abstract：:The hepatoprotective effects of rubiadin, a major constituent isolated from Rubia cordifolia Linn., were evaluated against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatic damage in rats. Rubiadin at a dose of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg was administered orally once daily for 14 days. The substantially elevated serum enzymatic a...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Rao GM,Rao CV,Pushpangadan P,Shirwaikar A

更新日期：2006-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous extract of the tuber of Smilax china L., popularly known in China as "jin gang ten", was tested for its anti-inflammatory activities in rats by egg-albumin-induced edema and anti-nociceptive effects in mice using hot-plate test and acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction test, respectively. The aqueous ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Shu XS,Gao ZH,Yang XL

更新日期：2006-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the effects of water-alcohol extract of Papaver rhoeas on the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in mice were investigated. Subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of morphine (1, 10 and 20 mg/kg) produced place preference. On the other hand, intraperiton...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Sahraei H,Fatemi SM,Pashaei-Rad S,Faghih-Monzavi Z,Salimi SH,Kamalinegad M

更新日期：2006-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Paeoniflorin and sinomenine, derived from the root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. (family Ranunculaceae) and the stem of Sinomenium acutum Rehder & Wilson (family Menispermaceae), respectively, have been, and are currently, widely used for treatment of rheumatic and arthritic diseases in China and Japan. Our previous stu...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Chan K,Liu ZQ,Jiang ZH,Zhou H,Wong YF,Xu HX,Liu L

更新日期：2006-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Chenopodium ambrosioides L. and Chenopodium multifidum L. (Chenopodiaceae), common name: Paico, are medicinal plants. They are aromatic shrubs growing in South America. For centuries, they have been used due to its medicinal properties. However, there are few reports in literature about the genotoxic effects of these ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Gadano AB,Gurni AA,Carballo MA

更新日期：2006-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Oridonin, a diterpenoid isolated from Rabdosia rubescens (Hemsl.) Hara, is currently one of the most important traditional Chinese herbal medicines. We investigated the anti-proliferation effect of oridonin on the cultured murine melanoma cell line K1735M2. The growth inhibition activity of oridonin for K1735M2 cells ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Ren KK,Wang HZ,Xie LP,Chen DW,Liu X,Sun J,Nie YC,Zhang RQ

更新日期：2006-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts obtained from two Burkinabe folk medicine plants, spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus L., Amaranthaceae) and erect spiderling (Boerhaavia erecta L., Nyctagynaceae) were screened for antimalarial properties with the aim of testing the validity of their traditional uses. The plant extracts showed significant an...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hilou A,Nacoulma OG,Guiguemde TR

更新日期：2006-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicinal plant use has persisted as a long standing tradition in the Mapuche communities of Southern Argentina and Chile. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in the rural Curruhuinca community located near the mountain city of San Martin de los Andes, Argentina. Semi-structured interviews were carried out on 22 fa...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Estomba D,Ladio A,Lozada M

更新日期：2006-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithospermi radix (LR, root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold. et Zuccarinii) has been used to treat various conditions, such as septic shock, eczema and burns. In this study, the effect of LR on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and recombinant interferon-gamma (rIFN-gamma)-induced production of nitric oxide (NO) and tumo...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Chung HS,Kang M,Cho C,Park S,Kim H,Yoon YS,Kang J,Shin MK,Hong MC,Bae H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on ethnomedicobotany of Kandha tribe of Orissa, India, are scanty. In view of this the original ethno-botanical information and plant specimens were collected from the Kandhamal district of Orissa by visiting the area several times. The paper reports 27 plant species belonging to 24 families used in the treatm...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Behera SK,Misra MK

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-seven crude extracts from leaves and stem barks of 15 Gabonese plants used in traditional medicine were evaluated for their cytotoxic, antileishmanial and antifungal activities. Most of the extracts exhibited cytotoxic activities toward human monocytes, and most particularly the hydromethanolic 50% (v/v) fract...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lamidi M,DiGiorgio C,Delmas F,Favel A,Eyele Mve-Mba C,Rondi ML,Ollivier E,Nze-Ekekang L,Balansard G

更新日期：2005-11-14 00:00:00

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 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：:This research aims to study the metabolism and pharmacokinetics of phytoestrogen kobophenol A (1), the main active compound of Caragana sinica (Buc'hoz) Rehd. (Fabaceae), in rats. Metabolites of 1 in rats' feces were isolated and purified by multi-chromatograph techniques; three new metabolites of 1, named koboquinone...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Liang GL,Bi JB,Huang HQ,Zhang S,Hu CQ

更新日期：2005-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of SKI 306X, a purified extract from the mixture of three herbs, i.e. Clematis mandshurica, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Prunella vulgaris, on apoptosis in chondrocytes. DESIGN:Rat chondrocyte cell line RCJ3.1C.18 cells were incubated with 1 microM staurosporin and SKI 306X or each o...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lee SW,Chung WT,Choi SM,Kim KT,Yoo KS,Yoo YH

