abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Aloe vera is one of the most important medicinal plants in the world with applications in the cosmetic industry and also in the tonic or health drink product market. Different parts of Aloe ferox and Aloe marlothii are used as traditional medicines for different applications. Although wou...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Fox LT,Mazumder A,Dwivedi A,Gerber M,du Plessis J,Hamman JH

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Complications of type 2 diabetes (T2D) include stroke, which is a cerebrovascular disturbance characterized by reduced blood flow in the brain, leading to death or physical disability. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been widely used in ancient China for the treatment of diabetes and st...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Tsai FJ,Ho TJ,Cheng CF,Liu X,Tsang H,Lin TH,Liao CC,Huang SM,Li JP,Lin CW,Lin JG,Lin JC,Lin CC,Liang WM,Lin YJ

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Hwangryunhaedok-tang is an oriental herbal formula treated to cure inflammation and gastric disorders in China, Japan, and Korea. We explored the protective effects of Hwangryunhaedok-tang water extract (HRWE) against airway pathophysiological changes caused by cigarette smoke (CS) and li...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Shin NR,Ko JW,Park SH,Cho YK,Oh SR,Ahn KS,Ryu JM,Kim JC,Seo CS,Shin IS

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The root extract of Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F. Macbr. (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae) is traditionally used in the management of pain and fever. However, little scientific data exists in literature to support its use. AIM OF STUDY:The present study evaluated the anti-nociceptive and antipyretic ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Abotsi WK,Lamptey SB,Boakye-Gyasi E,Woode E

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Root of Hemidesmus indicus (L). R. Br., an herbal drug of India is traditionally used to prevent or treat female hormonal disturbance related disorders and assuaging symptoms of menopausal conditions. AIM OF THE STUDY:Lack of scientific data for potential use in bone loss, the present study w...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Desai S,Babaria P,Nakarani M,Shah K,Paranjape A

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:There are many plants of genus Piper which have been reported to induce antidepressant-like effects, Piper sarmentosum (PS) is one of them. PS is a Chinese herbal medicine and a traditional edible vegetable. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In the present study, the antidepressant-like effects of P...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Li Q,Qu FL,Gao Y,Jiang YP,Rahman K,Lee KH,Han T,Qin LP

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:We carried out an ethnobotanical survey in Tafilalet region. This region is classified by the UNESCO as a reserve of biosphere and represents an important area with important knowledge of traditional medicine, especially the use of medicinal plants for human healthcare. Furthermore, the g...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Eddouks M,Ajebli M,Hebi M

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common bone disease worldwide. Information concerning the effects of herbal medicines on mesenchymal cell osteogenesis and senescence remains lacking. AIM OF THIS STUDY:This study was designed to investigate the effects of Du-Huo-Ji-Sheng-Tang (DHJ...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Wang JY,Chen WM,Wen CS,Hung SC,Chen PW,Chiu JH

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Organoleptic properties, and more specifically chemosensory cues, have been shown to guide therapeutic applications of medicinal plants. Humoral qualities, on the other hand, are widely believed to be an abstract concept, mainly applied post hoc to validate therapy. However, the nexus bet...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Geck MS,Cabras S,Casu L,Reyes García AJ,Leonti M

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Fuling, the sclerotium of Poria cocos, was frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulae for Alzheimer's disease (AD) intervention over the past 10 centuries. And its extracts exhibited significant effects in both cellular and animal models of AD in previous studies. Howe...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Yu M,Xu X,Jiang N,Wei W,Li F,He L,Luo X

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ethnopharmacological investigations of traditional medicines have made significant contributions to plant-derived drugs, as well as the advancement of pharmacology. Drug discovery from medicinal flora is more complex than generally acknowledged because plants are applied for different the...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Leonti M,Stafford GI,Cero MD,Cabras S,Castellanos ME,Casu L,Weckerle CS

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ciwujia (CWJ), one of the most commonly used Chinese materia medicas (CMMs), is derived from the roots, rhizomes, and stems of Acanthopanax senticosus harms (AS). CWJ has been used for the treatment of various central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral system diseases. Drug-likeness pred...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zhang SN,Li XZ,Yang XY

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Chyawanprash (CP), a traditional immune booster recipe, has a long history of ethnic origin, development, household preparation and usage. There are even mythological stories about the origin of this recipe including its nomenclature. In the last six decades, CP, because of entrepreneuria...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Narayana DB,Durg S,Manohar PR,Mahapatra A,Aramya AR

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Picrosides I, II and apocynin are the main active principles present in the roots and rhizomes of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex. Benth (Kutki). Ethno-medicinally, the plant is used for the treatment of liver, upper respiratory tract disorders and dyspepsia, since long in Ayurveda. AIM OF T...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zahiruddin S,Khan W,Nehra R,Alam MJ,Mallick MN,Parveen R,Ahmad S

