abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELAVANCE:The decoction of Carica papaya Linn. leaves is used in folklore medicine in certain parts of Malaysia and Indonesia for the treatment of different types of thrombocytopenia associated with diseases and drugs. There are several scientific studies carried out on humans and animal models to ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zunjar V,Dash RP,Jivrajani M,Trivedi B,Nivsarkar M

更新日期：2016-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:In Togo, many persons still rely on plants for healing, however very little is known about the medicinal practices of the indigenous people. The present study aimed to document the medicinal plant utilization for the management of liver diseases in the Maritime region of the country. MET...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kpodar MS,Karou SD,Katawa G,Anani K,Gbekley HE,Adjrah Y,Tchacondo T,Batawila K,Simpore J

更新日期：2016-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn. (T. arjuna) has been widely used in the traditional ayurvedic system of medicine as a cardioprotectant and for acute and chronic renal diseases supporting its ethnopharmacological use. AIM OF THE STUDY:The present study aimed at evaluating th...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kumar K,Sharma S,Vashishtha V,Bhardwaj P,Kumar A,Barhwal K,Hota SK,Malairaman U,Singh B

更新日期：2016-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Sida pilosa Retz (Malvaceae) is a plant used in Africa for the treatment of intestinal helminthiasis, lower abdominal pains and dysmenorrhea. AIM OF THE STUDY:In order to determine the potential use of S. pilosa in the treatment of schistosomiasis mansoni, we evaluated the schistosomicid...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Jatsa HB,Russo RC,Pereira CA,Aguilar EC,Garcia CC,Araújo ES,Oliveira JL,Rodrigues VF,de Oliveira VG,Alvarez-Leite JI,Braga FC,Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuente,Kamtchouing P,Negrão-Corrêa DA,Teixeira MM

更新日期：2016-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:In Persian ethnomedicine several herbal remedies and functional foods have been used to treat migraine headache which are mostly summarized in Qarabadin-e-kabir (Aghili-Shirazi MH, 1773). One of them is Citron syrup (Sharbat-e-Balang) containing edible Citrus medica L. fruit juice and sug...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Jafarpour M,Yousefi G,Hamedi A,Shariat A,Salehi A,Heydari M

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Due to the rise in obesity, the necessity for resources and treatments that could reduce the morbidity and mortality associated to this pandemia has emerged. The development of new anti-obesity drugs through herbal sources has been increasing in the past decades which are being used not o...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： White PA,Cercato LM,Batista VS,Camargo EA,De Lucca W Jr,Oliveira AS,Silva FT,Goes TC,Oliveira ER,Moraes VR,Nogueira PC,De Oliveira E Silva AM,Quintans-Junior LJ,Lima BS,Araújo AA,Santos MR

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The cold/hot property of Chinese materia medica (CMM) and the application of its corresponding knowledge in the diagnosis, differentiation and treatment of diseases have been considered to be the extremely important part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). As highly abstracted TCM theo...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Wang Y,Zhou S,Wang M,Liu S,Hu Y,He C,Li P,Wan JB

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Korean red ginseng (ginseng, Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) is a famous traditional drug used in Korea for the treatment and prevention of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and liver and cardiovascular diseases. Menopause is strongly associated with many of the aforementioned metabolic disease...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lee H,Choi J,Shin SS,Yoon M

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

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

authors： Knezevic P,Aleksic V,Simin N,Svircev E,Petrovic A,Mimica-Dukic N

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Obesity is a pandemic disease and its prevalence is still increasing. Moreover, it has important costs to public health. In Brazil, many plants are used for weight loss by overweight or obese people, but there is a lack of scientific basis for this practice. Many ethnobotanical studies ai...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Cercato LM,White PA,Nampo FK,Santos MR,Camargo EA

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Olax mannii Oliv. (Olacaceae) is among the many medicinal plants used in Nigeria for the ethnomedicinal management of both cancer and inflammation. Such plants represent potential sources of innovative therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer and other malignant disorders. While the...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Okoye FB,Sawadogo WR,Sendker J,Aly AH,Quandt B,Wray V,Hensel A,Esimone CO,Debbab A,Diederich M,Proksch P

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The modified-Chungsimyeolda-tang (DG) is an important traditional Korean herbal formula used in traditional oriental medicine for treatment of cerebrovascular disorders, including stroke. The formula is based on the book "Dongui Sasang Shinpyun". AIM OF THE STUDY:In the previous studies,...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Li H,Park G,Bae N,Kim J,Oh MS,Yang HO

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The Brazilian "Cerrado" is an important source of natural products, such as Myrcia bella Cambess (MB, also known as "mercurinho"). MB leaves are popularly used for the treatment of diabetes and gastrointestinal disorders; however, only its hypoglycemic activity has been experimentally des...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Serpeloni JM,Specian AF,Ribeiro DL,Tuttis K,Vilegas W,Martínez-López W,Dokkedal AL,Saldanha LL,Cólus IM,Varanda EA

