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1. Activity of essential oils from Brazilian medicinal plants on Escherichia coli

Author:
Duarte, M.C.T.; Leme, E.E.; Delarmelina, C.; Soares, A.A.; Figueira, G.M.; Sartoratto, A.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 197-201
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Cymbopogon martinii; Cymbopogon winterianus; medicinal plants; leaves; chemical constituents of plants; essential oils; plant extracts; medicinal properties; Escherichia coli; antibacterial properties; traditional medicine; herbal medicines; ethnobotany; Brazil
Abstract:
... Essential oils obtained from leaves of 29 medicinal plants commonly used in Brazil were screened against 13 different Escherichia coli serotypes. The oils were obtained by water-distillation using a Clevenger-type system and their minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) were determined by microdilution method. Essential oil from Cymbopogon martinii exhibited a broad inhibition spectrum, presenting ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.034

2. Analysis of propolis from Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. (Compositae) and its effects on mouse fibroblasts

Author:
Funari, C.S. de; Ferro, V. de O.; Mathor, M.B.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 206-212
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Baccharis; medicinal plants; propolis; nonfood animal products; chemical composition; flavonoids; phenolic compounds; medicinal properties; bioassays; mice; fibroblasts; toxicity; Brazil
Abstract:
... This paper confirms Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. (Compositae) as the main botanical source of the propolis from southeastern Brazil (state of São Paulo) investigated to ascertain specific biological activity in relation to mouse NIH-3T3 fibroblasts, skin cells directly involved in the cicatrization processes. Flavonoid and total phenolic compounds were determined by spectrophotometry, and chemic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.032

3. Antibacterial activity and in vitro anti-tumor activity of the extract of the larvae of the housefly (Musca domestica)

Author:
Hou, L.X.; Shi, Y.H.; Zhai, P.; Le, G.W.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 227-231
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Musca domestica; larvae; chemical composition; extracts; medicinal properties; antineoplastic agents; antibacterial properties; Gram-positive bacteria; Shigella dysenteriae; Gram-negative bacteria; Oriental traditional medicine; herbal medicines; ethnobotany; China
Abstract:
... One of the significant characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine is the use of insects, other terrestrial arthropods and their products as drugs. In the present work, the extract of housefly (Musca domestica) larvae was studied by an agar well diffusion assay and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) determination for detection of antimicrobial activity and by MTT assay method to test its ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.015

4. Anti-diabetic effects of Cichorium intybus in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Author:
Pushparaj, P.N.; Low, H.K.; Manikandan, J.; Tan, B.K.H.; Tan, C.H.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 430-434
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Cichorium intybus; medicinal plants; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; bioassays; rats; diabetes mellitus; hypoglycemic agents; hypolipidemia; traditional medicine; herbal medicines; ethnobotany; India
Abstract:
... The present study was designed to investigate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties of an ethanolic extract of Cichorium intybus (CIE) which is widely used in India as a traditional treatment for diabetes mellitus. Male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 9 weeks (160-200 g) were administered with streptozotocin (STZ, 50 mg/kg) intraperitoneally to induce experimental diabetes. The Cichorium intybus ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.028

5. Antifungal activity of Brazilian medicinal plants involved in popular treatment of mycoses

Author:
Cruz, M.C.S.; Santos, P.O.; Barbosa, A.M. Jr.; Mélo, D.L.F.M. de; Alviano, C.S.; Antoniolli, A.R.; Alviano, D.S.; Trindade, R.C.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 409-412
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
ethnobotany; traditional medicine; herbal medicines; surveys; medicinal plants; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; antifungal properties; mycoses; Brazil
Abstract:
... A survey of medicinal plants used to treat common mycoses was done in the Curituba district, Sergipe State, Brazil. One hundred inhabitants were interviewed by health agents and traditional healers. Four different plants were the most cited (more than 50% of the citations): Ziziphus joazeiro, Caesalpinia pyramidalis, Bumelia sartorum and Hymenea courbaril. The aqueous extracts obtained following t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.005

6. Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities of the extract of gamboge from Garcinia hanburyi Hook f

