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1–20 of 27Original Article
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Eunsook Park, Woo‑Young Jeon, Chang‑Seob Seo, Hyekyung Ha, Seong Eun Jin, Jinhee Kim, Mee‑Young Lee
pp. 275–282 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_351_17 · 2018
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a progressive lung disease that involves airway inflammation, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Yukgunja‑tang, one of the traditional Asian herbal medicines, has been…
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Ping‑An Yao, Rong Wu, Yao‑Li Zhang, Xiao‑Hua Cui, Ke‑Zhao Wei, Xu Xu, Jian‑Ping Gao
pp. 283–289 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_354_17 · 2018
Background: Cordyceps sinensis (CS), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, has many pharmacological effects. Doxorubicin (DOX) is a spectrum antitumor drug, but it has toxicity to multiple organs. Objective: The objecti…
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Martinha A. Almeida, Jessica M. Nadal, Traudi Klein, Josiane P. de Paula, Jane M. Budel, Andressa Novatski, Eliane A. Campesatto, Paulo V. Farago
pp. 290–296 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_160_17 · 2018
Background: Capsicum annuum L. and Capsicum frutescens L., of family Solanaceae, contain capsaicinoids with several pharmacological effects. However, their pungency limits the long‑term use through the gastrointestinal t…
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Hai‑Bo He, Xiao‑Mei Li, Dao‑Jun Li, Yong‑Hong Ding, Yong‑Feng Zhang, Hai‑Yan Xu, Min‑Lu Feng, Chang‑Qing Xiang, Ji‑Gang Zhou, Ji‑Hong Zhang, Hong‑Jun Liu, Mao‑Hua Chen
pp. 297–307 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_467_17 · 2018
Background: Saponins from Rhizoma Panacis Majoris (SRPM) are confirmed to have cardioprotective effect against myocardial ischemia injury by reducing oxidative stress, while its underlying mechanism has not been elucidat…
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Malika Boulmeltout, Amar Zellagui, Lamia Benguedouar, Gillian Barratt, Mesbah Lahouel
pp. 333–337 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_611_17 · 2018
Background: Ferula vesceritensis is an indigenous plant of Algerian Sahara riche in sesquiterpene coumarins. Objective: In this study, we investigated the biological activity of sesquiterpene coumarins; coladin, feruleno…
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Guijae Yoo, Youngse Oh, Heejung Yang, Tae Bum Kim, Sang Hyun Sung, Seung Hyun Kim
pp. 338–343 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_422_17 · 2018
Background: Narcissin is well known for their various biological activities. Objective: To recover narcissin from the Opuntia ficus‑indica fruits (OFIF), an efficient method was developed by a combination of response sur…
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Song Bing, Zhang Haoqiang, Ma Chunyu, Yu Yali, Wang Jing, Gao Yumeng, Zheng Hongwei, Liu Xuezheng
pp. 344–350 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_362_17 · 2018
Background: Emodin can ameliorate insulin resistance in diabetes mellitus (DM), but the molecular mechanisms are still uncertain. Objective: The objective of this study is to identify the potential molecular mechanisms o…
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Wiraphol Phimarn, Bunleu Sungthong, Kritsanee Saramunee, Wanida Caichompoo
pp. 351–358 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_215_17 · 2018
Background: Previous studies reported that Momordica charantia (MC) improves several metabolic parameters, yet outcomes from numerous trials are contradictory. Objectives: This study aimed to assess MC efficacy for impro…
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Muhammad Da’i, Arini Fadhilah, Juwita Rahmawati, Alfian Mahardika Forentin, Tepy Usia, Maryati Maryati
pp. 359–363 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_259_17 · 2018
Background: The screening of Indonesian medicinal plant extracts against T47D cell line and identifying active chemical constituents of Alpinia galanga rhizome were conducted. Materials and Methods: Thirty methanol extra…
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Shihua Xing, Chongsheng Peng, Mengyue Wang, Ying Peng, Xiaobo Li
pp. 364–370 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_177_17 · 2018
Background: Phillyrin and (+)‑pinoresinol 4‑O‑‑D‑glucoside are the major active furofuran‑type lignans in Fructus Forsythiae. The metabolic routes and metabolites of these two lignans are not well understood yet. Object…