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The genus Euphorbia (spurges, Euphorbiaceae) is the third largest genus of flowering plants, with almost 2000 species. Its exceptional diversity of growth forms and near-cosmopolitan distribution have attracted human interest since ancient times. For instance in Australia, topical applica...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Ernst M,Grace OM,Saslis-Lagoudakis CH,Nilsson N,Simonsen HT,Rønsted N

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The Condalia buxifolia root bark infusion is used in traditional medicine in Brazil as antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and against dysentery. This study was designed to investigate whether the methanolic extract of the root bark of Condalia buxifolia (MECb) exhibits antinociceptive and ant...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Simões RR,Coelho IS,Junqueira SC,Maldaner G,Morel AF,Venzke D,Ruani AP,Pizzolatti MG,Zanchet EM,Santos AR

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Withaferin A (WA) is a major bioactive compound isolated from the medicinal plant Withania somnifera Dunal, also known as "Ashwagandha". A number of published reports suggest various uses for WA including its function as an anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic drug molecule. The effects ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Narayan M,Seeley KW,Jinwal UK

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Turmeric (Curcuma longa) has traditionally been used to treat pain, fever, allergic and inflammatory diseases such as bronchitis, arthritis, and dermatitis. In particular, turmeric and its active component, curcumin, were effective in ameliorating immune disorders including allergies. How...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Shin HS,See HJ,Jung SY,Choi DW,Kwon DA,Bae MJ,Sung KS,Shon DH

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Cedrus atlantica essential oil (CaEO) presents analgesic and anti-inflammatory sedative properties. However, it remains unknown whether CaEO alleviates acute postoperative pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Here, we investigated the effect of CaEO on postoperative pain and its mechanisms relate...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Martins DF,Emer AA,Batisti AP,Donatello N,Carlesso MG,Mazzardo-Martins L,Venzke D,Micke GA,Pizzolatti MG,Piovezan AP,dos Santos AR

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Maytenus robusta Reissek (Celastraceae) is traditionally used in Brazilian folk medicine to treat gastric ulcer, as a substitute for M. ilicifolia, which is almost extinct. The gastroprotective properties of M. robusta were demonstrated previously using only preventive approaches, such as...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： da Silva LM,Boeing T,Somensi LB,Cury BJ,Steimbach VM,Silveria AC,Niero R,Cechinel Filho V,Santin JR,de Andrade SF

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Malaria remains a major global health threat, with the heaviest burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Effective treatment is not available in many affected areas, and the Plasmodium falciparum parasite is becoming resistant to existing drugs. Alternative therapies are necessary to over...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Gruca M,Yu W,Amoateng P,Nielsen MA,Poulsen TB,Balslev H

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ecliptae Herba, a nourishing traditional Chinese medicine, is also a folk medicine for the treatment of lung diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY:To investigate the anti-fibrosis effects and the underlying mechanism of the extract of Ecliptae Herba and its potential active components. MATERIALS A...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： You XY,Xue Q,Fang Y,Liu Q,Zhang CF,Zhao C,Zhang M,Xu XH

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The medicinal plant Pterodon pubescens Benth has been traditionally used for a long time to treat rheumatic diseases due to its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. The present study aims to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of ethanolic extract from P. pubescens fruits (EEPp) in...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Nucci-Martins C,Martins DF,Nascimento LF,Venzke D,Oliveira AS,Frederico MJ,Silva FR,Brighente IM,Pizzolatti MG,Santos AR

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Plants of the genus Mahonia Nuttall (Berberidaceae) have a long history of medical use in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for the treatment of a wide range of health disorders, such as tuberculosis, periodontitis, dysentery, pharyngolaryngitis, eczema, and wounds. In the theory of TCM,...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： He JM,Mu Q

更新日期：2015-12-04 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

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Danhong injection (DHI) is a traditional Chinese medicine injection that has been widely used in therapy for cardiovascular diseases. However, neither its mechanism nor its active constituents are clearly understood. AIM OF THE STUDY:Our research aimed at identifying the anti-inflammator...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Jiang X,Lv B,Li P,Ma X,Wang T,Zhou Q,Wang X,Gao X

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Cichorium glandulosum Boiss. et Huet was used historically in Uyghur folk medicine. Its roots, seeds, and aerial parts are extensively used by Uyghur residents in Xinjiang to eliminate savda typhoid, dredge and cure obstructive jaundice variety liver disorders. AIM OF THE STUDY:To evalua...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Tong J,Yao X,Zeng H,Zhou G,Chen Y,Ma B,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In sub-Saharan Africa, traditional medicine is widely used in rural and urban areas also. This is essentially due to the prohibitive cost of pharmaceutical-based medicine and the low incomes of a major part of the population. In addition, the efficacies of many of these traditional and plant-based medicines are proven...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Boukandou Mounanga M,Mewono L,Aboughe Angone S