Author:
Panthong, A.; Norkaew, P.; Kanjanapothi, D.; Taesotikul, T.; Anantachoke, N.; Reutrakul, V.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 335-340
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
traditional medicine; pain; antipyretics; ethnobotany; chemical constituents of plants; resins; inflammation; medicinal plants; plant extracts; Garcinia; anti-inflammatory agents; herbal medicines; analgesic effect; Thailand
Abstract:
... In Thai floklore medicine, gamboge, the yellow gum-resin secreted from Garcinia hanburyi, is used for infected wound, pain and edema The ethyl acetate extract from Garcinia hanburyi (GH5763) was assessed for anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities using experimental animal models. It was found that GH5763 possessed inhibitory activity on acute phase of inflammation as seen in ethyl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.038

7. Antileishmanial and antifungal activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Brazil

Author:
Braga, F.G.; Bouzada, M.L.M.; Fabri, R.L.; Matos, M. de O.; Moreira, F.O.; Scio, E.; Coimbra, E.S.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 396-402
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Vernonia; Ocimum gratissimum; Schinus; Cajanus cajan; Piper aduncum; Bixa orellana; Syzygium cumini; medicinal plants; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; Leishmania amazonensis; Leishmania donovani; antiprotozoal agents; Candida albicans; Cryptococcus neoformans; antifungal agents; traditional medicine; herbal medicines; ethnobotany; Brazil
Abstract:
... The antileishmanial and antifungal activity of 24 methanol extracts from 20 plants, all of them used in the Brazilian traditional medicine for the treatment of several infectious and inflammatory disorders, were evaluated against promastigotes forms of two species of Leishmania (L. amazonensis and L. chagasi) and two yeasts (Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans). Among the 20 tested methan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.006

8. Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal barks used in Peruvian Amazon

Author:
Kloucek, P.; Svobodova, B.; Polesny, Z.; Langrova, I.; Smrcek, S.; Kokoska, L.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 427-429
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Abuta; Dipteryx; Cordia alliodora; Naucleopsis; Pterocarpus; Maytenus; medicinal plants; stems; bark; roots; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; antibacterial properties; Gram-positive bacteria; antifungal properties; yeasts; Peru
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of six barks traditionally used in Callería District (Ucayali Department, Peru) for treating conditions likely to be associated with microorganisms. Ethanol extracts of stem barks of Abuta grandifolia (Menispermaceae), Dipteryx micrantha (Leguminosae), Cordia alliodora (Boraginaceae), Naucleopsis glabra (Moraceae), Pterocarpus rohri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.010

9. Antimycobacterial triterpenoids from Lantana hispida (Verbenaceae)

Author:
Jiménez-Arellanes, A.; Meckes, M.; Torres, J.; Luna-Herrera, J.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 202-205
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Lantana; medicinal plants; aerial parts; chemical constituents of plants; triterpenoids; plant extracts; medicinal properties; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; antibacterial properties; traditional medicine; herbal medicines; ethnobotany
Abstract:
... As the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to multiple drugs are increasing at an alarming rate, there is an urgent need for alternative anti-tuberculosis drugs. In a bioassay-guided search for antimycobacterial compounds obtained from higher plants, the study of the hexane extract from the aerial parts of Lantana hispida was performed and the biological activity of the plant products wer ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.033

10. A purified extract from Clematis mandshurica prevents staurosporin-induced downregulation of 14-3-3 and subsequent apoptosis on rat chondrocytes

Author:
Lee, S.W.; Choi, S.M.; Chang, Y.S.; Kim, K.T.; Kim, T.H.; Park, H.T.; Park, B.S.; Sohn, Y.J.; Park, S.K.; Cho, S.H.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 213-218
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Clematis; medicinal plants; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; bioassays; rats; chondrocytes; apoptosis
Abstract:
... Objective: To dissect the mechanism of the protection of staurosporin-induced apoptosis on rat chondrocytes by a purified extract from Clematis mandshurica. Design: Primary cultured rat articular chondrocytes as well as RCJ3.1C.18 cells were incubated with 1 μM staurosporin and 300 μg/ml purified extract from Clematis mandshurica. Western blot assay, silencing 14-3-3 gene and immunoprecipitation w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.012