更新日期：2005-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Galangin is one of the active antimicrobial principles of propolis or 'bee glue' and Helichrysum aureonitens, a perennial herb used by South African indigenes to treat infection. The effect of this compound and antibacterial agents with known mechanisms of action upon the cytoplasmic membrane integrity of Staphylococc...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Cushnie TP,Lamb AJ

更新日期：2005-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Ruxiang (Gummi olibanum), the dried gum resin of Boswellia carterii (BC), has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to alleviate pain and inflammation for thousands of years. In this random, blinded study, the anti-arthritic effects of a BC extract were observed and compared to vehicle control in a Lewis rat adjuv...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Fan AY,Lao L,Zhang RX,Zhou AN,Wang LB,Moudgil KD,Lee DY,Ma ZZ,Zhang WY,Berman BM

更新日期：2005-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypoglycemic activity of the flavonoids rich fraction of 70% alcohol extract of the Egyptian Morus alba root bark (MRBF-3) was evaluated after its oral administration to streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by injection of 60 mg kg(-1) i.p. The administration of MRBF-3 to streptozotocin (STZ)...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Singab AN,El-Beshbishy HA,Yonekawa M,Nomura T,Fukai T

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Himatanthus lancifolius, popularly known as "agoniada" in Brazil, is largely used in folk medicine against asthma, dysmenorrhea and as an emenagogue and abortive. This study reveals the effects of an alkaloid rich fraction (AlkF) obtained from the bark of Himatanthus lancifolius in vascular and non-vascular smooth mus...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Rattmann YD,Terluk MR,Souza WM,Santos CA,Biavatti MW,Torres LB,Mesia-Vela S,Rieck L,da Silva-Santos JE,Marques MC

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypoglycemic effects of water, ethanolic and butanolic extracts prepared from the root of Malmea depressa (Baill) R.E. Fries. (Annonaceae) were studied in diabetic rats (streptozotocin induced). Oral application of water extracts at doses of 40 and 80 mg/kg, ethanolic (112 mg/kg) and butanolic (80 mg/kg) extracts ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Andrade-Cetto A,Martínez-Zurita E,Wiedenfeld H

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid are ubiquitous triterpenoids in plant kingdom, medicinal herbs, and are integral part of the human diet. During the last decade over 700 research articles have been published on their research, reflecting tremendous interest and progress in our understanding of these triterpenoids. This...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Liu J

更新日期：2005-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation into the effects of Ginkgo biloba extracts on tinnitus has suffered from a dearth of effective animal models as well as systematic clinical trials employing double-blind and placebo-controlled designs. Some clinical trials have yielded positive results, however, these studies are few and have been li...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Smith PF,Zheng Y,Darlington CL

更新日期：2005-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Several plants are traditionally used to treat mental diseases in South Africa. Forty-six ethanol extracts from 35 species, both indigenous and exotic that are traditionally used predominantly as sedatives or to treat various CNS-related ailments were tested in the GABAA-benzodiazepine receptor-binding assay. In this ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Stafford GI,Jäger AK,van Staden J

更新日期：2005-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquorice root has been used in Europe since prehistoric times, and is well documented in written form starting with the ancient Greeks. In this review we compare the independent development of medical uses of this botanical drug in several ancient cultures, attempting to show the rationality of specific indications a...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Fiore C,Eisenhut M,Ragazzi E,Zanchin G,Armanini D

更新日期：2005-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine the anti-proliferative, apoptotic properties of a novel polysaccharide from the loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (MAP), using a human promyelocytic leukemia line (HL-60) as a model system. HL-60 cells were cultured in the presence of MAP at various concentrations (50-800 mg/l) for...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zhang CX,Huang KX

更新日期：2005-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to evaluate antimutagenic and cytotoxic effects of different extracts/fractions of Acacia nilotica prepared by maceration method. The potency order of different extracts was more or less similar in Ames assay as well as in cytotoxic assay. Considering the maximum potential of acetone e...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kaur K,Michael H,Arora S,Härkönen P,Kumar S

更新日期：2005-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities as well as the median lethal dose (LD50) of water-ethanolic extract (PHE) of the aerial parts of Pothomorphe umbellata were evaluated in animal models. The ED(50) (oral) for the inhibition of carrageenan-induced rat paw edema assay was determined to be 550 mg/kg, while the LD...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Perazzo FF,Souza GH,Lopes W,Cardoso LG,Carvalho JC,Nanayakkara NP,Bastos JK

更新日期：2005-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential oil of Pulicaria odora, a Moroccan medicinal plant; was analyzed by GC-MS, and subjected to column chromatography on silica gel. Two major constituents were isolated and identified as 2-isopropyl-4-methylphenol (1) and isobutyric acid 2-isopropyl-4-methylphenylester (2), by analysis of spectroscopic data...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Ezoubeiri A,Gadhi CA,Fdil N,Benharref A,Jana M,Vanhaelen M

