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Jing Zhou, Wencai Wang, Mengqi Liu, Zhenwen Liu
pp. 385–390 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141754 · 2014
Background: Peucedanum praeruptorum L., a traditional Chinese medicine known as Qian‑hu, is commonly used for dispelling wind‑heat and expectorant and loss of energy. However, due to similar morphological characters and …
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Ying Zong, Yu Wang, Hang Li, Na Li, Hui Zhang, Jiaming Sun, Xiaohui Niu, Xiaochen Gao
pp. 391–397 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141757 · 2014
Background: Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum has been a well known traditional Chinese medicine, which is young horn of Cervus Nippon Temminck (Hualurong: HLR). At present, the methods used for the quality control of Cervi Cornu…
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Vinayak Upadhya, Gireesh M. Ankad, Sandeep R. Pai, Harsha V. Hegde, Sanjiva D. Kholkute
pp. 398–401 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141761 · 2014
Background: Achyranthes coynei Sant. (Family: Amaranthaceae) is a rare endemic medicinal plant used by local traditional practitioners to treat various diseases. The plant has been reported for promising antibacterial an…
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Xiao‑Ping Huang, Yong‑Yuan Qiu, Bei Wang, Huang Ding, Ying‑Hong Tang, Rong Zeng, Chang‑Qing Deng
pp. 402–409 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141765 · 2014
Background: Astragalus and Panax notoginseng are traditional Chinese Medicines used for the treatments of ischemic cerebrovascular disease, being often combined together in China and achieving a good effect. Objective: T…
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Song Huang, Weijia Ding, Chunyuan Li, Daniel G. Cox
pp. 410–414 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141781 · 2014
Background: The strategy that co‑cultivation two microorganisms in a single confined environment were recently developed to generate new active natural products. In the study, two new cyclic tetrapeptides, cyclo (D‑Pro‑L…
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Li Liang, Zhongzhen Zhao, Tingguo Kang
pp. 415–421 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141788 · 2014
Background: The technique of microscopy has been applied for identification of Chinese materia medica (CMM) since decades. However, very few scientific publications report the combination of conventional microscopy and h…
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Changsong Xue, Aihua Zhang, Hui Sun, Ying Han, Di Zou, Yuying Wang, Xiuhong Wu, Xijun Wang
pp. 422–429 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141796 · 2014
Background: Fructus Corni (FC), a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), derived from the dry ripe sarcocarp of Cornus offi cinalis Sieb. et Zucc (Cornaceae), has been widely prescribed to treat disease in China …
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Wei Hu, Shuai Liu, Yuexin Zhang, Deng Xun, Chunping Xu
pp. 430–434 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141812 · 2014
Background: The mycelial fermentation of higher fungi were investigated to posses various bioactivities. Materials and Methods: The mycelial growth and pellet morphology in a 5-L bioreactor were investigated. The mycelia…
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Yanxia Ding, Deqiang Dou, Yangjing Guo, Qin Li
pp. 435–440 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141813 · 2014
Background: Eucommia ulmoides Oliv (EU), a dioecious perennial angiosperm, is one of the oldest tonics in Chinese traditional medicine. The tea of male flowers of EU has been become popularities and seen as aspirational …
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Bo Qi, Lan Zhang, Zhiqun Zhang, Jiangqiong Ouyang, Hui Huang
pp. 458–463 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141818 · 2014
Background: The fleshy root of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (ginseng) is one of the most well‑known and valued herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. Ginsenosides are considered mainly responsible for the pharmacological act…
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Rui An, Lisha You, Yizhu Zhang, Xinhong Wang, Yuemin Ma
pp. 464–469 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141821 · 2014
Background: ‘Ge‑Gen‑Qin‑Lian’ Decoction derived from ‘Shang‑Han‑Lun’ compiled by Zhang Zhongjing. It is widely used in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis, bacillary dysentery, virus diarrhea. This paper describes a s…
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Hui Sun, Xi Chen, Aihua Zhang, Tetsuro Sakurai, Jinzhong Jiang, Xijun Wang
pp. 470–476 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141819 · 2014
Background: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula has been used for over 1000 years and most of them contain complicate chemical constituents. Chromatographic fingerprinting has been widely accepted as a crucial met…
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Dilinuer Maimaitiyiming, Guangmei Hu, Ainiwaer Aikemu, Shi Wen Hui, Xiangyang Zhang
pp. 477–482 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141817 · 2014
Aim: Dracocephalum moldavica L, a traditional Uygur medicine, possesses some key cardiac activities. However, till date, no reports are available on the use of D. moldavica against chronic mountain sickness (CMS), which …
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Yuming Wang, Yubo Li, Xiuxiu Zhang, Yanyan Xu, Hui Wang, Yanjun Zhang
pp. 483–490 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141771 · 2014
Background: It is known that when crude Pinelliae rhizome and Pinelliae rhizoma preparatum are combined with Aconiti Radix Cocta respectively, the toxicity of the combination varies. However, the component's transformati…
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Xiao Fu, Bing Song, Guo‑wei Tian, Jing‑Lin Li
pp. 491–496 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141773 · 2014
Background: Astragali Radix and Lycopi Herba were widely used in clinical practice for treating the diabetic nephropathy (DN), but their therapeutic mechanisms were not clear. Objective: To observe the effects of the wat…
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Ping Wang, Quan‑wei Yin, Ai‑hua Zhang, Hui Sun, Xiu‑hong Wu, Xi‑jun Wang
pp. 497–502 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141774 · 2014
Background: Shaoyao-Gancao decoction (SGD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been used for the treatment of abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea disease in Asia over long period of time. Its effectiveness has been …
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Juan Qiu, Sui-Yu Hu, Guang‑Qing Shi, Su‑e Wang
pp. 503–508 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141775 · 2014
Background: Chaihu‑Shugan‑San (CHSGS) is a well‑known Chinese traditional prescription used for depression. Objective: To observe the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) changes in patients with major depression and to i…
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Yanqing Zhang, Longdong Qiao, Mengyuan Song, Lijuan Wang, Junbo Xie, Hua Feng
pp. 509–516 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141777 · 2014
Background: Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS), the seed of Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chow., is a traditional herb for insomnia and anxiety in eastern Asia. However, few researches have been concerned wi…
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Zheng Zhu, LiHong Li, Xin Jin, JianWei Fang, DongFang Zhang
pp. 517–521 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141780 · 2014
Background: Er‑Xian Decoction (EXD) is one of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with unique effect on osteoporosis, menopausal syndrome and delayed puberty in China for many years. Objective: We aim to evaluate the …
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Jia-Le Song, Yang Gao, Jianguo Xu
pp. 522–528 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.141790 · 2014
Background: Fruits of Lycium ruthenicum Murr is a health food and also used as a folk to treat heart disease, abnormal menstruation and menopause in Tibetan, China. However; whether L. ruthenicum Murr fruits methanolic e…