11. Are herb-pairs of traditional Chinese medicine distinguishable from others? Pattern analysis and artificial intelligence classification study of traditionally defined herbal properties

Author:
Ung, C.Y.; Li, H.; Cao, Z.W.; Li, Y.X.; Chen, Y.Z.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 371-377
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
ethnobotany; Oriental traditional medicine; herbal medicines; drug formulations; medicinal plants; synergism; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties
Abstract:
... Multi-herb prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) often include special herb-pairs for mutual enhancement, assistance, and restraint. These TCM herb-pairs have been assembled and interpreted based on traditionally defined herbal properties (TCM-HPs) without knowledge of mechanism of their assumed synergy. While these mechanisms are yet to be determined, properties of TCM herb-pairs ca ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.037

12. Effect of hyaluronic acid and polysaccharides from Opuntia ficus indica (L.) cladodes on the metabolism of human chondrocyte cultures

Author:
Panico, A.M.; Cardile, V.; Garufi, F.; Puglia, C.; Bonina, F.; Ronsisvalle, S.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 315-321
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
anti-inflammatory agents; traditional medicine; human cell lines; metabolism; Opuntia ficus-indica; inflammation; medicinal plants; plant extracts; bioassays; arthritis; herbal medicines; chemical constituents of plants; medicinal properties; hyaluronic acid; antioxidants; chondrocytes
Abstract:
... Conventional medications in articular disease are often effective for symptom relief, but they can also cause significant side effects and do not slow the progression of the disease. Several natural substances have been shown to be effective as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at relieving the symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA), and preliminary evidence suggests that some of these compounds may ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.020

13. Effects of KIOM-79 on hyperglycemia and diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats

Author:
Kim, C.S.; Sohn, E.J.; Kim, Y.S.; Jung, D.H.; Jang, D.S.; Lee, Y.M.; Kim, D.H.; Kim, J.S.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 240-247
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Pueraria; Magnolia; Glycyrrhiza; Euphorbia; medicinal plants; roots; stems; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; bioassays; rats; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; kidney diseases; hyperglycemia; obesity; Oriental traditional medicine; herbal medicines; ethnobotany
Abstract:
... We investigated the effect of KIOM-79, 80% ethanolic extract of a new herbal prescription, on non-obese type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. The rats were treated orally with KIOM-79 (500 mg/kg body weight) once a day for 13 weeks to examine the long-term effects on hyperglycemia and glomerular histology as well as biochemical and functional abnormalities in kidney. As the results, we found th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.023

14. Enhanced cAMP/PKA pathway by seabuckthorn fatty acids in aged rats

Author:
Hu, R.; Yuan, B.X.; Wei, X.Z.; Zhao, L.M.; Tang, J.J.; Chen, D.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 248-254
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
fatty acids; Crassulacean acid metabolism; medicinal plants; plant extracts; bioassays; Hippophae rhamnoides; chemical constituents of plants; medicinal properties; enzyme activity; rats; China
Abstract:
... Seabuckthorn fatty acids were extracted by crushing and centrifuging from china seabuckthorn fruit. We detected cyclic nucleotides concentration in serum of different stages in aged rats (from 16 to 21 months), cyclic nucleotides concentration, PKA activity and PDE activity in hepatic tissue in aged rats by seabuckthorn fatty acids. Our data showed that the serum cAMP concentration decreased, acco ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.016

15. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Andean people of Canta, Lima, Peru

Author:
De-la-Cruz, H.; Vilcapoma, G.; Zevallos, P.A.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 284-294
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
ethnobotany; traditional medicine; surveys; herbal medicines; medicinal plants; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; Peru
Abstract:
... A survey aiming to document medicinal plant uses was performed in Canta Province Lima Department, in the Peruvians Andes of Peru. Hundred and fifty people were interviewed. Enquiries and informal personal conversations were used to obtain information. Informants were men and women over 30 years old, who work in subsistence agriculture and cattle farming, as well as herbalist. Eighty-seven species ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.018

