abstract：:An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the West Bank to evaluate the relative efficacy of the plants used to treat skin diseases and prostate cancer. A total number of 102 informants, 30 years and older and either native born or had been living in the West Bank for more than 30 years, were interviewed using a pre...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Ali-Shtayeh MS,Yaniv Z,Mahajna J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we have evaluated the analgesic activity of dry latex (DL) of Calotropis procera. A single oral dose of DL ranging from 165 to 830 mg/kg produced a significant dose dependent analgesic effect against acetic acid induced writhings. The effect of DL at a dose of 415 mg/kg was more pronounced as compared to...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Dewan S,Sangraula H,Kumar VL

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 50% ethanol extract of one formulated ayurvedic product, consisting of a mixture of medicinal plant species, was investigated on behavioral despair test (forced swimming test, FST), central dopaminergic and serotonergic activity in rats. The effects on the forced swimming test were assessed along with t...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Bopaiah CP,Pradhan N,Venkataram BS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A crude extract prepared from Scutellaria barbata D. Don (Lamiaceae) was analyzed in the effort to discover antibacterial compounds against high-level strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Apigenin and luteolin were isolated from the plant as active constituents against the bacteria. These fla...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Sato Y,Suzaki S,Nishikawa T,Kihara M,Shibata H,Higuti T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seed oil of Ocimum sanctum was evaluated for chemopreventive activity against subcutaneously injected 20-methylcholanthrene induced-fibrosarcoma tumors in the thigh region of Swiss albino mice. Supplementation of maximal tolerated dose (100 microl/kg body weight) of the oil significantly reduced 20-methylcholanthr...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Prakash J,Gupta SK

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of herbal medicine in Jordan is very common. In order to evaluate the knowledge and the attitudes of the herbalists and acquire the common and less common medicinal herbs sold by the Jordanian herbalists, more than 100 herbalists throughout the country were interviewed and data concerning herbs present in thei...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Afifi FU,Abu-Irmaileh B

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are trying to develop a model to assess properties of products utilized in popular medicine. Maytenus ilicifolia is used in herbal medicine. Red blood cells (RBC) labeled with technetium-99m (99mTc) are employed in nuclear medicine. This labeling procedure depends on a reducing agent and stannous chloride is used. ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： de Oliveira JF,Braga AC,de Oliveira MB,Avila AS,Caldeira-de-Araújo A,Cardoso VN,Bezerra RJ,Bernardo-Filho M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanol, ethylacetate and aqueous extracts of Ruellia praetermissa initiated spontaneous contractions in the quiescent and increased contraction on the electrically stimulated ileal strip at a concentration of 30 microg/ml. The extracts produced concentration-related contractions both in amplitude and tone up till 75...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Salah AM,Dongmo AB,Kamanyi A,Bopelet M,Vierling W,Wagner H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viscum album L. has been used in the indigenous system of medicine for treatment of various diseases such as atherosclerosis and hypertension. In the literature, phenylpropan and flavonoid derivatives were suggested to play a role in the inhibition of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-phosphodiesterase (PDE) and a...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Deliorman D,Caliş I,Ergun F,Doğan BS,Buharalioğlu CK,Kanzik I

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper deals with the effects of a glycosidal extract of Digitalis heywoodii, ssp. of Digitalis purpurea L., (Schrophulariaceae) grown in Badajoz (Spain), on isolated cardiac auricle of rabbits, urinary excretion of rats, as well as its emetic effect in pigeons. These effects using vehicle (propylene glycol-ethanol...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Navarro E,Alonso PJ,Alonso SJ,Trujillo J,Pérez C,Toro MV,Ayuso MJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve of 74 ethanolic extracts of plants used by traditional healers for snakebites in the northwest region of Colombia, were active against lethal effect of Bothrops atrox venom when they were i.p. injected into mice (18-20 g). After preincubation of sublethal doses of every extract (0.5-4.0 mg/mouse) with 1.5 i.p. ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Otero R,Núñez V,Jiménez SL,Fonnegra R,Osorio RG,García ME,Díaz A

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Products of certain plants given to mothers after child birth or to invalids were studied for immunostimulant activity using the macrophage migration index (MMI) as a parameter of macrophage activation and cell-mediated immunity and haemagglutinating antibody (HA) titres and plaque-forming cell (PFC) counts as paramet...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Puri A,Sahai R,Singh KL,Saxena RP,Tandon JS,Saxena KC

