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

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

Sedating effects of Humulus lupulus L. extracts.
September 1, 2006... Abstract It was the aim of the study to check ethanolic and C[O.sub.2] extracts from Humulus lupulus for sedating activity. Both preparations reduced the spontaneous locomotor activity, increased the ketamine-induced sleeping time and...

Safety of ethanolic kava extract: of a study of chronic toxicity in rats.
September 1, 2006... Abstract Backgrounds: Recently, potential liver toxicity was discussed with the intake of kava extract preparations (Piper methysticum) as anxiolytic drugs. The aim of this study was to test chronic toxicity in rats by oral application of...

Antihyperglycemic activity of Tarralin[TM], an ethanolic extract of Artemisia dracunculus L.
September 1, 2006... Abstract The studies reported here were undertaken to examine the antihyperglycemic activity of an ethanolic extract of Artemisia dracunculus L., called Tarralin[TM] in diabetic and non-diabetic animals. In genetically diabetic...

In vitro antifungal and anti-elastase activity of some aliphatic aldehydes from Olea europaea L. fruit.
September 1, 2006... Abstract Olea europaea preparations are traditionally employed in a variety of troubles, including skin infections. Olive extracts and some of their pure compounds have shown antimicrobial activity in vitro. The present study deals with...

Purification of c-phycocyanin from Spirulina fusiformis and its effect on the induction of urokinase-type plasminogen activator from calf pulmonary endothelial cells.
September 1, 2006... Abstract c-Phycocyanin (c-pc), a blue coloured, fluorescent protein was purified from blue-green alga, Spirulina fusiformis and its effect on fibrinolytic system in vascular endothelial cells was investigated. The c-pc consisted of two...

Nitric oxide synthase and cytokines gene expression analyses in Leishmania-infected RAW 264.7 cells treated with an extract of Pelargonium sidoides (Eps[R] 7630).
September 1, 2006... Abstract A modern aqueous-ethanolic formulation of the roots of Pelargonium sidoides (Eps[R] 7630), elaborated from the traditional herbal medicine used in areas of southern Africa, is effectively employed for the treatment of ENT and...

Native Kenyan plants as possible alternatives to methyl bromide in soil fumigation.
September 1, 2006... Abstract Methyl bromide (C[H.sub.3]Br) is a biocidal fumigant used widely in crop production and commodity preservation worldwide. C[H.sub.3]Br escapes to the stratosphere and releases bromine atom (Br), which contributes to significant...

The inhibition of gastric mucosal lesion, oxidative stress and neutrophil-infiltration in rats by the lichen constituent diffractaic acid.
September 1, 2006... Abstract The antiulcerogenic effect of diffractaic acid (DA) isolated from Usnea longissima, a lichen species, on indomethacin (IND)-induced gastric lesions was investigated in rats. Administration of 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg doses of DA...

Bioactivity-guided fractionation of Coronopus didymus: a free radical scavenging perspective.(SHORT COMMUNICATION)
September 1, 2006... Abstract The whole plant aqueous extract of Coronopus didymus Linn, was fractionated on the basis of polarity and resulting fractions were evaluated for free radical scavenging ability. The most non-polar fraction (CDF1) was found to be...

Further evidence on the effectiveness of potato juice in dyspeptic complaints.(LETTER TO THE EDITOR)
September 1, 2006... Use of freshly squeezed potato juice for the treatment of hyperacidic stomach complaints became very popular in Europe when the Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner, born 1867 in Aarau, used it in his highly regarded private hospital and...

Potential molecular basis of the chondroprotective effect of Harpagophytum procumbens.(LETTER TO THE EDITOR)
September 1, 2006... For more than 50 years preparations of Harpagophytum procumbens DC have been used in Europe for the treatment of rheumatic entities (Anonymus, 2003). A first citation dates back to 1958, when Zorn at the University of Jena/Germany described his...

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... J.M. Jelin (Ed.), Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, second ed., Pharmacist's Letter and Prescriber's Letter, Stockton, CA, ISBN 0-9747062-0-5, 2004 (1530pp., $92.00). The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database-2004 provides an...

Medicinal Plants in Tropical Countries, Traditional Use--Experience--Facts.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... M.S. Mueller, E. Mechler, Medicinal Plants in Tropical Countries, Traditional Use--Experience--Facts, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, ISBN 1-58890-253-6, 2005 (168pp., US$109.95, Hardcover). This book makes a relevant contribution...

An Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Mark Wright, An Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine, first ed., Greenbank Publications, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-9547334-0-1, 2004 (536pp., $125.00, Hard cover). Thousands of years' practice of Chinese Traditional Medicine has produced rich...