abstract：:Bioassay-directed fractionation of the methanolic extract of seeds of Casimiroa edulis led to the isolation of seven constituents with cardiovascular activity, namely the new compound synephrine acetonide and the known compounds N-monomethylhistamine, N,N-dimethylhistamine, proline, N-methylproline, gamma-aminobutyric...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Magos GA,Vidrio H,Reynolds WF,Enríquez RG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-two plants used in the traditional pharmacopoeia of the Pech and neighboring Mestizo peoples of central Honduras are reported. The results of in vitro antimicrobial screens showed that 19 of the extracts from medicinal plants revealed signs of antifungal activity while 22 demonstrated a measurable inhibitory ef...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lentz DL,Clark AM,Hufford CD,Meurer-Grimes B,Passreiter CM,Cordero J,Ibrahimi O,Okunade AL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of Withania somnifera extract (Solanaceae) was found to significantly reduce leucopenia induced by cyclophosphamide (CTX) treatment. The total WBC count on the 12th day of the CTX-treated group was 3720 cells/mm3 and that of CTX along with Withania was 6120 cells/mm3. Treatment of Withania along with CT...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Davis L,Kuttan G

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of Anacardium occidentale aqueous extract against streptozotocin-induced diabetes was evaluated in rats. The rats were treated with 175 mg/kg of the extract per os, twice daily; beginning 2 days before streptozotocin (STZ) injection. A total of 3 days after STZ administration, there was a 48% inc...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kamtchouing P,Sokeng SD,Moundipa PF,Watcho P,Jatsa HB,Lontsi D

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 82 Indian medicinal plants traditionally used in medicines were subjected to preliminary antibacterial screening against several pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms. Aqueous, hexane and alcoholic extracts of each plant were tested for their antibacterial activity using agar well diffusion method at ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Ahmad I,Mehmood Z,Mohammad F

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanol extract of the fruit of Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae) was studied for its neuropharmacological properties on experimental animals. On intraperitoneal injection, the extract significantly prolonged pentobarbital-induced sleeping time, produced alteration in the general behavior pattern, reduced exploratory...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Perez RM,Perez JA,Garcia LM,Sossa H

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viscum album L. herbs are used for the treatment of various diseases. Apart from their immunostimulatory, antitumor, and hypotension inducing activities, anti-inflammatory effects has also been recorded in the literature. Since the immunostimulatory activity of mistletoe is mainly attributed to a stimulation of the mo...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Yesilada E,Deliorman D,Ergun F,Takaishi Y,Ono Y

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to study the anti-hyperglycemic effect of 28 medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Each plant was processed in the traditional way and intragastrically administered to temporarily hyperglycemic rabbits. The results showed that eight out of the 28 studied plants s...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Alarcon-Aguilara FJ,Roman-Ramos R,Perez-Gutierrez S,Aguilar-Contreras A,Contreras-Weber CC,Flores-Saenz JL

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antidiarrhoeal activity of the hexane, chloroform, methanol and aqueous extracts of Waltheria americana, Commelina coelestis and Alternathera repens, was tested on mice with diarrhoea induced by castor oil and MgSO4. The methanol extract of C. coelestis and A. repens and aqueous extract of A. repens, presented ant...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zavala MA,Pérez S,Pérez C,Vargas R,Pérez RM

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects on toxic and behavioral levels of guarana (Paullinia cupana) were assessed in rats and mice subsequent to acute and chronic administrations and were compared to those produced by Ginseng (Panax ginseng). Experimental parameters included tests for antioxidant capacity in vitro and measured in vivo, toxicolo...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Mattei R,Dias RF,Espínola EB,Carlini EA,Barros SB

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraction of the roots of the Amazonian medicinal plant, Piper piscatorum Trelease and Yuncker, with MeOH and subsequent bioassay guided fractionation using the guppy, Girardina guppii yielded the active amide, N-isobutyl-6-(p-methoxyphenyl) 2E, 4E-hexadieneamide (piperovatine) and a second inactive amide, N-isobutyl...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： McFerren MA,Rodriguez E

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single or repeated administration of morphine in mice produced hyperactivity, conditioned place preference (CPP) and postsynaptic dopamine (DA) receptor supersensitivity. The hyperactivity induced by morphine was evidenced by measuring the enhanced ambulatory activity using a tilting-type ambulometer. CPP effects we...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kim HS,Jang CG,Oh KW,Oh S,Rheu HM,Rhee GS,Seong YH,Park WK