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：:An attempt was made to evaluate the oral doses of 9 g/kg-body weight of Albizzia anthelmintica Brong. Mimoaseae stem bark water extract and 9 g/kg body weight of B. aegyptiaca (L) Del. (Balanitaceae) fruit mesocarp water extract (traditionally used as an anthelmintic in the Sudan) compared with 20 mg/kg body weight (r...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Koko WS,Galal M,Khalid HS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flowers of Albizzia julibrissin are used as a sedative in oriental traditional medicine. The phytochemical study of this plant allowed the isolation of two flavonol glycosides, quercitrin (1) and isoquercitrin (2). The sedative activity of these compounds was evaluated, and both compounds 1 and 2 increased pentoba...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kang TH,Jeong SJ,Kim NY,Higuchi R,Kim YC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred four plant species used medicinally by herbalists from three southern Ugandan tribes were collected and identified. The collection includes a large portion of the materia medica of the Abayanda of the southwest region, as well as species used by herbalists of the Baganda and Bakiga Tribes. Literature searc...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hamill FA,Apio S,Mubiru NK,Mosango M,Bukenya-Ziraba R,Maganyi OW,Soejarto DD

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral administration of root extract of Barleria prionitis L. to male rats (100 mg/rat per day) for the period of 60 days did not cause body weight loss. The root extract brought about an interference with spermatogenesis. The round spermatids were decreased by 73.6% (P< or =0.001). No significant change was found in t...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Gupta RS,Kumar P,Dixit VP,Dobhal MP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was carried out to determine the acute toxicity of the leaf glycosidic extract of Trigonealla foenum-graecum by estimation of its medium lethal dose (LD(50)) after oral and intraperitoneal administration to mice and also to identify the target organs for its possible toxic effects. The main target or...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Abdel-Barry JA,Al-Hakiem MH

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：:The leaves of Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) are used by the Indians in their herbal medicine as a hypocholesterolemic agent in obese patients. The scientific basis for their use in hypercholesterolemia was therefore examined. It was found that administration of the crude leaf extract of Moringa oleifera along wit...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Ghasi S,Nwobodo E,Ofili JO

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) extract on antitumor activity, myelotoxicity and gastrointestinal toxicity were examined in sarcoma 180-bearing mice. Carp extract was found to prevent the occurrence of myelotoxicity as determined by the reduction of leukocyte number, and of ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kimura Y,Okuda H

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Paepalantine is an isocoumarin isolated from Paepalanthus vellozioides which showed antimicrobial activity in in vitro experiments. In the present study, paepalantine was tested for possible clastogenic and cytotoxic action. Cultures from different individuals were treated with paepalantine at concentrations of 20, 40...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Tavares DC,Varanda EA,Andrade FD,Vilegas W,Takahashi CS

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide radicals play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and fever. This study is undertaken to address whether the methanol extract of Spiraea prunifolia var. simpliciflora root, a traditional medicine as an antipyretic, modulates the genera...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： So HS,Park R,Oh HM,Pae HO,Lee JH,Chai KY,Chung SY,Chung HT

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants from Northern Nigeria with a history of use in both human and veterinary traditional medicine have been investigated for their antiviral activity and their cytotoxicity determined. Extracts were tested against poliovirus, astrovirus, herpes simplex viruses and parvovirus, using the microtitre plate inhibition t...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kudi AC,Myint SH

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Peumus boldus extract has been used in popular medicine in the treatment of biliar litiase, hepatic insufficiency and liver congestion. Its effects are associated to the substance boldine that is present in its extract. In the present work, we evaluated the influence of boldine both in: (i) the structural conformation...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Reiniger IW,Ribeiro da Silva C,Felzenszwalb I,de Mattos JC,de Oliveira JF,da Silva Dantas FJ,Bezerra RJ,Caldeira-de-Araújo A,Bernardo-Filho M

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a herbal protein, CI-1, purified from the leaves of Cajanus indicus was evaluated as a probable immunomodulator on immune response in control and stressed mice. In mice, sensitized with sheep red blood cells (SRBC), CI-1 enhanced IgG level by 28% over control (P < 0.05). Primary and secondary antibody re...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Datta S,Sinha S,Bhattacharyya P

更新日期：1999-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanolic extracts of 18 medicinal plants traditionally used in Jordan for the treatment of gastric ulcers were evaluated for their possible anti-ulcer activity. Among the tested plants, 12 extracts lowered the severity of ethanol-induced gastric damage in rats with curative ratios ranging from 62.9 to 99.5%. The most...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Alkofahi A,Atta AH

