Marathe, P A Satam, S D Raut, S B Shetty, Y C Pooja, S G Raut, A A Kale, P P Rege, N N
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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (WS), a known'Rasayana' (rejuvenating agent) as per Ayurveda is prescribed to promote health, to increase longevity and to hasten recovery in disease convalescent stages. WS has demonstrated protective effect on alcohol dependence and withdrawal anxiety in previous experimental studies. To evaluate effect of WS on cond...
Zhou, Han Hou, Tao Gao, Zhenhua Guo, Xiujie Wang, Chaoran Wang, Jixia Liu, Yanfang Liang, Xinmiao
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Dopamine receptors are long-standing primary targets in the treatment of mental diseases and there is growing evidence that suggests relationships between obesity and the dopamine system, especially dopamine D1 and D2 receptors. Leaves of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (lotus leaves) have been medically used for helping long-term maintenance of weight lo...
Chen, Xuanhao Wang, Xiaoyan Ma, Lin Fang, Shiming Li, Jin Boadi, Evans Owusu He, Jun Gao, Xiu-Mei Wang, Yu Chang, Yan-Xu
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Viticis fructus (VF) has been widely used in alleviating the swelling and pain, owning to its pharmacologically active components including agnuside, 10-O-vanilloylaucubin, luteolin, and casticin. The pharmacokinetic profiles of the absorbed components from aqueous and ethanolic extracts of VF in rat plasma were performed, and explored the molecula...
Yang, Ao Li, Ming Yue Zhang, Zhi Hong Wang, Jing Ying Xing, Yue Ri, MyongHak Jin, Cheng Hua Xu, Guang Hua Piao, Lian Xun Jin, Hong Lan
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Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl is a cultivation of Dendrobium which belongs to the family of Orchidaceae. D. chrysotoxum Lindl is a traditional Chinese medicine with a wide range of clinical applications including tonic, astringent, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties as early as the 28th century B.C. Erianin is a representative index componen...
Elham, Aliya Arken, Miradel Kalimanjan, Gulina Arkin, Abdulaziz Iminjan, Mubarak
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Quercus Infectoria galls (QIG) have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Uyghur medicine for the treatment of diarrhea, hemorrhage, skin disease, and many other human ailments. Medicinal applications of QIG have become increasingly popular in Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, and Iran. The present paper reviewed the ethnop...
Liu, Ying Liao, Wenting Liu, Xingran Hu, Yunwei Zhu, Xiaoxia Ju, Longtao Feng, Feng Qu, Wei Liu, Wenyuan Xu, Jian
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Jiao Sanxian, a customary term for the three Traditional Chinese Medicines of charred hawthorn (Crataegi Fructus), charred malt (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) and Liu Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), is a classic prescription for the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD). This prescription is called "Jiao Sanxian" in China because people believe t...
Mathew Alonga, Lina Sara Peter, Emanuel L Weisheit, Anke Tolo, Casim Umba Deng, Arop L Ogwang, Patrick Engeu
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. The recognized challenges to access conventional antimalarial medicines could have contributed to the extensive use of Aristolochia bracteolata Lam. (Aristolochiaceae)to manage malaria in South Sudan traditionally. However, the use and acquired experiences are notwell documented. . This study aimed to document the traditional use of A. bracteolat...
Cunningham, A B Brinckmann, J A Harter, D E V
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Griffonia simplicifolia D.C (Baill.) (Fabaceae) seeds are unusually high (6-20% wet weight) in 5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan), a serotonin precursor widely used to treat depression. Consequently, this species is regarded as a herbal "Prozac®". Contemporary use as an anti-depressant contrasts with traditional uses for insecticides, arachnicides, fodder...
Chen, Xin-Nong Ge, Qi-Hui Zhao, Yi-Xuan Guo, Xiao-Chen Zhang, Jun-Ping
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Si-Miao-Yong-An decoction (SMYAD) is a renowned traditional Chinese medicinal formula. SMYAD was originally recorded in the "Shi Shi Mi Lu", which was edited by medical scientist Chen Shi'duo during the Qing Dynasty. SMYAD has been traditionally used to treat thromboangiitis obliterans. At present, it is mainly used in clinical applications and res...
El Menyiy, Naoual Guaouguaou, Fatima-Ezzahrae El Baaboua, Aicha El Omari, Nasreddine Taha, Douae Salhi, Najoua Shariati, Mohammad Ali Aanniz, Tarik Benali, Taoufiq Zengin, Gokhan
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Centaurium erythraea is an important medicinal plant in many countries, e.g. Morocco, Algeria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and countries of Balkan Peninsula. It is used in folk medicine to treat various illnesses. It is also used as an antiapoplectic, anticoagulant, anticholagogue, antipneumonic, hematocathartic, and as a hypotensive agent. In this rev...