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The plants tested in this study were examples of plants historically used to treat or alleviate several types of stomach disorders manifested by e.g. stomachache, diarrhoea or dysentery. These plants have been consumed typically as a decoction, sometimes mixed with other flavourings. The ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Bremer Christensen C,Soelberg J,Stensvold CR,Jäger AK

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Khat (Catha edulis) contains cathinone, an active principal that is customarily used as a psychostimulant that wards off fatigue and to some extent used as an aphrodisiac. AIM OF STUDY:To investigate effects of escalating doses of cathinone on hormone expression by different anterior pit...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Nyongesa A,Oduma J,al'Absi M,Chirwa S

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Nymphaea tetragona is a widely distributed ornamental species with ethnomedicinal uses in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, eruptive fevers, and infections. The anti-infectious activities of this herb have already been assessed to clarify its traditional use as a medicine. AIM OF STU...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hossain MA,Lee SJ,Park JY,Reza MA,Kim TH,Lee KJ,Suh JW,Park SC

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) is a medicinal herb traditionally used to treat various clinical conditions at home such as diarrhea, diabetes, pyresis, inflammation, malaria, and stomach and bowel disorders. Currently, it is one of the most widespread, problematic, and economically dam...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Pirzada AM,Ali HH,Naeem M,Latif M,Bukhari AH,Tanveer A

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The seeds of Astragalus complanatus R.Br. (AC), a traditional Chinese medicine, have been extensively used for clinical treatment of liver and kidney complaints and tumors for more than a thousand years. It was believed that AC is warm and sweet in the most authoritative medical book of A...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Han R,Wu WQ,Wu XP,Liu CY

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Medicinal plants possessing abortifacient activity have been used traditionally for a long time in folk medicine. Anthocephalus cadamba, is one such herb that has been known to possess abortifacient potential in ethnobotanical literature, but has not been validated scientifically. MATERI...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Shaikh MV,Kala M,Ravat N,Nivsarkar M

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Leonotis nepetifolia (L) R. Br., Lamiaceae, a pantropical shrub, popularly known in Brazil as "cordão-de-frade", "rubim", is reportedly used in Brazilian ethnomedicine as well as in different countries in the treatments of ailments such as infections, inflammations, wounds, stomach disord...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Oliveira DM,Melo FG,Balogun SO,Flach A,de Souza EC,de Souza GP,Rocha Ido N,da Costa LA,Soares IM,da Silva LI,Ascêncio SD,de Oliveira Martins DT

更新日期：2015-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNAOPHARMACOLOGIAL RELEVANCE:Turmeric rhizome is a traditional herbal medicine, which has been widely used as a remedy to stop bleeding on fresh cuts and for wound healing by the rural and tribal population of India. AIM OF THE STUDY:To validate scientific and therapeutic application of turmeric rhizomes to stop ble...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Shivalingu BR,Vivek HK,Nafeesa Z,Priya BS,Swamy SN

更新日期：2015-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Marsilea quadrifolia Linn. (MQ) has been used for insomnia and epileptic disorders in traditional Indian medicine. The present study is to isolate the active component responsible for antiepileptic property of MQ by evaluating its ability to minimize the reactive oxidative damage in brain...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Snehunsu A,Ghosal C,Kandwal M,Yadav PK,Nayak BS,Rao KR,Kamath SU,Sahoo P,Srinivasan KK,Naduvil Narayanan S,Kumar S,Joseph A

更新日期：2015-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has a long-history for treatment of various human diseases including tumors, infection, autoimmune diseases in Asian countries, especially in China, Japan, Korea and India. CHM was traditionally used as water extracts and many Chinese herbs were c...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Li J,Li J,Zhang F

更新日期：2015-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:This paper provides new and significant ethnopharmacological information on medicinal plants used by native people who live in Sarigöl and its surroundings in Turkey. AIM OF THE STUDY:To compile herbal remedies from the area of Sarigöl with their traditional uses, parts of the plant used...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Sargin SA,Selvi S,López V

更新日期：2015-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:C. mexicana A. Gray (Asteraceae) is a native of North America plant. In Mexico׳s folk medicine it is used for the fever, rheumatism and as a diuretic, antispasmodic, general tonic or adaptogenic herb, and as a stimulant agent. The aim of the study was to examine the antidepressant-like pr...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Cassani J,Ferreyra-Cruz OA,Dorantes-Barrón AM,Villaseñor RM,Arrieta-Baez D,Estrada-Reyes R

更新日期：2015-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Xanthii fructus (XF) is an herb widely used in medicine for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory pathologies. Chemokines are important mediators of cell migration, and thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC/CCL17) and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC/CCL22) are well-known ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Park JH,Kim MS,Jeong GS,Yoon J

更新日期：2015-08-02 00:00:00