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- Author:
- Qi, Min-You; Kai-Chen,; Liu, Hao-Ran; Su, Yan-hui; Yu, Su-Qing
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2011 v.138 no.3 pp. 731-736
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Western blotting; blood; blood glucose; collagen; creatinine; diabetic nephropathy; immunohistochemistry; kidneys; light microscopy; malondialdehyde; protective effect; rats; streptozotocin; superoxide dismutase; traditional medicine; transforming growth factors; urea nitrogen
- Abstract:
- ... ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Icariin is a major constituent of flavonoid isolated from the plant Herba epimedii, which is used as a traditional Chinese medicine to nourish the kidney and reinforce yang. Therefore, the pharmacological studied of its diabetic nephropathy effect was undertaken to validate its traditional use. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diabetes was induced in male Sprague–Dawley rats ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2011.10.015
- PubMed:
- 22027446
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2011.10.015
- Author:
- Picerno, Patrizia; Mencherini, Teresa; Sansone, Francesca; Del Gaudio, Pasquale; Granata, Ilaria; Porta, Amalia; Aquino, Rita P.
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2011 v.138 no.3 pp. 705-712
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- Candida albicans; Paeonia; antifungal properties; antioxidant activity; drugs; free radicals; gallic acid; monoterpenoids; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; polyphenols; reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography; roots; screening; solvents; taxifolin; traditional medicine; triterpenoids
- Abstract:
- ... ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The genus Paeonia (Paeoniaceae), is one of the most important source of crude drugs in traditional Chinese medicine and investigation on many species is large. Up to now studies on Paeonia rockii, one of the eight species recognized in the section Moutan, are very limited. AIM OF THE STUDY: This research aimed to investigate the composition of Paeonia rockii roots a ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.056
- PubMed:
- 22004890
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.056
- Author:
- Zhang, Qi; Wei, Fan; Fong, Chi Chun; Yu, Wai Kin; Chen, Yao; Koon, Chi Man; Lau, Kit Man; Leung, Ping Chung; Lau, Clara Bik San; Fung, Kwok Pui; Yang, Mengsu
- Source:
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 2011 v.138 no.3 pp. 668-675
- ISSN:
- 0378-8741
- Subject:
- angiogenesis; cell cycle; cell proliferation; complementary DNA; extracellular matrix; fibroblasts; gene expression; genes; herbs; humans; inflammation; insulin resistance; microarray technology; rats; tissue repair; traditional medicine
- Abstract:
- ... ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The herbs Astragali Radix (AR) and Rehmanniae Radix (RR) have long been used in traditional Chinese Medicine and serve as the principal herbs in treating diabetic foot ulcer. AIM OF THE STUDY: Chinese herbal formulus comprising Astragali Radix (AR) and Rehmanniae Radix (RR) have been shown to improve the healing of diabetic foot ulcer through enhancing the viability ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.080
- PubMed:
- 22075453
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.080