Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology articles from September 2007

Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology archives from September 2007

Therapeutic effects of Saireito (TJ-114), a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, on postoperative edema and inflammation after total hip arthroplasty.
September 1, 2007... Abstract Saireito (TJ-114) is a traditional Japanese herbal medicine that has been used for treating edema and inflammation in diseases such as nephritic disease. This study investigates the effect of TJ-114 on postoperative edema and...

Comparison of Echinacea alkylamide pharmacokinetics between liquid and tablet preparations.
September 1, 2007... Abstract The relative oral bioavailability of alkylamides from two different Echinacea dosage forms (liquid and tablet) were compared in a small two-way crossover study in humans (n = 3). The liquid preparation investigated contained a...

The herbal medicines Saireito and Boiogito improve the hypertension of pre-eclamptic rats induced by [N.sup.[omega]]-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester.
September 1, 2007... Abstract The chronic inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis with [N.sup.[omega]]-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) induces a pre-eclampsia-like syndrome including hypertension in pregnant rats. We tested the traditional herbal...

Pharmacological studies on the sedative and hypnotic effect of salidroside from the Chinese medicinal plant Rhodiola sachalinensis.
September 1, 2007... Abstract This is the preliminary study of sedative and hypnotic activity of salidroside (a major component of Rhodiola sachalinensis) in mice by using synergism with pentobarbital as an index for the hypnotic effect. Loss of the righting...

Piplartine, an amide alkaloid from Piper tuberculatum, presents anxiolytic and antidepressant effects in mice.
September 1, 2007... Abstract In the present work, we studied the effects of piplartine (PIP), an amide alkaloid isolated from the roots of Piper tuberculatum (Piperaceae), in the elevated plus maze, open field, rota rod, pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced...

Anxiolytic effects of lavender oil inhalation on open-field behaviour in rats.
September 1, 2007... Abstract To establish a valid animal model of the effects of olfactory stimuli on anxiety, a series of experiments was conducted using rats in an open-field test. Throughout, effects of lavender oil were compared with the effects of...

Effect of thymoquinone and Nigella sativa seeds oil on lipid peroxidation level during global cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat hippocampus.
September 1, 2007... Abstract It has been previously reported that Nigella sativa oil (NSO) and thymoquinone (TQ), active constituent of N. sativa seeds oil, may prevent oxidative injury in various models. Therefore, we considered the possible effect of TQ and...

Simultaneous identification of Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae using PCR-RFLP analysis.(polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism)
September 1, 2007... Abstract Bulbus Fritillariae (BF) is the most commonly used antitussive herb in China. There are nine species of Fritillaria recorded as the drug BF in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae (BF cirrhosae) is a group that...

Pharmacokinetic properties of crocin (crocetin digentiobiose ester) following oral administration in rats.
September 1, 2007... Abstract This study investigated the pharmacokinetic properties of crocin following oral administration in rats. After a single oral dose, crocin was undetected while crocetin, a metabolite of crocin, was found in plasma at low...

Viper and cobra venom neutralization by [beta]-sitosterol and stigmasterol isolated from the root extract of Pluchea indica Less. (Asteraceae).
September 1, 2007... Abstract We reported previously that the methanolic root extract of the Indian medicinal plant Pluchea indica Less. (Asteraceae) could neutralize viper venom-induced action [Alam, M.I., Auddy, B., Gomes, A., 1996. Viper venom...