更新日期：1999-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of Solanum lyratum Thunb. (Solanaceae) (SL) on the production of nitric oxide (NO). Stimulation of mouse peritoneal macrophages with SL after the treatment of recombinant interferon-gamma (rIFN-gamma) resulted in increased NO synthesis. SL had no effect on NO synthesis by itself. When SL was use...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kim HM,Kim MJ,Li E,Lyu YS,Hwang CY,An NH

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of daily administration of Withania somnifera root extract (1.4 g/kg body wt.) and Bauhinia purpurea bark extract (2.5 mg/kg body wt.) for 20 days on thyroid function in female mice were investigated. While serum triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) concentrations were increased significantly by Bauhin...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Panda S,Kar A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of Rosa davurica Pall. (Rosaceae) fruits (RdF) on immediate-type allergic reactions. RdF completely inhibited compound 48/80-induced systemic anaphylactic shock at the dose of 1 g/kg. When RdF was given as pretreatment, at concentrations ranging from 0.0001 to 1 g/kg, the serum histamine levels i...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kim HM,Park YA,Lee EJ,Shin TY

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Agapanthus africanus plant is used by South African traditional healers as a phytomedicine in herbal remedies to treat pregnancy-related ailments and to augment labour. It has already been shown that an aqueous extract of A. africanus causes smooth muscle contractions in the isolated uterus and ileum preparations....

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Veale DJ,Havlik I,Oliver DW,Dekker TG

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious diseases produced by free-living amoebae from the genus Acanthamoeba have been recently recognized. The need for antiamebic compounds is urgent as the occurrence of these diseases is being registered more frequently since the late sixties. We screened the aqueous and methanolic extract of a plant used by fo...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Rodríguez-Zaragoza S,Ordaz C,Avila G,Muñoz JL,Arciniegas A,Romo de Vivar A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid 96-well plate assay using sulphorhodamine B (SRB) protein stain for cell number has been adopted to screen herbs used in traditional treatments of vitiligo for substances capable of stimulating melanocyte proliferation. Its applicability to melan-a cells, a mouse pigmented cell line, has been validated. SRB as...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lin ZX,Hoult JR,Raman A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates anticonvulsant effects of an essential oil of the fruits of Pimpinella anisum (Umbelliferae), a folkloric remedy in the Iranian traditional medicine, against seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) or maximal electroshock (MES) in male mice. The essential oil suppressed tonic convulsions i...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Pourgholami MH,Majzoob S,Javadi M,Kamalinejad M,Fanaee GH,Sayyah M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluate the mode of action of verbascoside obtained from Buddleja cordata against Staphylococcus aureus by killing kinetics and incorporation of precursors methods. Verbascoside induced lethal effect on S. aureus, by affecting protein synthesis and inhibiting leucine incorporation. ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Avila JG,de Liverant JG,Martínez A,Martínez G,Muñoz JL,Arciniegas A,Romo de Vivar A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the use of animals prescribed as medicines by herbalists from Feira de Santana city in the State of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. Data were obtained by undergraduates of the Biology course of Feira de Santana State University, who performed open interviews with herbalists at Centro de Abastecimento,...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Costa-Neto EM

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants used in different traditional systems of Indian medicine and some relatives/substitutes have been investigated for their angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity. They were selected on the basis of their usage as cardiotonics, diuretics and other uses related to the symptoms of hypertension. Out ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Somanadhan B,Varughese G,Palpu P,Sreedharan R,Gudiksen L,Smitt UW,Nyman U

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aqueous EtOH (80%) extracts of seven plants used by Rwandan traditional healers to treat infections, were screened for antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities. Only two of the selected plants showed a true antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1, while all of them exhibited virucidal propert...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Sindambiwe JB,Calomme M,Cos P,Totté J,Pieters L,Vlietinck A,Vanden Berghe D

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro and in vivo studies revealed that Malaysian medicinal plants, Piper sarmentosum, Andrographis paniculata and Tinospora crispa produced considerable antimalarial effects. Chloroform extract in vitro did show better effect than the methanol extract. The chloroform extract showed complete parasite growth inhibit...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Najib Nik A Rahman N,Furuta T,Kojima S,Takane K,Ali Mohd M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthine oxidase (xanthine: oxygen oxidoreductase EC 1.2.3.2) inhibitory activity was assayed from 26 species belonging to 18 families traditionally used for the treatment of gout and related symptoms by Indigenous people of northeastern North America. The degree of inhibition was determined by measuring the increase ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Owen PL,Johns T

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00