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Kanakasava is an Indian traditional Ayurvedic formulation containing Datura (Datura metel), Vasaca (Adhatoda vasica), Dhataki (Woodfordia fruticosa) and Grape (Vitis vinifera) extracts as major constituents and used to treat pulmonary diseases including coughing, breathing difficulty and...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Arora P,Ansari SH,Anjum V,Mathur R,Ahmad S

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Although Alibertia edulis (L.C. Rich.) A.C. Rich decoction is used in Brazilian folk medicine due to its possible antihypertensive effect, this species has never been critically investigated as a hypotensive drug. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate the possible hypotensive and anti...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： de Santana Aquino DF,Signor Tirloni CA,Tolouei Menegati SE,Lima Cardoso CA,Heredia Vieira SC,Carmo Vieira MD,Simonet AM,Macías FA,Gasparotto A Junior

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Arsenic trioxide (As2O3), a main component of arsenolite which is a common traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wildly used as a therapeutic agent for more than 2400 years in china, has been accepted as a standard treatment for the patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) based on t...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Guo Z,Meng M,Geng S,Du Z,Zheng Y,Yao J,Li Z,Han G,Lin H,Du G

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Bullatine A, a C20-diterpenoid alkaloid and one of the major effective ingredients in Aconiti brachypodi Radix (Xue-shang-yi-zhi-hao), can block pain hypersensitivity in a variety of rodent models through expression of spinal microglial dynorphin A. AIM OF THE STUDY:To assess the interac...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Huang Q,Sun ML,Chen Y,Li XY,Wang YX

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Mesembrine alkaloids are considered to be the primary active constituents of the South African medicinal plant Sceletium tortuosum (L.) N.E.Br. (Aizoaceae), and it is used as the dried or fermented aerial material from the plant, which is known as kanna (aka, channa, kougoed). Traditional...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Krstenansky JL

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The development of compounds able to improve metabolic syndrome and mitigate complications caused by inappropriate glycemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus is challenging. The medicinal plant with established hypoglycemic properties Garcinia kola Heckel might have the potential to mit...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Farahna M,Seke Etet PF,Osman SY,Yurt KK,Amir N,Vecchio L,Aydin I,Aldebasi YH,Sheikh A,Chijuka JC,Kaplan S,Adem A

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The medicinal plant generally known as monkey's comb (Amphilophium crucigerum) has been popularly described for the treatment of neuropathic and inflammatory pain, specially seeds preparations. AIM OF THE STUDY:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of t...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： De Prá SD,Ferro PR,Milioli AM,Rigo FK,Chipindo OJ,Camponogara C,Casoti R,Manfron MP,de Oliveira SM,Ferreira J,Trevisan G

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The ethnic Chinese Yao medicine Baizuan, which are the leaves of Schisandra viridis A. C. Smith, is traditionally used, in combination with other herbs, to soften hard lumps and dispel nodes in the treatment of cancer, however, this property has not been well studied with a clear indicati...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hou X,Deng J,Zhang Q,Wang D,Kennedy D,Quinn RJ,Feng Y

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ageratum conyzoides Linn (Asteraceae), a tropical plant that is very common in West Africa and some parts of Asia and South America, has been used to treat inflammatory disorders. In Brazil, teas made from A. conyzoides L. are used as anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-diarrheic agents...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Vigil de Mello SV,da Rosa JS,Facchin BM,Luz AB,Vicente G,Faqueti LG,Rosa DW,Biavatti MW,Fröde TS

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The Natal gwarri or Natal ebony (Euclea natalensis A.DC.) is a deciduous tree found widespread throughout southern Africa, especially in Kwazulu-Natal and the southern cost. It has been widely used by indigenous communities such as the Zulus, Tsongas and Vendas for symptoms related to tub...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Lall N,Kumar V,Meyer D,Gasa N,Hamilton C,Matsabisa M,Oosthuizen C

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Wenshen Xiaozheng Tang (WXT), a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, exerted a good therapeutic effect on endometriosis. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. In the present study, we sought to evaluate the effect of WXT on the proliferation and migration of ectopic endometr...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zhang Z,Cheng X,Gui T,Tao J,Huang M,Zhu L,Luo M,Cao P,Wan G

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Panax ginseng is one of the most well-known medicinal herbs in Korea and China, which has been used for treatment and prevention of cancer, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Ginsenosides are the major components of P. ginseng, having a wide range of pharmacological activitie...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Han S,Jeong AJ,Yang H,Bin Kang K,Lee H,Yi EH,Kim BH,Cho CH,Chung JW,Sung SH,Ye SK

