreserved using the encapsulation-dehydration technique. Precultivation on MS medium containing 0.5 M sucrose, followed by 2.5 h dehydration (final weight 30 %) induced shoot regrowth in 42 % of cr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sales E,Nebauer SG,Arrillaga I,Segura J

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoot primordia, which were able to propagate vegetatively with a very high rate and to redifferentiate easily to new plants, were induced from shoot tips of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni on Gamborg B5 medium containing 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) under light. The propagation of the sh...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Miyagawa H,Fujioka N,Kohda H,Yamasaki K,Taniguchi K,Tanaka R

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new triterpenoid saponins (1-5) and four known triterpenoid saponins, ginsenoside Re5 (6), majonoside R1 (7), 24(R)-majonoside R1 (8), and ginsenoside Rf (9), were isolated from the rhizomes of Panacis majoris. The structures of new compounds were elucidated as (20S,24S,25R*)-6-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-g...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li M,Liu F,Jin YR,Wang XZ,Wu Q,Liu Y,Li XW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:d-Dicentrine was isolated from the root of Lindera megaphylla. It inhibited the aggregation of washed rabbit platelets induced by ADP, collagen, arachidonic acid, and PAF. It also inhibited the high potassium- and norepinephrine-induced contraction of rat thoracic aorta. In rat ventricular cells treated with 3 microM ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen CC,Huang YL,Ou JC,Su MJ,Yu SM,Teng CM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menopause is characterized by deep metabolic disturbances, including decreased insulin sensitivity, adiposity, and changes in lipid profiles. Estrogen replacement therapy can partially reverse these changes, and while it is safe in most healthy postmenopausal women, there are still existing concerns regarding an incre...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jeremic I,Petricevic S,Tadic V,Petrovic D,Tosic J,Stanojevic Z,Petronijevic M,Vidicevic S,Trajkovic V,Isakovic A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromatographically purified fractions of aqueous-ethanolic extracts from Baptisia tinctoria roots contained a strong lymphocyte DNA synthesis-stimulating activity. Electrophoretic analysis of these fractions revealed four distinct protein bands with molecular masses of P1 = 58 kD; P4 = 31 kD; P5 = 26 kD; and P6 = 14 ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Beuscher N,Scheit KH,Bodinet C,Kopanski L

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：:Tryptanthrin and (E,Z)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)indolinone (indolinone) were recently isolated from Isatis tinctoria as potent anti-inflammatory and antiallergic alkaloids, and shown to inhibit COX-2, 5-LOX catalyzed leukotriene synthesis, and mast cell degranulation at low µM to nM concentrations. To ass...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jähne EA,Eigenmann DE,Moradi-Afrapoli F,Verjee S,Butterweck V,Hebeisen S,Hettich T,Schlotterbeck G,Smieško M,Hamburger M,Oufir M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts from Pygeum africanum, Serenoa repens and Cucurbita pepo are used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). The activity of the androgen receptor (AR) is known to control growth of the prostate. Here, we examined extracts of these plants for their antiandrogenic activit...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Schleich S,Papaioannou M,Baniahmad A,Matusch R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of this century, Goji berries and juice are being sold as health food products in western countries and praised in advertisements and in the media for well-being and as an anti-aging remedy. The popularity of Goji products has rapidly grown over the last years thanks to efficient marketing strategi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Potterat O

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Danggui buxue tang, an ancient formula composed of astragali radix and Angelicae sinensis radix, has been used for treating menopausal irregularity in women for more than 800 years in China. In danggui buxue tang, the complete functions of astragali radix require the assistance of Angelicae sinensis radix, and both he...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zheng KY,Zhang ZX,Du CY,Zhang WL,Bi CW,Choi RC,Dong TT,Tsim KW

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examined in vitro were the effects of some triterpenoids from Panax (Araliaceae) and Glycyrrhiza (Leguminosae) spp. on the sensitivity to daunomycin (DAU) and vinblastine (VBL) of adriamycin (ADM)-resistant P388 leukemia cells (P388/ADM), which were resistant to multiple anticancer drugs. Quasipanaxatriol, 20(S)-proto...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hasegawa H,Sung JH,Matsumiya S,Uchiyama M,Inouye Y,Kasai R,Yamasaki K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high number of citations of the previous review on anti-HIV compounds from plants published in 1998 in Planta Medica indicates the importance of natural products research in the battle against HIV. Therefore, we have decided to write an update of our previous review paper, this time covering the time span 1998 - 2...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cos P,Maes L,Vlietinck A,Pieters L

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of an alkali-soluble isolate from Pinus nigra Arnold (Pinaceae) seed cones by thioacidolysis revealed a significant phenylpropanoid (i.c. lignin) component which may provide the observed anti-HIV-1 activity for this substance. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Eberhardt TL,Young RA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of four fractions, a hexane fraction, an ethyl acetate fraction, an N-butanol fraction and a water fraction, from a water extract of Herba Visci were investigated to find the fraction, in IN VITRO experiments, with the greatest ability to inhibit the formation of osteoclast-like multinucleated cells from m...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yin J,Han N,Xu X,Liu Z,Zhang B,Kadota S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00