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. et Diels was used in the traditional medicine of Mali for the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. In an ethnopharmacological approach, Pteleopsis suberosa extracts of the stem bark were investigated for antiulcer and antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori standard strains an...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Germanò MP,Sanogo R,Guglielmo M,De Pasquale R,Crisafi G,Bisignano G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaf were tested for hypoglycaemic activity in normal and alloxan-diabetic rats. Graded amounts (0.06, 0.2, 0.5, 1 g/kg, i.p. and 1, 2, 8 g/kg, p.o.) of the aqueous extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaf when given to both normal and alloxan-diabetic r...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Abdel-Barry JA,Abdel-Hassan IA,Al-Hakiem MH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative studies of the effects of tetrandrine (TET) and fangchinoline (FAN), two major components of the Radix of Stephannia tetrandrae, on vasodilations and on calcium movement in vascular smooth muscle, and studies of hypotensive effects on stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) were performed in t...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kim HS,Zhang YH,Oh KW,Ahn HY

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Indian herbs namely, Asparagus racemosus, Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifera and Picrorhiza kurrooa on the functions of macrophages obtained from mice treated with the carcinogen ochratoxin A (OTA) was investigated. The chemotactic activity of murine macrophages was significantly decreased by 17 we...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Dhuley JN

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts from Helichrysum aureonitens are used topically by the indigenous people of South Africa against infections. The antimicrobial activity-guided fractionation by bioautography of the acetone extract from the aerial parts of H. aureonitens led to the isolation of 3,5,7-trihydroxyflavone (galangin). Evaluation of...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Afolayan AJ,Meyer JJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanolic extract of the aerial portion of Chenopodium chilense Schrad., used in Chilean traditional medicine as a remedy for stomach-ache, has been found to exert the major spasmolytic activity in acetylcholine contracted rat ileum. This extract, with a complex flavonoid patterns on thin layer chromatography (TL...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： García R,Lemus I,Rivera P,Erazo S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyophilised hydroalcoholic and aqueous extracts of the aerial parts of Passiflora incarnata L. (Passifloraceae) (Passion-flower), as well as chemical constituents of the plant, indole alkaloids (harman, harmin, harmalin, harmol, and harmalol) maltol and flavonoids (orientin, isoorientin, vitexin and isovitexin) were a...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Soulimani R,Younos C,Jarmouni S,Bousta D,Misslin R,Mortier F

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to investigate whether a tea prepared from Syzygium cumini, reported to be used by diabetics in Porto Alegre, Brazil, might have an antihyperglycemic effect in experimental models. Teas prepared from leaves and seeds of S. cumini, in concentrations ranging from 2-64 g/l, were administered, as...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Teixeira CC,Pinto LP,Kessler FH,Knijnik L,Pinto CP,Gastaldo GJ,Fuchs FD

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A standardized mixture of Chinese herbs has recently been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for chronic atopic eczema in placebo controlled trials in the UK. Aqueous decoctions of this formulated mixture (PSE 222), the placebo mixture, and their component herbs were examined for antioxidant activity to determi...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Kirby AJ,Schmidt RJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high cost of synthetic molluscicides, used in the control of the intermediate snail hosts of schistosomiasis (bilharzia), has resulted in renewed interest in plant molluscicides. The history of the use of plant molluscicides is reviewed. Although screening programmes have been conducted in other African countries,...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Clark TE,Appleton CC,Drewes SE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Folk medicine practitioners in Perú employ plant preparations as wound-healing agents on superficial and internal wounds (gastric ulcers). The results of a scientific evaluation of the wound-healing activity of nine plants found in the Amazon jungle near Iquitos and in the Andes mountains is presented. The species stu...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Villegas LF,Fernández ID,Maldonado H,Torres R,Zavaleta A,Vaisberg AJ,Hammond GB

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-asthmatic potential of Gakani, a popular herbal drug in Nigeria was investigated. The LD50 values of the freeze-dried aqueous extract in mice and rats were 20.9 +/- 2.4 mg/kg and 18.6 +/- 4 mg/kg, respectively. The extract unsurmountably blocked the effects of histamine and isoprenaline on the guinea pig trac...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Akah PA,Gamaniel KS,Samson A,Wambebe CO

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of aqueous, chloroform, and ethanol extracts of Aloe vera gel on carrageenan-induced edema in the rat paw, and neutrophil migration into the peritoneal cavity stimulated by carrageenan. We also studied the capacity of the aqueous extract to inhibit cyclooxygenase activity. The aqueous and chloro...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Vázquez B,Avila G,Segura D,Escalante B

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The herbal formulation Si-Jun-Zi-Tang reduced the decrease of leukocytes, erythrocytes, thrombocytes and hematocrit in irradiated mice. In general, its protection was more effective in leukocytes and thrombocytes than other hematocytes. Protection of bone marrow stem cells by Si-Jun-Zi-Tang was markedly enhanced by in...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hsu HY,Yang JJ,Lian SL,Ho YH,Lin CC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Schefflera bodinieri and S. delavayi (Araliaceae), Celastrus angulatus and C. orbiculatus (Celastraceae), Clerodendrum mandarinorum and C. bungei (Verbenaceae), Periploca callophylla and P. forrestii (Asclepiadaceae), Alangium platanifolium (Alangiaceae) and Uncaria rhynchophylla (Rubiaceae) were assessed ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zhu M,Bowery NG,Greengrass PM,Phillipson JD