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:TMHM is a type of Chinese medicine commonly used in medical practice and has multiple functions, including clearing heat, detoxification, reducing swelling, and tumor therapy. Previous research has demonstrated that the OAC of TMHM (TMHM-OAC) displays advantageous therapeutic action again...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Yang N,Dong Z,Tian G,Zhu M,Li C,Bu W,Chen J,Hou X,Liu Y,Wang G,Jia X,Di L,Feng L

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Saussurea involucrate (Kar. et Kir.) Sch. -Bip is an endangered species of the Compositae family, and this species has long been used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea, stomachache, and altitude sickness in Uighur folk and Chinese medicine. AIM OF THE STUDY:This stu...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Han X,Su D,Xian X,Zhou M,Li X,Huang J,Wang J,Gao H

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Phytochemicals with anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties are known to inhibit tumour initiation, promotion and progression. Hence, there is an increasingly-convincing rationale for employing remedies containing those phytochemicals in the treatment of cancers and also as analge...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Popoola TD,Awodele O,Omisanya A,Obi N,Umezinwa C,Fatokun AA

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Andrographis paniculata is included in 'The National List of Essential Herbal Drugs A.D. 1999' of Thailand as an herbal drug for the treatment of common cold symptoms and non-infectious diarrhea. The therapeutic activities of A. paniculata are attributed to four major active diterpenoids:...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

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

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Traditional Chinese medicine Yifei Tongluo Granules has been employed clinically with the combination of chemotherapy agents to treat patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. However, the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic potential have not been well elucidated. The present stu...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Wang Y,Qi Q,Li A,Yang M,Huang W,Xu H,Zhao Z,Li S

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and protein aggregation form a vicious cycle in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD); activated microglia is the main location of neuroinflammation. A Chinese medicine book, "Shanghan Lun", known as the "Treatises on Cold damage Diseases" ha...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Hung KC,Huang HJ,Wang YT,Lin AM

更新日期：2016-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Ocimum species are traditionally used for the treatment of anxiety, nerve pain, convulsions and a variety of neurodegenerative disorders. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-amnesic effect of O. basilicum L., O. sanctum L. and O. gratissimum L. extracts using in-vitro an...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Singh V,Kahol A,Singh IP,Saraf I,Shri R

更新日期：2016-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The Nkundo people (Nkundo area of Bolongo, Mai-Ndombe district, Bandundu Province, DR Congo) use various plant parts of the tree Greenwayodendron suaveolens (Engl. & Diels) Verdc. (syn. Polyalthia suaveolens Engl. & Diels) (Annonaceae) against malaria, but its antiprotozoal constituents a...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Muganza DM,Fruth B,Nzunzu JL,Tuenter E,Foubert K,Cos P,Maes L,Kanyanga RC,Exarchou V,Apers S,Pieters L

更新日期：2016-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely used in China and its surrounding countries in clinical treatments for centuries-long time. However, due to the complexity of TCM constituents, both action mechanism and material base of TCM remain nearly unknown. AIM OF THE STUDY:The pr...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Zhou W,Yuan WF,Chen C,Wang SM,Liang SW

更新日期：2016-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is clinically used under the guidance of its unique theory system. Bufei Yishen (BY) granules, an oral Chinese herbal formula, is confirmed effective for treating the syndrome of lung-kidney qi deficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) p...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Li Y,Tian YG,Li JS,Dong YQ,Wang MH,Feng SX,Li LL,Mao J,Wang LL,Luo S

更新日期：2016-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN) is a primary glomerular disease that is related to immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Qi Teng Xiao Zhuo granules have been proposed as a prescription of traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of CGN, but the comprehensive molecular mechanism underlying this th...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Gao JR,Qin XJ,Jiang H,Wang T,Song JM,Xu SZ

更新日期：2016-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Prof. Philippe Rasoanaivo was a highly dedicated and brilliant scientist in the field of ethnopharmacology. He worked for the Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées and the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. His research was mainly focused on the endemic medicinal and aromatic plants used by traditional heale...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Benelli G,Maggi F,Nicoletti M

更新日期：2016-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The highly aromatic bark of Magnolia officinalis Rehder and EH Wilson, (magnolia bark) has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine where it is known as Hou Po. Historically the bark of the tree has been used for treating variety of disorders the most common use of magnolia bark i...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Rajgopal A,Missler SR,Scholten JD

更新日期：2016-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Plinia edulis (Vell.) Sobral (Myrtaceae) is native and endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Popularly known as "cambucá", it has been used in folk medicine for the treatment of stomach disorders, diabetes, bronchitis, inflammation and as tonic. Although there are numerous records...

journal_title：Journal of ethnopharmacology

authors： Azevedo LF,Silva SMD,Navarro LB,Yamaguchi LF,Nascimento CGO,Soncini R,Ishikawa T

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00