Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology articles from April 2005

Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology archives from April 2005

Formulation and in vitro/in vivo evaluation of combining DNA repair and immune enhancing nutritional supplements.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Combining nutritional supplements to achieve synergistic benefit is a common practice in the nutraceutical industry. However, establishing added health benefit from a combination of natural ingredients is often assumed, untested...

Anti-ulcer and anti-oxidant activity of Pepticare, a herbomineral formulation.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Pepticare, a herbomineral formulation of the Ayurveda medicine consisting of the herbal drugs: Glycyrrhiza glabra, Emblica officinalis and Tinospora cordifolia, was tested for its anti-ulcer and anti-oxidant activity in rats....

Extracts and constituents of Lavandula multifida with topical anti-inflammatory activity.
April 1, 2005... Abstract The topical anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanol and aqueous extracts from the aerial parts of Lavandula multifida L. (Lamiaceae), used in the Moroccan traditional medicine, was investigated by inhibition of the Croton...

Activity of taraxasteryl acetate on inflammation and heat shock protein synthesis.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Pluchea sagittalis whole plant dichloromethane extract showed inhibitory activity in several inflammatory models: rat hind paw-edema, mice ear edema, and air-pouch rat granuloma. The extract inhibited the production of reactive...

Modulatory influence of Adhatoda vasica Nees leaf extract against gamma irradiation in Swiss albino mice.
April 1, 2005... Abstract The radiomodulatory influence of ethanolic extract of Adhatoda vasica Nees leaf extract against radiation-induced hematological alterations in peripheral blood of Swiss albino mice was studied at various post-irradiation intervals...

Effects of methyl-eugenol administration on behavioral models related to depression and anxiety, in rats.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Croton zehntneri (Cz) is a popular plant in Brazilian folk medicine. Recently, the use of its essential oil showed depressive activity response in the central nervous system (CNS). Chemical studies show that the main compound of...

Chemical composition and anticancer activity of leaf essential oil of Myrica gale L.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Myrica gale L. (Myricaceae), a native plant from Canada used in traditional medicine, was extracted by hydrodistillation and the oil was collected after 30 and 60 min. The chemical composition of these two extracts was determined...

Bacopa monniera, a reputed nootropic plant: an overview.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Bacopa monniera (BM), a traditional Ayurvedic medicine, used for centuries as a memory enhancing, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, sedative and antiepileptic agent. The plant, plant extract and isolated bacosides (the...

Biological activities of Ginkgo extracts.
April 1, 2005... Abstract The biological activity of methanolic the extracts of leaves, roots, leaf-derived callus, root-derived callus, ginkolide A, ginkgolide B, bilobalide and a commercial Ginkgo product (Tanakan[R]) was assessed. Bioassays consisted of...