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From September 1990 to December 1994, the authors conducted an ethnobotanical survey within the population of Martinique. Two hundred and sixty-one plants used for medicinal purposes were gathered. It was possible to identify 251 species (96%). Traditional medicinal practices, although threatened by the modern pharmac...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Longuefosse JL,Nossin E

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By means of bioassay-guided separation methods, the cancer cell growth inhibitory constituents residing in the bark, stem and leaves of the Mauritius medicinal plant Terminalia arjuna (Combretaceae) were examined. The cancer cell line active components were found to be gallic acid, ethyl gallate, and the flavone luteo...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Pettit GR,Hoard MS,Doubek DL,Schmidt JM,Pettit RK,Tackett LP,Chapuis JC

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garlic (Allium sativum L., Liliaceae) has had an important dietary and medicinal role for centuries. Its chemical constituents have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors and other medicinal effects in the body. Several components of garlic are known but the individual compounds responsible for its divergen...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Das I,Hirani J,Sooranna S

更新日期：1996-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilution methods were employed to determine the effect of ethanolic extracts of Agave lecheguilla Torr. (Agavaceae), Baccharis glutinosa Pers. (Compositae) and Larrea tridentata (DC.) Cov. (Zygophyllaceae) on growth of yeasts, molds and bacteria. The three extracts analyzed showed good antimicrobial activity against m...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Verástegui MA,Sánchez CA,Heredia NL,García-Alvarado JS

更新日期：1996-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we used behavioral and biochemical methods to investigate the effects of Hemerocallis flava (Liliaceae) (abbreviated as HF) on motor activity and the concentration of monoamines in rats. The water fraction of the resuspended HF extract was most active in reducing the motility in rats. The water fraction...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hsieh MT,Ho YF,Peng WH,Wu CR,Chen CF

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro cytotoxic screening of extracts of Rhaphidophora korthalsii indicated cytotoxicity in the ether fraction. ED50 values of the extract against P388, Molt 4, KB and SW 620 were 12, 14, 8 and 13 micrograms/ml, respectively. The extract was relatively more toxic on P388 and Molt 4 cell lines at concentrations o...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Wong KT,Tan BK

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dominican Republic has an extension of 48 442 km2. It occupies the eastern portion of the island of Hispaniola and is the second in size within the Greater Antilles. The floral resources of the Island have been extensively exploited without an adequate management policy. This has led to the destruction of about 90...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Garcia R,Roersch C

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanzania is endowed with a rich natural resource. The biodiversity comprises over 10,000 plant species, a rich fauna and marine resources. The collection of biological resources is guided by a set of formalities, namely: (i) entry visas, (ii) research permits, (iii) designation of a relevant collaborating host institu...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Mahunnah RL,Mshigeni KE

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When new plant-derived therapeutics based on indigenous knowledge are being explored, it is important that the pharmaceutical companies return benefits to the native populations and the local governments from which the research material was obtained. When a potentially marketable plant product is being developed, it i...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： King SR,Carlson TJ,Moran K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aqueous, organic and alcoholic extracts of over 100 samples of 60 species of Kallawaya medicinal herbs representing 30 plant families were assayed to compare their toxicity and ability to protect MT-2 T-lymphoblastoid cells from the cytopathic effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The results are reported as a...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Abdel-Malek S,Bastien JW,Mahler WF,Jia Q,Reinecke MG,Robinson WE Jr,Shu Y,Zalles-Asin J

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an ethnopharmacological screening of selected medicinal plants used in Nepal, methanol extracts from 20 plant species were assayed for activity against eleven strains of bacteria and four strains of fungi. Duplicate assays were conducted with and without exposure to ultraviolet (UV)-A radiation to test for light-ac...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Taylor RS,Edel F,Manandhar NP,Towers GH

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on ethnopharmacological literature, 17 species of medicinal plants used in the traditional medicine in Papua New Guinea were collected. Extracts of different polarities were tested in a preliminary biological screening for their antimicrobial (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus luteus and Penicilli...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Nick A,Rali T,Sticher O

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the legendary biographies of some Buddhist adepts from the 2nd- and 9th-centuries there are some clues which can be interpreted to reveal that the adepts were consuming psychedelic Amanita muscaria, 'fly agaric', mushrooms to achieve enlightenment. This secret ingredient in the alchemical elixir they used to attain...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hajicek-Dobberstein S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00