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

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

Antidepressant action of St. John's Wort, Hypericum perforatum: a test of the circadian hypotheses.
March 1, 2005... Abstract Extracts of the plant St. John's Wort, Hypericum perforatum, are effective for treatment of mild depression. It has been hypothesised that H. perforatum may be acting on the circadian timing system either directly or via a...

Magnesium as NMDA receptor blocker in the traditional Chinese medicine Danshen.
March 1, 2005... Abstract Aqueous extracts of the traditional Chinese medicine Danshen, the dried roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Labiatae), blocked N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) evoked currents in cerebrocortical neurons in vitro. The block of the...

Cimicifuga racemosa extract BNO 1055 inhibits proliferation of the human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP.
March 1, 2005... Abstract Extracts from black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa, CR) exert an anti-proliferative action in human breast cancer cell cultures, which has been attributed to an anti-estrogenic effect. However, CR constituents do not bind to either...

Fangchinoline inhibited the antinociceptive effect of morphine in mice.
March 1, 2005... Abstract Fangchinoline (FAN), a non-specific calcium antagonist, is a major alkaloidal component of the creeper Stephania tetrandra S. Moore (or fenfangji). It has been shown to possess antagonistic activity on morphine-induced...

Osteoblastic proliferative activity of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim.
March 1, 2005... Abstract The effect of the extracts of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim. was investigated on proliferative activity in vitro. The osteoblast-like UMR106 cells was employed as an osteoblast model. The EtOH extract and the n-butanol fraction from...

In vitro induction of endothelial cell fibrinolytic alterations by Nigella sativa.
March 1, 2005... Abstract The effect of Nigella sativa (NS) L. oil (blackseed oil) on the fibrinolytic system of the human umbilical vein (HUV) and human uterine arterial (HUA) endothelial cells (ECs) in culture was studied. Both of them showed a...

Antibacterial activity of [alpha]-mangostin against vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) and synergism with antibiotics.
March 1, 2005... Abstract [alpha]-Mangostin, isolated from the stem bark of Garcinia mangostana L., was found to be active against vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), with MIC values of 6.25 and...

Radioprotection by mangiferin in DBAx[C.sub.57]BL mice: a preliminary study.
March 1, 2005... Abstract The radioprotective effects of various concentrations (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 17.5, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/kg b.wt.) of mangiferin (MGN) was studied in the DBAx[C.sub.57]BL mice whole body exposed to 10 Gy of...

Potent suppressive effect of green tea polyphenols on tobacco-induced mutagenicity.
March 1, 2005... Abstract Antimutagenic activity of green tea (Camellia sinensis) was studied using Salmonella typhimurium strains (TA 102) (Ames test). Aqueous tobacco extract was found to be mutagenic to S. typhimurium TA 102 at concentration of 50...

Antibacterial activity of Turkish propolis and its qualitative and quantitative chemical composition.
March 1, 2005... Abstract The antibacterial activity of propolis from different regions of Turkey was studied, accompanied by TLC and GC-MS analyses of its chemical composition and spectrophotometric quantification of the most important active principles....

Antibacterial efficacy of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) an indigenous medicinal plant against experimental murine salmonellosis.
March 1, 2005... Abstract In the present study, we evaluated the antibacterial activity of ashwagandha [Withania somnifera L. Dunal (Solanaceae; root and leaves)], an Indian traditional medicinal plant against pathogenic bacteria. Both aqueous as well as...

Antifungal activity of some Brazilian Hypericum species.
March 1, 2005... Abstract Crude methanolic extracts and fractions from the aerial parts of seven species of Hypericum (H. caprifoliatum Cham. and Schltdl., H. carinatum Griseb., H. connatum Lam., H. ternum A. St.-Hil., H. myrianthum Cham. and Schltdl., H....

Fumigant toxicity of the essential oils of some African plants against Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto.
March 1, 2005... Abstract The essential oils from 15 species of African plants selected by ethnobotanical considerations and field inspection (odour and presence of insects) were screened for fumigant toxicity to Anopheles gambiae s.s. in the laboratory....

Adverse reaction to an adrenergic herbal extract (Citrus aurantium).(SHORT COMMUNICATION)
March 1, 2005... Abstract We report the case of a 52 year old woman that had an adverse reaction after taking a dry herbal extract of an unripe fruit of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara, as dietary supplement for weight loosing. The fruit is also known as...

The new Committee for herbal medicinal products--HMPC.(ESCOP SECTION)
March 1, 2005... On 30 April 2004, Directive 2004/24/EC on traditional herbal medicinal products was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and entered into force on the same day. Besides the option of a simplified registration procedure for...

Congresses and events 2005.(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... April 04.-05.04.2005 The "Omics Revolution": Emerging Scientific Technologies and their Application to the Dietary Supplement and Natural Products Research Lihue (Kauai), Hawaii The objectives of the meeting are to promote a...