16. Ethnotherapeautic management of skin diseases among the Kikuyus of Central Kenya

Author:
Njoroge, G.N.; Bussmann, R.W.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 303-307
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
ethnobotany; traditional medicine; herbal medicines; Croton; Senna (Fabaceae); Vernonia; medicinal plants; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; skin diseases; antimicrobial properties; Kenya
Abstract:
... Skin health is increasingly becoming an important aspect of primary health care among many communities particularly because of the increased challenge of HIV-AIDS, skin conditions being among the common opportunistic diseases in immuno-compromised individuals. This study investigated the use of traditional remedies in managing various skin conditions in the Central Province of Kenya. Fifty-seven p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.025

17. Fingerprinting quality control of Qianghuo by high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection

Author:
Jiang, F.Q.; Tao, Y.D.; Shao, Y.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 265-270
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Hansenia; ethnobotany; product quality standards; medicinal plants; high performance liquid chromatography; Oriental traditional medicine; DNA fingerprinting; herbal medicines; China
Abstract:
... A novel, simple and accurate fingerprint method was developed using high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection (HPLC-DAD) for the quality control of Qianghuo, a Tibetan folk and Chinese herbal medicine used as a diaphoretic, an antifebrile and an anodyne. For the first time, the feasibility and advantages of employing chromatographic fingerprint were investigated and demonst ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.024

18. Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides enhance the function of immunological effector cells in immunosuppressed mice

Author:
Zhu, X.L.; Chen, A.F.; Lin, Z.B.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 219-226
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
polysaccharides; drug therapy; immunosuppression; Ganoderma lucidum; lymphocytes; cytotoxicity; medicinal plants; plant extracts; bioassays; mice; immunostimulants; chemical constituents of plants; medicinal properties
Abstract:
... The present study was designed to determine in vivo efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (Gl-PS) for enhancing the activity of immunological effector cells in immunosuppressed mice. Mice were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) once daily with low-dose (2.5 mg/kg), intermediate-dose (25 mg/kg), and high-dose (250 mg/kg) of Gl-PS, respectively, for 7 consecutive days 24 h after i.p. injectio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.013

19. Immunosuppressive effects of Echinodorus macrophyllus aqueous extract

Author:
Pinto, A.C.; Rego, G.C.G.; Siqueira, A.M.; Cardoso, C.C.; Reis, P.A.; Marques, E.A.; Coelho, M.G.P.; Sabino, K.C. de C.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 435-439
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Echinodorus; medicinal plants; chemical constituents of plants; plant extracts; medicinal properties; bioassays; mice; lymphocytes; immunosuppressive agents; rheumatoid arthritis; cell growth; nitric oxide; biosynthesis; oxidative stress; antioxidants; traditional medicine; herbal medicines; ethnobotany; Brazil
Abstract:
... Echinodorus macrophyllus is a medicinal plant, popularly known in Brazil as “chapéu de couro”, used to treat rheumatic diseases, which are usually characterized by exacerbated T and B lymphocyte response. We have evaluated the effects of the aqueous extract of Echinodorus macrophyllus (AEEm) on these cell functions, proliferation, and nitric oxide production. Mice treated orally for 7 days with A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.022

20. Inhibitory effects of Hu-qi-yin on the bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats

Author:
Zhou, X.M.; Zhang, G.C.; Li, J.X.; Hou, J.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2007 v.111 no.2 pp. 255-264
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Reynoutria japonica; Salvia miltiorrhiza; Citrus reticulata; fibrosis; ethnobotany; medicinal properties; respiratory tract diseases; medicinal plants; plant extracts; herbal medicines; Ligusticum; chemical constituents of plants; Astragalus membranaceus; Angelica sinensis; Oriental traditional medicine; Glycyrrhiza uralensis; China
Abstract:
... The currently accepted approaches to treatment of pulmonary fibrosis are based on the treatment of alveolitis and pulmonary fibrosis, however clinically available anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic agents are not often beneficial. Hu-qi-yin, one of the traditional Chinese herbal formulas, has been used for clinical therapy of pulmonary fibrosis in China. The aim of the present study is to evaluate ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.029