B.C. Okoye, Festus Richard Sawadogo, Wamtinga Sendker, Jandirk Aly, Amal H. Quandt, Bettina Wray, Victor Hensel, Andreas Esimone, Charles O. Debbab, Abdessamad Marc Diederich
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Olax mannii Oliv. (Olacaceae) is among the many medicinal plants used in Nigeria for the ethnomedicinal management of both cancer and inflammation. Such plants represent potential sources of innovative therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer and other malignant disorders. While the majority of medicinal plants...
Gyasi, Razak Mohammed Siaw, Lawrencia Pokuah Mensah, Charlotte Monica
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Concomitant TRM use with conventional therapies without disclosure may interfere with the potency of treatment regimen and result in drug interactions. Inclusion of alternative medicines on the National Health Insurance Scheme's drug plan will fortify monitoring and professional administration of TRM. Information as regards TRM use needs to be inco...
Erdogan Orhan, Ilkay Kartal, Murat Rifat Gülpinar, Ali Yetkin, Gülin Barbora Orlikova Marc Diederich Tasdemir, Deniz
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology
The oil macerates of Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John's Wort=SJW) has a long history of medicinal use and SJW has been used in traditional medicine both orally and topically for centuries worldwide mainly for wound healing, ulcer and inflammation.
Huang, Zufang Chen, Guannan Chen, Xiwen Wang, Jing Chen, Jinhua Lu, Peng Chen, Rong
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Journal of biophotonics
Semen analysis is performed for evaluation of fertility disorders, however it is susceptible to subjectivity of investigators, and lacking of objective criterion for sperm cell quality remains a problem. There is an ongoing debate on which criteria should be employed to define normal spermatozoa. Here, the aim of our study is to evaluate the possib...
Song, Minjung Park, Hye-Jin
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Journal of ethnopharmacology
Treatment of RAW 264.7 macrophages with a combination of PBR and LPS showed a significant concentration-dependent inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production. In addition, we determined the ability of PBR to reduce the iNOS and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α expression. PBR inhibited the expression of iNOS, NF-κB, and Cox-...
Okombe Embeya, Victor Lumbu Simbi, Jean-Baptiste Stévigny, Caroline Vandenput, Sandrina Pongombo Shongo, Célestin Duez, Pierre
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Journal of ethnopharmacology
This survey contributed to the establishment of an inventory of plants used in livestock parasitic treatment in this region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Future studies are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of these traditional remedies.
Drobnik, Jacek Stebel, Adam
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Journal of ethnopharmacology
Despite the technical ability to observe specific microscopic differences among bryophytes, physicians of 18th century were hardly interested in using any of them as medicinal stock. It may be concluded that the competences in pre-Linnaean bryology did not put into practice using moss-derived materia medica of 18th century (the only exceptions were...
Anosa, George N Udegbunam, Rita I Okoro, Josephine O Okoroafor, Obianuju N
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Journal of ethnopharmacology
Collectively, the results indicate that Enantia polycarpa is safe when administered orally and possesses promising antimalarial activity, thus supporting its use in traditional medicine for the treatment of malaria.
Júnior, Francisco E B de Oliveira, Dayanne R Boligon, Aline Augusti Athayde, Margareth Linde Kamdem, Jean Paul Macedo, Giulianna Echeverria da Silva, Gustavo Felipe de Menezes, Irwin R A Costa, José G M Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo
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Journal of ethnopharmacology
Taking together, these results suggest that the antiulcer activity of CCRE is dependent of NO and prostaglandin pathways possibly due to its ability to stimulate the synthesis of NO, and activation of endogenous prostaglandin production. Therefore, the use of CCRE in traditional Brazilian medicine against gastric disorders has a scientific basis.
Kang, Saeromi Lee, Kyoung-Pil Park, Soo-Jin Noh, Dae-Young Kim, Jung-Min Moon, Hyung Ryong Lee, Young-Geun Choi, Young-Whan Im, Dong-Soon
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Journal of ethnopharmacology
α-Cubebenoate inhibited LPS-induced expression of iNOS and COX-2 in a concentration-dependent manner, thereby suppressing productions of NO and PGE2 in vitro in peritoneal macrophages. α-Cubebenoate also inhibited LPS-induced accumulation of polymorph nuclear lymphocytes in LPS-induced peritonitis model in vivo. α-Cubebenoate may act as an anti-fat...
