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- Author:
- M. Fawzi Mahomoodally; Poorneeka Ramjuttun
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 45-59
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Aloe vera; Curcuma longa; Lawsonia inermis; adverse effects; bioactive compounds; business enterprises; cosmetics; ethnobotany; herbs; industry; interviews; medicinal properties; pruritus; questionnaires; surveys; toxicity; traditional medicine; Mauritius
- Abstract:
- ... With a net turnover worth of £181 billion, the cosmetic industry is a leading worldwide business with a very lucrative future. Nonetheless, due to recent concerns regarding toxicity of synthetic cosmetics, herbal products have come into the limelight of cosmetology. The tropical island of Mauritius has a well-anchored diversity of indigenous plant species which are exploited for various purposes b ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.039
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.039
- Author:
- Mario Maresca; Laura Micheli; Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli; Barbara Tenci; Marzia Innocenti; Mohamad Khatib; Nadia Mulinacci; Carla Ghelardini
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 456-465
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Capparis spinosa; adjuvants; alkaloids; animal models; basins; cultivars; gout; high performance liquid chromatography; hypersensitivity; methylene chloride; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; osteoarthritis; pain; rats; rheumatoid arthritis; roots; spermidine; synergism; traditional medicine; Asia
- Abstract:
- ... Capparis spinosa L. originates from dry regions of Asia and Mediterranean basin. In traditional medicine of these areas, infusions from caper root are considered to be beneficial for the treatment of rheumatism, gout and against abdominal pains.To evaluate the pain relieving properties of a Syrian cultivar of Capparis spinosa roots in rat models of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.Decoction ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.032
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.032
- Author:
- Edgar E. Caamal-Fuentes; Manlio Graniel-Sabido; Gonzalo J. Mena-Rejón; Rosa E. Moo-Puc
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 604-606
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Cassia; Giardia lamblia; active ingredients; acute toxicity; adults; bark; body weight; diarrhea; growth retardation; high performance liquid chromatography; methanol; mice; models; mortality; necropsy; oral administration; rats; traditional medicine; trophozoites; Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Senna racemosa (Mill.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (syn. Cassia racemosa Mill.) is a plant used in traditional Mayamedicinal practices to treat diarrhea. A methanol extract of S. racemosa bark has been shown to have in vitro activity against Giardia intestinalis. No studies of its efficacy and toxicity in in vivo models have been done. The present study objective was to analyze the activity of this metha ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.055
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.055
- Author:
- Thanutchaporn Nutmakul; Kovit Pattanapanyasat; Noppamas Soonthornchareonnon; Kazuro Shiomi; Mihoko Mori; Sompop Prathanturarug
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 125-132
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Capparis; Clerodendrum; Ficus racemosa; Plasmodium falciparum; Tiliacora; active ingredients; antimalarials; cytotoxicity; fever; flow cytometry; inhibitory concentration 50; malaria; mononuclear leukocytes; parasites; roots; stems; synergism; traditional medicine; ultra-performance liquid chromatography
- Abstract:
- ... Bencha-Loga-Wichian (BLW) is a polyherbal antipyretic formulation that is comprised of Capparis micracantha, Clerodendrum indicum, Ficus racemosa, Harrisonia perforata, and Tiliacora triandra. A traditional medical textbook has documented the use of this formulation for the treatment of many types of fever, including malaria-like fever. Traditionally, BLW is composed of the root parts of those pla ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.013
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.013
- Author:
- L.A. Rascón-Valenzuela; C. Velázquez; A. Garibay-Escobar; W. Vilegas; L.A. Medina-Juárez; N. Gámez-Meza; R.E. Robles-Zepeda
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 303-311
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Asclepias; apoptosis; caspase-3; caspase-8; caspase-9; digestive system diseases; eyes; glycosides; membrane potential; methanol; mitochondrial membrane; nationalities and ethnic groups; neoplasm cells; neoplasms; phosphatidylserines; shrubs; staining; traditional medicine; Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Asclepias subulata Decne. (Apocynaceae) is a shrub occurring in Sonora-Arizona desert. The ethnic groups of Sonora, Mexico, Seris and Pimas, use this plant for the treatment of sore eyes, gastrointestinal disorders and cancer.To determine the cell death pathways that the cardenolide glycosides with antiproliferative activity found in the methanol extract of A. subulata are able to activate.The eff ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.022
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.022
