Tang, Qing Yang, Sheng Tong, Jie Li, Xu Wu, Junjie Wang, Senhong Zhang, Jifen Chen, Yi Xu, Xiaoyu
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The ZG extract was quality controllable by assaying for asperosaponin Ⅵ, TSG, total tannins, total saponins and total flavonoids. It could promote the hemostasis of mice in vivo, as well as the uterine contractions of rats in vitro. Therefore, it may be a promising preparation for clinical treatment of perimenopausal dysfunctional uterine bleeding....
Hilbig, Josiane Policarpi, Priscila de Britto Grinevicius, Valdelúcia Maria Alves de S... Mota, Nádia Sandrine Ramos Santos Toaldo, Isabela Maia Luiz, Marilde Terezinha Bordignon Pedrosa, Rozangela Curi Block, Jane Mara
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In Brazil many health disorders are treated with the consumption of different varieties of tea. Shell extracts of pecan nut (Carya illinoinensis), which have significant amounts of phenolic compounds in their composition, are popularly taken as tea to prevent diverse pathologies. Phenolic compounds from pecan nut shell extract have been associated ...
Xiong, Hui Zhang, Shengnan Zhao, Zhongqiu Zhao, Ping Chen, Lvyi Mei, Zhinan
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The present study demonstrated that entagenic acid can markedly maintain the glucose homeostasis, improve insulin resistance and ameliorate dyslipidemia. Its antihyperglycemic effect could be caused by promoting AMPK mediated cellular signaling and GLUT4 translocation in muscles.
Ji, Peng Wei, Yanming Hua, Yongli Zhang, Xiaosong Yao, Wanling Ma, Qi Yuan, Ziwen Wen, Yanqiao Yang, Chaoxue
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Angelica sinensis (AS), root of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, an important kind of Chinese traditional herbal medicine, has been used for women to enrich the blood for thousands of years. It is mainly distributed in Gansu province of China. According to Traditional Chinese medicine usage, unprocessed AS (UAS) and its 4 kinds of processed product...
Ergene Öz, Burçin Saltan İşcan, Gülçin Küpeli Akkol, Esra Süntar, İpek Bahadır Acıkara, Özlem
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Dried roots of Ononis spinosa L. are traditionally used for their diuretic, anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects. Isolation of the bioactive compounds of Ononis spinosa L. subsp. leiosperma (Boiss.) Sirj. Ethyl acetate extract prepared from the roots of Ononis spinosa L. subsp. leiosperma (Boiss.) Sirj. was subjected to silica gel column. Th...
Ciani, Francesca Tafuri, Simona Troiano, Annaelena Cimmino, Alessio Fioretto, Bianca Saveria Guarino, Andrea Maria Pollice, Alessandra Vivo, Maria Evidente, Antonio Carotenuto, Domenico
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Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC. (Rubiacee), also known as uña de gato, is a plant that grows wild in the upper Amazon region of Peru and has been widely used in folk medicine to treat several health conditions including cancer. We have produced an aqueous extract from Uncaria tomentosa (UT-ex) and analyzed its effects on squamous carcinoma cells and...
Beharry, Shruti Heinrich, Michael
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To date, the health claims of maca cannot be fully supported from a scientific standpoint and more research is needed. It appears that the indigenous local knowledge about the health benefits of maca has been dragged out of context to fit the demands of a growing market for herbal remedies. This globalisation (or hype esp. in China) also has had se...
Alamilla-Fonseca, Lorena Noemi Delgado-Domínguez, José Zamora-Chimal, Jaime Cervantes-Sarabia, Rocely Buenaventura Jiménez-Arellanes, Adelina Rivero-Cruz, José Fausto Becker, Ingeborg
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We conclude that Cleoserrata serrata extract is potentially an optimal treatment alternative for patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis infected with Leishmania mexicana, since it controls both the parasite as well as bacterial co-infections. Furthermore, it can be applied topically. The precise metabolites responsible for the anti-Leishmania and an...
Yang, Zhenzhong Li, Zhenhao Li, Zheng
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Xiao-Ke-An formula (XKA) is a Chinese medicine widely used for treating diabetes and associated complications. Endothelial protection is thought to be one of its therapeutic mechanisms. However, the protective effect of XKA on endothelial cells remains unclear, especially in oxidative injury induced endothelial dysfunction. A novel strategy to rapi...
Sharma, Neha Kumar, Ashok Sharma, P R Qayum, Arem Singh, Shashank K Dutt, Prabhu Paul, Satya Gupta, Vivek Verma, M K Satti, N K
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Tinospora cordifolia is a miraculous ayurvedic herb used in the treatment of innumerable diseases such as diabetes, gonorrhea, secondary syphilis, anaemia, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatological diseases, cancer, gout, jaundice, asthma, leprosy, in the treatment of bone fractures, liver & intestinal disorders, purifies the blood, gives new life to th...