更新日期：2005-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the biggest culprit in pathogenesis of osteoporosis is oestrogen deficiency, hormone replacement therapy remained the mainstay for prevention. However most of postmenopausal women are more inclined to use natural alternative. We thus investigated the ability of Abelmoschus manihot, a herbal medicine to prevent...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Puel C,Mathey J,Kati-Coulibaly S,Davicco MJ,Lebecque P,Chanteranne B,Horcajada MN,Coxam V

更新日期：2005-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiinflammatory (per os and topic) and analgesic (per os) properties of the aerial part of Proustia pyrifolia a species in danger of extinction were investigated, and the major compounds of two of its active extracts were isolated. In addition, the evaluation of cytotoxicity in three tumoral cell lines and the ac...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Delporte C,Backhouse N,Erazo S,Negrete R,Vidal P,Silva X,López-Pérez JL,Feliciano AS,Muñoz O

更新日期：2005-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three plants commonly used in West tropical Africa by traditional healers for the treatment of malaria were collected and ethanolic extracts were obtained by decoction. The antiplasmodial activity of extracts was evaluated in vitro against the chloroquine-resistant FcB1 strain of Plasmodium falciparum. Cytotoxi...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zirihi GN,Mambu L,Guédé-Guina F,Bodo B,Grellier P

更新日期：2005-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Jaceosidin (4',5,7-trihydroxy-3',6-dimethoxyflavone) was isolated from Artemisia argyi as a putative oncogene inhibitor. Jaceosidin inhibited binding between oncoprotein E6 of the human papillomavirus and the p53 tumor suppressor protein. In addition, jaceosidin inhibited binding between the E7 oncoprotein and the Rb ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lee HG,Yu KA,Oh WK,Baeg TW,Oh HC,Ahn JS,Jang WC,Kim JW,Lim JS,Choe YK,Yoon DY

更新日期：2005-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the antimalarial potential of traditional remedies used in French Guiana, 35 remedies were prepared in their traditional form and screened for blood schizonticidal activity in vitro on Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine re4sistant strain (W2). Some of these extracts were screened in vivo against Pl...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Bertani S,Bourdy G,Landau I,Robinson JC,Esterre P,Deharo E

更新日期：2005-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of plants as medicine has been referred to since ancient peoples, perhaps as early as Neanderthal man. Plants are a source of many biologically active products and nowadays they are of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry. The study of how people of different culture use plants in particular ways has ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Borges MH,Alves DL,Raslan DS,Piló-Veloso D,Rodrigues VM,Homsi-Brandeburgo MI,de Lima ME

更新日期：2005-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In the search of hepatoprotective agents from natural sources, alpha- and beta-amyrin, a triterpene mixture isolated from the trunk wood resin of folk medicinal plant, Protium heptaphyllum was tested against acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice. Liver injury was analysed by quantifying the serum enzyme activitie...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Oliveira FA,Chaves MH,Almeida FR,Lima RC Jr,Silva RM,Maia JL,Brito GA,Santos FA,Rao VS

更新日期：2005-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxymatrine is one of the alkaloids extracted from Chinese herb Sophora japonica (Sophora flavescens Ait.) with activities of anti-inflammation, inhibiting immune reaction, antivirus, protecting hepatocytes and antihepatic fibrosis. However, the effect of oxymatrine on acute lung injury (ALI) has not been known yet. In...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Xu GL,Yao L,Rao SY,Gong ZN,Zhang SQ,Yu SQ

更新日期：2005-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to find new pancreatic lipase (triacylglycerol lipase, EC 3.1.1.3) inhibitors from natural sources, 75 medicinal plants belonging to different families were screened for their anti-lipase activity, using a radioactive method. On evaluating the results, methanolic extracts of three plants namely, Eriochloa vil...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Sharma N,Sharma VK,Seo SY

更新日期：2005-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Jigrine a polypharmaceutical herbal hepatoprotective formulation containing aqueous extracts of 14 medicinal plants is used in Indian system of medicine (Unani). Jigrine was evaluated for its hepatoprotective activity against galactosamine induced hepatopathy in rats. Galactosamine induced hepatotoxicity resembles hum...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Najmi AK,Pillai KK,Pal SN,Aqil M

更新日期：2005-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the chemical composition and the antimicrobial activity of the extracts and fractions of Mikania laevigata and Mikania glomerata on growth and cell adherence of mutans streptococci. Ethanolic extract, hexane and ethyl acetate fractions of Mikania laevigata and Mikania glomerata were chemica...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Yatsuda R,Rosalen PL,Cury JA,Murata RM,Rehder VL,Melo LV,Koo H

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was planned to investigate the ethnoveterinary methods practiced by the owners of pneumatic-cart pulling camels in Faisalabad Metropolis (Pakistan). During a 7-year-period (November 1992-November 1999), 200 owners of draught camels working in the city were interviewed. Information concerning the ethn...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Muhammad G,Khan MZ,Hussain MH,Iqbal Z,Iqbal M,Athar M

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00