- Author:
- Jing Li; Lijuan Gao; Kaiyue Sun; Dan Xiao; Wanyi Li; Lan Xiang; Jianhua Qi
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 107-116
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Gentiana rigescens; acetylcholinesterase; animal behavior; animal models; benzoates; cerebral cortex; cyclic AMP; drugs; epilepsy; hippocampus; insulin-like growth factor I; malondialdehyde; memory; mice; mitogen-activated protein kinase; neurogenesis; neurons; neuroprotective effect; oxidative stress; phosphorylation; scopolamine; signal transduction; superoxide dismutase; traditional medicine
- Abstract:
- ... G. rigescens Franch (Long Dan Cao in Chinese) is a well-known TCM herb. It is clinically used with other drugs for the treatment of brain diseases such as epilepsy, postherpetic neuralgia in China.In our previous study, the 11 dihydroxybenzoates compounds with NGF mimicking activity from G. rigescens Franch were found. In the present study, the neurogenesis and neuroprotection of a mixture of benz ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.001
- Author:
- Rainer W. Bussmann; Narel Y. Paniagua Zambrana; Laura Araseli Moya Huanca; Robbie Hart
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 76-95
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Cota; botanical composition; common names; education; ethnobotany; interviews; inventories; material identification; medicinal plants; medicinal properties; new species; provenance; risk; traditional medicine; Bolivia
- Abstract:
- ... Given the importance of local markets as a source of medicinal plants for both healers and the population, literature on market flows and the value of the plant material traded is rather scarce. This stands in contrast to wealth of available information for other components of Bolivian ethnobotany. The present study attempts to remedy this situation by providing a detailed inventory of medicinal p ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.074
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.074
- Author:
- Bin Qi; Shan Wang; Qiu Wang; He Zhang; Xue-yuan Bai; Hui-nan He; Wei-jie Sun; Li Liu; Da-qing Zhao
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 700-705
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Panax quinquefolius; colorimetry; desorption; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; gel chromatography; inducible nitric oxide synthase; interleukin-6; macrophages; matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry; medicinal plants; metabolism; mice; molecular weight; necrosis; nitric oxide; phagocytosis; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; proteins; roots; traditional medicine; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
- Abstract:
- ... Panax quinquefolius L. has been used as a proverbial tonic in oriental countries for hundreds of years. It is used as a traditional medicinal herb to nourish vitality.The purpose of our study was to inquiry the activation effects on murine peritoneal macrophages of a novel protein separated from the roots of Panax quinquefolius L.In our work, a novel protein of the roots of American ginseng (AGNP) ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.034
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.034
- Author:
- Abdrabuh N. Shwter; Nor Azizan Abdullah; Mohammed A. Alshawsh; Hesham R. El-Seedi; Nawal A. Al-Henhena; Shaden A.M. Khalifa; Mahmood A. Abdulla
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 195-206
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Phaleria macrocarpa; antioxidant activity; apoptosis; azoxymethane; chemoprevention; colorectal neoplasms; ethanol; flavonoids; fruits; glutathione transferase; immunohistochemistry; ingredients; models; mutation; neoplasm cells; oxidative stress; proliferating cell nuclear antigen; staining; superoxide dismutase; traditional medicine; Indonesia
- Abstract:
- ... Natural products are important ingredients for pharmaceutical applications specifically new entities for treating cancer and other diseases. Phaleria macrocarpa is native of Indonesia and considered as a prolific source of bioactive substances useful for chemoprevention.To investigate the chemopreventive properties of Phaleria macrocarpa on azoxymethane (AOM)-induced aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in r ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.002
- Author:
- Zhihui Jiang; Jian Wang; Xinping Li; Xiaoying Zhang
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 321-328
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Cistanche tubulosa; Oriental traditional medicine; active ingredients; adults; blood serum; enzymes; fluorescent antibody technique; follicle-stimulating hormone; heat; high performance liquid chromatography; luteinizing hormone; male fertility; males; protective effect; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rats; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; sequence analysis; spermatozoa; steroidogenesis; testes; testosterone; toxicity
- Abstract:
- ... Male infertility has been increasing over the last decades and being a pressing health problem nowadays. Cistanche tubulosa (CT) is a traditional Chinese medicine used to boost male sexual function. Echinacoside (ECH) is one of the major compounds exist in CT and might be a potential agent to protect testis and sperm injury.To investigate the mechanisms behind the possible protective effects of CT ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.033
