Volume 11, Issue 44

Original Article

1. Article

   Repellant and insecticidal activities of shyobunone and isoshyobunone derived from the essential oil of Acorus calamus rhizomes

   Hai-Ping Chen, Kai Yang, Li-Shi Zheng, Chun-Xue You, Qian Cai, Cheng-Fang Wang

   pp. 675–681 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165543 · Published 16 September 2015

   Context: It was found that the essential oil of Acorus calamus rhizomes showed insecticidal activity. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of the essential oil from A. calamus rhizomes, ev…

2. Article

   Optimization of ultrasound‑assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Cimicifugae rhizoma with response surface methodology

   Lin Liu, Bao-Jia Shen, Dong-Hao Xie, Bao-Chang Cai, Kun-Ming Qin, Hao Cai

   pp. 682–689 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165545 · Published 16 September 2015

   Background: Cimicifugae rhizoma was a Ranunculaceae herb belonging to the composite family, and the roots of C. rhizoma have been widely used in tradition Chinese medicine. Materials and Methods: Ultrasound‑assisted extr…

3. Article

   Phenolic alkaloids from Menispermum dauricum inhibits BxPC‑3 pancreatic cancer cells by blocking of Hedgehog signaling pathway

   Zhong-guang Zhou, Chao-ying Zhang, Hong-xin Fei, Li-li Zhong, Yun Bai

   pp. 690–697 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165548 · Published 16 September 2015

   Background: The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway plays an important role in pancreatic cancer (PC) cells. Phenolic alkaloids from Menispermum dauricum (PAMD), a traditional Chinese medicine used for the treatment of immun…

4. Article

   Curcumin attenuates chronic ethanol‑induced liver injury by inhibition of oxidative stress via mitogen‑activated protein kinase/nuclear factor E2‑related factor 2 pathway in mice

   Zhang E Xiong, Wei Guo Dong, Bao Ying Wang, Qiao Yun Tong, Zhong Yan Li

   pp. 707–715 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165556 · Published 16 September 2015

   Objective: This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of curcumin on chronic ethanol‑induced liver injury in mice and to explore its underlying mechanisms. Materials and Methods: Ethanol‑exposed Balb/c mice we…

5. Article

   Structure elucidation and anti‑tumor activities of water‑soluble oligosaccharides from Lactarius deliciosus (L. ex Fr.) Gray

   Xiang Ding, Yiling Hou, Wanru Hou, Yuanxiu Zhu, Lei Fu, Hongqing Zhu

   pp. 716–723 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165559 · Published 16 September 2015

   Background: Oligosaccharides are composed of a variable number of monosaccharide units and very important in the biologically diverse of biological systems. Materials and Methods: Crude water‑soluble oligosaccharide was …

6. Article

   Effects of fermented Cordyceps sinensis on oxidative stress in doxorubicin treated rats

   Rong Wu, Jian‑Ping Gao, Hui‑Lin Wang, Yan Gao, Qian Wu, Xiao‑Hua Cui

   pp. 724–731 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165562 · Published 16 September 2015

   Background: Cordyceps sinensis (CS) is one of the rare traditional Chinese herbs, only a very limited amount of natural CS is produced. Fermented CS, as a substitute for natural CS, is widely used in the field of supplem…

7. Article

   Effects of the main active components combinations of Astragalus and Panax notoginseng on energy metabolism in brain tissues after cerebral ischemia‑reperfusion in mice

   Xiao‑Ping Huang, Huang Ding, Bei Wang, Yong‑Yuan Qiu, Ying‑Hong Tang, Rong Zeng, Chang‑Qing Deng

   pp. 732–739 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165572 · Published 16 September 2015

   Background: Astragalus and Panax notoginseng are traditional Chinese medicines used for the treatments of cardio‑cerebrovascular ischemic diseases, astragaloside IV (AST IV) and ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1), ginsenoside Rb1 (Rb…

8. Article

   High performance liquid chromatography time of flight electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for quantification of sesquiterpenes in Chrysanthemi indici Flos active extract

   Ling Fu, Pan Wang, Yiqun Sun, Yangyang Wang, Jing Zhao, Yuting Ye, Yanbin Zhang, Yuefeng Bi

   pp. 740–744 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165574 · Published 16 September 2015

   Background: Chrysanthemi indici Flos, a traditional herbal medicine is used to clearing heat–toxicity, removing the liver fire, and improving eyesight. In our preliminary work, an active extract of CTC in C. An indici Fl…

9. Article

   A study of the substance dependence effect of the ethanolic extract and iridoid‑rich fraction from Valeriana jatamansi Jones in mice

   Lin Yu, Xu Ke-ke, Chen Chao-yong, Zhang Rui-tong, Lan Ming, Li Shao-hua, Pan Ling-zhen, Zhang Tian-e

   pp. 745–749 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165575 · Published 16 September 2015

   Background: Recently we found the ethanolic extract and iridoid‑rich fraction from Valeriana jatamansi Jones, which is a traditional Chinese medicine exhibited anxiolytic properties. Objective: This study aims to the sub…

10. Article

    Pharmacokinetics, intestinal absorption and microbial metabolism of single platycodin D in comparison to Platycodi radix extract

    Jinjun Shan, Jiashuang Zou, Tong Xie, An Kang, Wei Zhou, Haishan Deng, Yancao Mao, Liuqing Di, Shouchuan Wang

    pp. 750–755 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165576 · Published 16 September 2015

    Background: Platycodi radix, the dried root of Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC, has been widely used as food and herb medicine for treating cough, cold and other respiratory ailments, and platycodin D (PD) is one of the mo…

11. Article

    Species classification and bioactive ingredients accumulation of BaiJiangCao based on characteristic inorganic elements analysis by inductively coupled plasma‑mass spectrometry and multivariate analysis

    Li Wen‑Lan, Zhang Xue, Yang Xin‑Xin, Wang Shuai, Zhao Lin, Zhao Huan‑Jun, Bao Yong‑Rui

    pp. 756–763 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.165577 · Published 16 September 2015

    Background: Patrinia scabiosaefolia Fisch and Patrinia villosa (Thunb.) Juss., two species herbs with the same Chinese name “BaiJiangCao”, are important ancient herbal medicines widely used for more than 2000 years. The …