Volume 12, Issue 45

2016 · pp. 1–90 · 13 articles

Volume: 12
Issue: 45
Published: 2016
Pages: 1–90
Articles: 13
Sections: 2
ISSN: Print - 0973-1296, Online - 0976-4062
Journal: PM

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Original Article

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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A New Biphenyl Neolignan from Leaves of Patrinia villosa (Thunb.) Juss.
Yan Xin-Jia, Liu Wei, Zhao Ying, Chen Ning, Xu Ying, Wu Jian, Wang Tan, Li Yue, Xiang Zheng
pp. 1–3 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.175988 · Published 2016
Results: One new stereoisomer of biphenylneolignan with four known compounds was isolated from the leaves of Patrinia villosa Juss. Methods: The structure of the new compound was elucidated as 2,6,2’,6’-tetramethoxy-4,4’…
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Comparative Pharmacokinetics of Ginsenoside Rg3 and Ginsenoside Rh2 after Oral Administration of Ginsenoside Rg3 in Normal and Walker 256 Tumor‑bearing Rats
He Fan, Sun Xiao-ling, Su Yaliu, Lu Ming-ming, Feng Xue, Meng Xian-sheng, Fu Li
pp. 21–4 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176014 · Published 2016
Background: Ginseng is Chinese traditional herbal medicine, and the ginsenoside Rg3 is the main bioactive ingredient for the anti‑tumor effect. However, there is no study on pharmacokinetics (PKs) of ginsenoside Rg3 and …
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Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activation and Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Transactivational Effects of Chemical Components of the Roots of Polygonum multiflorum
Ya Nan Sun, Wei Li, Seok Bean Song, Xi Tao Yan, Seo Young Yang, Young Ho Kim
pp. 31–5 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176019 · Published 2016
Background: Polygonum multiflorum is well-known as “Heshouwu” in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. In Northeast Asia, it is often used as a tonic to prevent premature aging of the kidney and liver, tendons, and bones …
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H2O2 Improves Quality of Radix scutellariae Through Anti-oxidant Effect
Song Qi, Cao Wu-lin, Jiang Hua, Zhang Ai-hua, Meng Xiang-cai
pp. 84–90 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176063 · Published 2016
Introduction: The correlation between the quality and geographical origin of herbal medicine was traced back to Tang Dynasty in China, more than 1200 years, and the effects of ecological environments on the secondary met…

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An Efficient High‑performance Liquid Chromatography Combined with Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method to Elaborate the Changes of Components Between the Raw and Processed Radix Aconitum kusnezoffii
Beibei Wang, Jiaojiao Ji, Shuang Zhao, Jie Dong, Peng Tan, Shengsang Na, Yonggang Liu
pp. 4–8 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.175989 · Published 2016
Background: Crude radix Aconitum kusnezoffii (RAK) has great toxicity. Traditional Chinese medicine practice proved that processing may decrease its toxicity. In our previous study, we had established a new method of RAK…
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Determination of Ruscogenin in Ophiopogonis Radix by High‑performance Liquid Chromatography‑evaporative Light Scattering Detector Coupled with Hierarchical Clustering Analysis
Chun-Hua Liu, Ming Li, Ya-Qian Feng, Yuan-Jia Hu, Bo-Yang Yu, Jin Qi
pp. 13–20 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176008 · Published 2016
Background: Ophiopogonis Radix is a famous traditional Chinese medicine. It is necessary to establish a suitable quality control methods of Ophiopogonis Radix. Objective: To investigate the quality control methods of Oph…
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Luffa echinata Roxb. Induced Apoptosis in Human Colon Cancer Cell (SW‑480) in the Caspase‑dependent Manner and Through a Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathway
Li‑Hua Shang, Yan Yu, De‑Hai Che, Bo Pan, Shi Jin, Xiao‑Long Zou
pp. 25–30 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176017 · Published 2016
Background: Luffa echinata Roxb. (LER) (Cucurbitaceae) showed tremendous medicinal importance and are being used for the treatment of different ailments. Objective: In this study, the antiproliferative properties and cel…
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7‑hydroxycalamenene Effects on Secreted Aspartic Proteases Activity and Biofilm Formation of Candida spp.
Mariana M. B. Azevedo, Catia A. Almeida, Francisco C. M. Chaves, Igor A. Rodrigues, Humberto R. Bizzo
pp. 36–40 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176022 · Published 2016
Background: The 7‑hydroxycalamenenene‑rich essential oil (EO) obtained from the leaves of Croton cajucara (red morphotype) have been described as active against bacteria, protozoa, and fungi species. In this work, we aim…
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Chemical Discrimination of Cortex Phellodendri amurensis and Cortex Phellodendri chinensis by Multivariate Analysis Approach
Hui Sun, Huiyu Wang, Aihua Zhang, Guangli Yan, Ying Han, Yuan Li, Xiuhong Wu, Xiangcai Meng, Xijun Wang
pp. 41–49 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176023 · Published 2016
Background: As herbal medicines have an important position in health care systems worldwide, their current assessment, and quality control are a major bottleneck. Cortex Phellodendri chinensis (CPC) and Cortex Phellodend…
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Liquid Chromatography‑diode Array Detector‑electrospray Mass Spectrometry and Principal Components Analyses of Raw and Processed Moutan Cortex
Xian-Mei Deng, Jiang-Yong Yu, Meng-Jin Ding, Ming Zhao, Xing-Yang Xue, Chun-Tao Che, Shu-Mei Wang, Bin Zhao
pp. 50–56 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176046 · Published 2016
Background: Raw Moutan Cortex (RMC), derived from the root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa, and Processed Moutan Cortex (PMC) is obtained from RMC by undergoing a stir‑frying process. Both of them are indicated for differen…
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Comparation of Hypolipidemic and Antioxidant Effects of Aqueous and Ethanol Extracts of Crataegus pinnatifida Fruit in High‑Fat Emulsion‑Induced Hyperlipidemia Rats
Feng Shao, Lifei Gu, Huijuan Chen, Ronghua Liu, Huilian Huang, Gang Ren
pp. 64–69 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176049 · Published 2016
Background: Hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida) is a Chinese medicinal plant traditionally used in the treatment of hyperlipidemia. Recently, studies indicated free radical scavenging was one of the major pathways to allevi…
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Optimization of Process Parameters and Kinetic Model of Enzymatic Extraction of Polyphenols from Lonicerae Flos
Fansheng Kong, Shujuan Yu, Yongguang Bi, Xiaojun Huang, Mengqian Huang
pp. 70–74 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176055 · Published 2016
Objective: To optimize and verify the cellulase extraction of polyphenols from honeysuckle and provide a reference for enzymatic extracting polyphenols from honeysuckle. Materials and Methods: The uniform design was used…
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Determination and Pharmacokinetic Comparisons of Atractylodin after Oral Administration of Crude and Processed Atractylodis rhizoma
Chang Xiao‑Wen, Xu Chen‑Xi, Liu Yu‑Qiang, Qian Cai
pp. 80–83 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.176062 · Published 2016
Background: In traditional Chinese medicine, Atractylodis rhizoma is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. or Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. After being processed, the dryness of A. rhizoma decreased…