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.033
- Author:
- Mojtaba Heydari; Hosein Heydari; Alireza Saadati; Mohammad Gharehbeglou; Javad Tafaroji; Abolfazl Akbari
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 637-642
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Alhagi maurorum; Cichorium intybus; Cotoneaster; Descurainia sophia; botanists; children; common names; cross-sectional studies; distillation; herbaria; herbs; jaundice; neonates; parents; patients; questionnaires; soaking; surveys; traditional medicine; type collections; Iran
- Abstract:
- ... Traditional Medicine (TM) is popularly used for neonatal jaundice in Iran.to provides evidence for characteristics of traditional medicine use in the treatment of neonatal jaundice in Qom, Iran.Field surveys were carried out during July 2015 - August 2015 in Qom through structured questionnaire in Persian from 212 parents of children with neonatal jaundice. All plant species recorded for the treat ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.019
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.019
- Author:
- Varinder Singh; Aditi Kahol; Inder Pal Singh; Isha Saraf; Richa Shri
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 490-499
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; Ocimum; acetylcholinesterase; animal models; antioxidant activity; anxiety; basil; brain; cytoplasm; densitometry; drugs; enzyme activity; free radical scavengers; histopathology; inhibitory concentration 50; leaves; memory; mice; nerve tissue; neurodegenerative diseases; neuroprotective effect; oxidative stress; pain; phenolic acids; plant extracts; quercetin; scopolamine; seizures; traditional medicine
- Abstract:
- ... 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 and in-vivo models.In-vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory and antioxidant activities of hydro-methanol e ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.026
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.026
- Author:
- Anees A. Syed; Shibani Lahiri; Divya Mohan; Guru R. Valicherla; Anand P. Gupta; Mohammed Riyazuddin; Sudhir Kumar; Rakesh Maurya; Kashif Hanif; Jiaur R. Gayen
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 555-565
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Oriental traditional medicine; Ulmus wallichiana; angiotensin II; animal disease models; antihypertensive effect; antioxidant activity; blood pressure; cyclic GMP; disease control; endothelial nitric oxide synthase; gene expression regulation; hypertension; medicinal plants; messenger RNA; nitrates; nitric oxide; nitrites; oral administration; peptidyl-dipeptidase A; quercetin; rats; renin; signal transduction; transforming growth factor beta 1; vasodilation; China; Himalayan region; India
- Abstract:
- ... Ulmus wallichiana Planchon (Himalayan Elm), a traditional medicinal plant, used in fracture healing in folk tradition of Uttarakhand, Himalaya, India. It is also used as diuretic. U. rhynchophylla, native to China, known as Gou Teng in Chinese medicine, is used for hypertension (WHO). U. macrocarpa has antihypertensive and vasorelaxant activity. However, no detailed studies related to hypertension ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.008
- Author:
- Sheng-Kuo Hsieh; Tse-Yu Chung; Yue-Chiun Li; Yuan-Hao Lo; Nan-Hei Lin; Ping-Chung Kuo; Wen-Ying Chen; Jason T.C. Tzen
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 237-247
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- anti-aging properties; ghrelin receptors; flavonoids; mass spectrometry; metabolites; dose response; molecular models; methylation; herbal medicines; leaves; Ginkgo biloba; hormone secretion; somatotropin; bile; rats; glycosides; chemical structure; anterior pituitary; intravenous injection; methanol; ghrelin; agonists; Oriental traditional medicine; China
- Abstract:
- ... Folium Ginkgo, the dried leaf of Ginkgo biloba L. is a traditional Chinese medicine listed in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China with several therapeutic effects, including prevention of aging. It is used as herbal medicine for the treatment of several aging-related diseases. The therapeutic effects of Folium Ginkgo on aging-related diseases are suspected to be similar to the anti ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.015
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.015
- Author:
- Yan-hui Sun; Xiao-yuan Zhang; Wei-qun Xie; Guang-jian Liu; Xi-xin He; Ya-li Huang; Guang-xian Zhang; Jian Wang; Zao-yuan Kuang; Ren Zhang
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 133-139
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Oriental traditional medicine; Sophora flavescens; amino acids; bacteriophages; binding capacity; binding proteins; bioactive compounds; biotin; cDNA libraries; calorimetry; chronic hepatitis B; complementary DNA; enthalpy; heat; humans; hydrogen bonding; molecular models; peptides; protein binding; screening; stoichiometry; surface plasmon resonance; titration
- Abstract:
- ... Sophora flavescens Aiton (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Kushen) is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and has the ability to clear heat and dampness from the body. Oxymatrine is one of the major bioactive compounds extracted from Sophora flavescens Aiton and constitutes more than 90% of the oxymatrine injection commonly used for CHB treatment in clinics in Chin ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.007
