Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology articles from February 2006

Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology archives from February 2006

Estrogenic properties of isoflavones derived from Millettia griffoniana.
February 1, 2006... Abstract In most developing countries, 70-80% of the population still resort to traditional medicine for their primary health care. This medicine utilises medicinal plants which are traditionally taken as concoction and infusion. The root...

Eugenol depresses synaptic transmission but does not prevent the induction of long-term potentiation in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices.
February 1, 2006... Abstract Using field potential recording in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampal slices, the effects of eugenol on synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP) were investigated. Population spikes (PS) were recorded in the...

Anti-inflammatory activity of alkanoids and triterpenoids from Trichodesma amplexicaule Roth.
February 1, 2006... Abstract The phytochemical investigation of Trichodesma amplexicaule guided by bioassay, to isolation of triterpenoids and aliphatic phytoconstituents. To evaluate the anti-inflammatory activities of isolated phytoconstituents, models with...

Butea monosperma and chemomodulation: protective role against thioacetamide-mediated hepatic alterations in Wistar rats.
February 1, 2006... Abstract The present study was carried out to study the effect of Butea monosperma, a known liver acting drug on the tumor promotion related events of carcinogenesis in rat liver. Thioacetamide (TAA) was used to induce tumor promotion...

Prostaglandin-H-synthase (PGHS)-1 and -2 microtiter assays for the testing of herbal drugs and in vitro inhibition of PGHS-isoenzyms by polyunsaturated fatty acids from Platycodi radix.
February 1, 2006... Abstract In order to test inhibition of prostaglandin-H-synthase-1 and -2 (PGHS-1 and -2) by plant extracts, we have established two enzyme based in vitro assays with enzyme immunoassay (EIA) evaluation. The assays have been evaluated with...

In vitro effects of propolis on Giardia duodenalis trophozoites.
February 1, 2006... Abstract In order to improve the current chemotherapy of Giardia infection, potential antigiardial agents have been screened, including natural products. Propolis, a resinous hive product collected by bees, has attracted attention as a...

Comparative antiplasmodial, leishmanicidal and antitrypanosomal activities of several biflavonoids.
February 1, 2006... Abstract The antiplasmodial, leishmanicidal and antitrypanosomal activities of eight natural biflavonoids were estimated in vitro on a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum, axenically grown leishmania donovani amastigotes...

The cytotoxicity of naturally occurring styryl lactones.
February 1, 2006... Abstract We extracted and isolated three natural styryl lactones from Goniothalamus griffithii Hook f. Thoms and investigated their cytotoxicity on a panel of three hepatocyte cell lines, HepG2, drug resistant HepG2 (HepG2-R) and primary...

Assessment of the antibacterial activity of galangin against 4-quinolone resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
February 1, 2006... Abstract The flavonol galangin is present in numerous plants and is a major constituent of Helichrysum aureonitens, a perennial herb used by South African indigenes to treat infection. In the present study, the antibacterial activity of...

Kavalactones fail to inhibit alcohol dehydrogenase in vitro.
February 1, 2006... Abstract In recent years, Kava kava (Piper methysticum, Forst. f., Piperaceae), a folkloric beverage and popular herbal remedy, has been implicated in a number of liver failure cases. Many hypotheses as to the mechanism of its...

Inhibition of C[Cl.sub.4]-induced liver fibrosis by Piper longum Linn.?(SHORT COMMUNICATION)
February 1, 2006... Abstract This study was carried out to evaluate the antifibrotic effect of ethanol extract of the fruits of Indian herb Piper longum Linn. Liver fibrosis was induced in rats by C[Cl.sub.4] administration. The extent of liver fibrosis was...

Safety of St. John's Wort extract compared to synthetic antidepressants.(REVIEW)
February 1, 2006... Abstract The clinical efficacy of some standardized St. John's Wort extracts (SWEs) such as WS[R] 5570, WS[R] 5572 or LI 160 in the treatment of mild, moderate and severe major depression has been demonstrated in 38 controlled clinical...

Herbal remedies for anxiety--a systematic review of controlled clinical trials.(REVIEW)
February 1, 2006... Abstract Anxiety is a prominent indication for herbal medicine. This systematic review was therefore aimed at summarising the evidence for or against the anxiolytic efficacy of such treatments. Six databases were searched for all...

ILSMRs (intensifier of [beta]-lactam-susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) from Tara [Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze].
February 1, 2006... Abstract Four quinic acid gallates were isolated from the dried pods of Tara [Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze]. These compounds intensified the susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to oxacillin....