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Mahendrakumar M, Seeni S, Perinbam K
pp. 378–382 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_485_17 · 2018
Background: Hypericin is an anthraquinone derivative of Hypericum hookerianum, a shrub from Palni hills of Southern India which possess various medicinal values. Aim: The present study was aimed to evaluate the anti-infl…
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Wu Song, Yuan Tao, Xiaofeng Yang, Xin‑yu Bai, Shuang Jiang
pp. 383–389 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_343_17 · 2018
Background: The seed of Cuscuta chinensis Lam. (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae), is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, with a variety of biological activity. However, the efficacy of C. chinensis has not been investig…
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Xianli Guo, Xiaodong Han, Ziwei Tian, Zhaoying Fu
pp. 411–417 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_447_17 · 2018
Background: The plant Euphorbia esula has been used by ancient Chinese people to treat cancer and other ailments and is used by present doctors or folks as an assistant treatment for some kind of cancers, but the mode of…
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Hongyu Xu, Ziyun Zhou, Juane Dong, Ming Lei
pp. 425–431 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_408_17 · 2018
Background: Previous phytochemical studies showed that extracts from leaves and seed oil of Catalpa plants showed antioxidant and antitumor activities. However, the active components and their roles and molecular mechani…
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Syam Mohan, Manal Mohamed Elhassan Taha, Yahia A. Kaabi, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab
pp. 432–436 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_65_18 · 2018
Background: Catha edulis is an evergreen plant belonging to the Celastraceae family, used by the people of Africa, Yemen, and some part of Saudi Arabia as a recreational plant. They chew it alone or in combination with a…
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Julia Aparecida Lourenço de Souza, Wliana Alves Viturino da Silva, Isabelle Cristinne Ferraz Bezerra, Magda Rhayanny Assunção Ferreira, Luiz Alberto Lira Soares
pp. 437–443 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_225_17 · 2018
Background: Fingerprint analysis plays a key role in quality control of herbal medicines due to its technical capacity to represent the chemical diversity of these complex matrices. Several traditional Brazilian species …
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Lujun Wang, Die Gao, Qifeng Fu, Kai Zhou, Zhining Xia
pp. 444–450 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_233_17 · 2018
Background: Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. (Family: Urticaceae), which is widely distributed in China, is consumed as food and as a traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of numerous diseases. Objective: The aim o…
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Neeraj Kumar Patel, L. M. Sharath Kumar, Jignesh Gajera, Atul N. Jadhav, Ganesh Muguli, U. V. Babu
pp. 451–454 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_505_17 · 2018
Background: Prosopis glandulosa Torr. (Fabaceae) is native to Africa, America, and Asia. In India, it is abundantly found in southern parts. The plant is reported to contain polyphenols, flavonoids, mesquitol‑catechin di…
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Iksung Kim, Jung Nam Kim, Taewon Han, Eun Yeong Lim, Yun Tai Kim, Byung Joo Kim
pp. 455–460 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_584_17 · 2018
Background: Atractylodes japonica has been commonly used to treat gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in Korean traditional medicine. Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are pacemaker cells in the GI tract and can regulate GI…
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Fuzi Zhang, Anna Iwaki, Kan’ichiro Ishiuchi, Akinori Sugiyama, Masahiro Ohsawa, Toshiaki Makino
pp. 461–464 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_607_17 · 2018
Objective: The capitulum of Chrysanthemum indicum (Compositae) is the source of a crude drug used in Japanese traditional Kampo and traditional Chinese medicine. Previous research showed that C. indicum flowers promote a…