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.007
- Author:
- Jelena Katanić; Tatjana Boroja; Vladimir Mihailović; Stefanie Nikles; San-Po Pan; Gvozden Rosić; Dragica Selaković; Jovana Joksimović; Slobodanka Mitrović; Rudolf Bauer
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 627-636
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Filipendula ulmaria; aerial parts; analgesics; anti-inflammatory activity; edema; enzyme activity; gene expression; histopathology; hot plate test; immunohistochemistry; indomethacin; inflammation; isoquercitrin; phenolic compounds; prostaglandin synthase; rats; roots; rutin; thin layer chromatography; traditional medicine; Europe
- Abstract:
- ... Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim, Rosaceae) has been traditionally used in most European countries for the treatment of inflammatory diseases due to its antipyretic, analgesic, astringent, and anti-rheumatic properties. However, there is little scientific evidence on F. ulmaria anti-inflammatory effects regarding its impact on cyclooxygenases enzymatic activity and in vivo assessment of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.015
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.015
- Author:
- D. Musuyu Muganza; B. Fruth; J. Lami Nzunzu; E. Tuenter; K. Foubert; P. Cos; L. Maes; R. Cimanga Kanyanga; V. Exarchou; S. Apers; L. Pieters
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 510-516
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Leishmania infantum; Plasmodium falciparum; Polyalthia; Trypanosoma brucei brucei; alkaloids; bark; chloroquine; chromatography; cytotoxicity; ethanol; fruits; in vitro studies; indigenous peoples; inhibitory concentration 50; leaves; malaria; methanol; plant extracts; spectroscopy; traditional medicine; trees; triterpenoids; Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Abstract:
- ... 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 are not known.The crude 80% ethanol extract from the fruits, leaves, root bark and stem bark and 16 fractions we ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.051
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.051
- Author:
- Qi Su; Jiao He; Ziye Wang; Le Lv; Yuan Suo; Jingjing Wang; Zongwei Zheng; Chuanchuan Huo; Jing Li
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 12-20
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- anti-inflammatory activity; sulfasalazine; myeloperoxidase; sulfonic acids; pharyngitis; oral administration; Menispermum dauricum; dose response; immunohistochemistry; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; dysentery; bronchitis; traditional medicine; blood serum; models; mice; tumor necrosis factor-alpha; colitis; interleukin-1beta; interleukin-6; enteritis; prostaglandin synthase; rhizomes; China
- Abstract:
- ... Menispermum dauricum DC., commonly known as “Bei Dou Gen” (BDG) in China, has been used extensively in folk medicine to treat inflammatory diseases, especially intestinal inflammations such as enteritis and dysentery, and in pharyngitis, tonsillitis, rheumatism and bronchitis. Although previous studies showed that BDG has anti-inflammatory activities, its effects on ulcerative colitis (UC) have no ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.047
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.047
- Author:
- Jyoti Dahiya; Jitender Singh; Ashwani Kumar; Anupam Sharma
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 706-711
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Bergera koenigii; anxiety; bioactive properties; chloroform; diazepam; ethyl acetate; leaves; models; spectroscopy; traditional medicine
- Abstract:
- ... Leaves of M. koenigii Linn. Spreng (Rutaceae) have been used as traditional medicine for anxiety disorders. Aim of the study was to isolate antianxiety principle(s) from the leaves of M. koenigii using bioactivity guided approach.Hydroalcoholic extract of M. koenigii leaves was prepared using soxhlet apparatus, and the same was evaluated for antianxiety activity at 250, 500 and 750mg/kg, po, using ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.014
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.014
- Author:
- Mayuree Kanlayavattanakul; Nattaya Lourith; Puxvadee Chaikul
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.193 pp. 607-616
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- antioxidant activity; biophysics; caffeic acid; cell culture; cytotoxicity; fibroblasts; firmness; humans; inflorescences; ingredients; melanogenesis; melanoma; oxidative stress; patch test; rice; skin diseases; skin irritation; staple foods; traditional medicine; volunteers
- Abstract:
- ... While rice is one of the most important global staple food sources its extracts have found many uses as the bases of herbal remedies. Rice extracts contain high levels of phenolic compounds which are known to be bioactive, some of which show cutaneous benefits and activity towards skin disorders. This study highlights an assessment of the cellular activity and clinical efficacy of rice panicle ext ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.013
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.013
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