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1–20 of 26Original Article
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Sayonara Mendes Silva, Simone Yae Abe, Fernanda Giacomini Bueno, Norberto Peporine Lopes, João Carlos Palazzo de Mello, Tomoe Nakashima
pp. 191–194 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137355 · 2014
Background: Eucalyptus cinerea F. Muell. ex Benth. is native to Australia and acclimatized to Southern Brazil. Its aromatic leaves are used for ornamental purposes and have great potential for essential oil production, a…
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Bohyung Lee, Jin Bae Weon, Bo‑Ra Yun, Jiwoo Lee, Min Rye Eom, Choong Je Ma
pp. 195–199 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137353 · 2014
Background: Tilia amurensis consists of various compounds, such as flavonoids and terpenoids. Objective: A simple and reliable high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with the diode array detector (DAD) met…
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Congyan Liu, Wei Cao, Yan Chen, Ding Qu, Jing Zhou
pp. 207–212 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137358 · 2014
Background: The skin of Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor, rich in bufadienolides, peptides, and alkaloids, has approved pharmacological activity for preliminary anti‑liver and lung tumor treatment. However, few studies have …
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Yang Chu, Hongbo Wang, Jing Chen, Yue Hou
pp. 213–216 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137359 · 2014
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Jin-huo Pan, Jian-chun Wang, Zhi-tao Jiang, Ting Zhang, Shao-bo Ge, Ye-xia Zhang, Xin Jin, Guo-jun Yan
pp. 217–226 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137360 · 2014
Background: The active ingredients of Ganershu compound recipe, which are effective for hepatitis treatment in liver protection and transaminase reduction. However, the active ingredients of Ganershu compound recipe are …
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Hafsa Ahmad, Kiran Khandelwal, Shakti Deep Pachauri, Rajender Singh Sanghwan, Anil Kumar Dwivedi
pp. 227–233 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137361 · 2014
Background: Withania somnifera Dunal (Ashwagandha) is an Indian medicinal plant of great medicinal value; used in many clinically proven conditions. NMITLI‑118RT+ is a candidate drug under a Council of Scientific and Ind…
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Jiang‑Lin Zhao, Liang Zou, Cai‑Qiong Zhang, Yuan‑Yuan Li, Lian‑Xin Peng, Da‑Bing Xiang, Gang Zhao
pp. 234–240 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137362 · 2014
Background: Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum), an excellent edible and medicinal crop, has been widely used as a daily diet and traditional medicine for a long time. The major functional components of Fagopyrum tat…
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Jida Zhang, Gang Cao, Yunhua Xia, Chengping Wen, Yongsheng Fan
pp. 249–253 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137364 · 2014
Objective: Atractylodes macrocephala, a famous herbal medicine, is used extensively in the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Processing procedure is a common approach that usually occurs before A. macroceph…
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Fen‑Xia Zhu, Jing‑Jing Wang, Xiu‑Feng Li, E Sun, Xiao‑Bin Jia
pp. 254–264 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137365 · 2014
Background: Danmu injection, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparation made from Nauclea officinalis, has been commonly used for the treatment of cold, fever, swelling of throat in China. However, the chemical con…
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Huiping Zhu, Gang Cao, Hao Cai, Baochang Cai, Jue Hu
pp. 265–270 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137366 · 2014
Objective: The main objective of this work is to determine the feasibility of identification of crude and processed Radix Scrophulariae using the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy couple with soft independent model…
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Yun‑Hui Li, Chun‑Hu Zhang, Juan Qiu, Su‑E Wang, Sui‑Yu Hu, Xi Huang, Ying Xie, Yang Wang
pp. 271–277 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137367 · 2014
Background: Chaihu‑Shugan‑San (CHSGS), a traditional Chinese medicinal herbal formula, registered in Jingyue Quanshu, has been indicated that oral administration of the extract from it can remit depressive disorder. C‑Ju…
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Yin Lin, Min-feng Lu, Hai-bing Liao, Yu-xian Li, Wei Han, Ke Yuan
pp. 278–284 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137368 · 2014
Background: This research will establish the ultraviolet colorimetric method to determine the total flavonoid content in different species and different parts of Abelmoschus esculentus L. Materials and Methods: We establ…
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Yuanqing Wang, Jianye Yan, Shunxiang Li, Xiong Cai, Wei Wang, Kun Luo, Dan Huang, Jiesheng Gao
pp. 285–291 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137369 · 2014
Background: Bushen Huoxue Qubi (BHQ) granules, a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, has been clinically used for the treatment of the blood stasis syndrome. Objective: The main objective is to investigate whether …
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Yong‑Gang Xia, Bing‑You Yang, Jun Liang, Di Wang, Qi Yang, Hai‑Xue Kuang
pp. 292–303 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137370 · 2014
Background: The compounds (+)‑pinoresinol‑β‑glucoside (1) forsythiaside, (2) phillyrin (3) and phillygenin (4) were elucidated to be the characteristic constituents for quality control of Forsythiae Fructus extract by ch…
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Gang Cao, Hao Cai, Yajing Lou, Sicong Tu, Xiao Liu, Kunming Qin, Baochang Cai
pp. 304–313 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137371 · 2014
Background: Sulfur‑fumigation of Angelicae sinensis Radix causes changes in the structure and composition of volatile components. These changes alter the curative effect and the quality of A. sinensis Radix. Materials an…
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Fan He, Yan Ding, Chun Liang, Seok Bean Song, De‑Qiang Dou, Gyu Yong Song, Young Ho Kim
pp. 314–317 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137372 · 2014
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Yang Bai, Xiao‑Yuan Qu, Jun‑Qiang Yin, Liangcai Wu, Hong Jiang, Han‑Wu Long, Qiang Jia
pp. 318–324 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137373 · 2014
Background: Methyl protodioscin (MPD) is a furostanol bisglycoside with antitumor properties. It has been shown to reduce proliferation, cause cell cycle arrest. Objective: The present study elucidates the mechanism unde…
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Tian Tian, Liyan Song, Qin Zheng, Xianjing Hu, Rongmin Yu
pp. 325–331 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137374 · 2014
Background: Cordyceps militaris is widely used for various ethno medical conditions including cancer and inflammation complications in traditional Chinese medicine. Objective: To investigate the in vitro antitumor activi…
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Yan‑rong Jiang, Zhen‑hai Zhang, Sai‑yan Huang, Yan Lu, Tian‑tian Ma, Xiao‑bin Jia
pp. 332–337 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137375 · 2014
Background: Tanshinone IIA (TSIIA) exhibits a variety of cardiovascular effects; however, it has low solubility in water. The preparation of poorly soluble drugs for oral delivery is one of the greatest challenges in the…
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Xiao Liu, Jingjing Liu, Hao Cai, Songlin Li, Xiaoqing Ma, Yajing Lou, Kunming Qin, Hongyue Guan, Baochang Cai
pp. 338–345 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137376 · 2014
Background: Harmful sulfur‑fumigation processing method is abused during Radix Angelicae Dahuricae preparation. However, the analytical technique characterizing Radix Angelicae Dahuricae before and after the sulfur‑fumig…