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1. Article

   Optimization of Surfactant‑Mediated, Ultrasonic‑assisted Extraction of Antioxidant Polyphenols from Rattan Tea (Ampelopsis grossedentata) Using Response Surface Methodology

   Feng Li, Aun Raza, Yan‑Wei Wang, Xiu‑Quan Xu, Guan‑Hua Chen

   pp. 446–453 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_159_16 · 2017

   Background: Rattan tea is a medicinal plant that has been used for many years for the treatment of inflammation, fatty liver, tumor, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Objective: A green and novel approach based on surfactant…

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   Quassinoids from the Root of Eurycoma longifolia and Their Antiproliferative Activity on Human Cancer Cell Lines

   Nguyen Huu Tung, Takuhiro Uto, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Gang Li, Yukihiro Shoyama

   pp. 459–462 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_353_16 · 2017

   Background: The roots of Eurycoma longifolia Jack have traditionally been used as an aphrodisiac tonic besides the other remedies for boils, fever, bleeding gums, and wound ulcer. Recently, the antiproliferative activity…

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   Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomes of Macrophage Revealing the Mechanism of the Immunoregulatory Activities of a Novel Polysaccharide Isolated from Boletus speciosus Frost

   Xiang Ding, Hongqing Zhu, Yiling Hou, Wanru Hou, Nan Zhang, Lei Fu

   pp. 463–471 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_151_16 · 2017

   Background: The mechanism of the immunoregulatory activities of polysaccharide is still not clear. Materials and Methods: Here, we performed the B‑cell, T‑cell, and macrophage cell proliferation, the cell cycle analysis …

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   Hepatoprotective Flavonoids in Opuntia ficus‑indica Fruits by Reducing Oxidative Stress in Primary Rat Hepatocytes

   Jung Wha Kim, Tae Bum Kim, Hyun Woo Kim, Sang Wook Park, Hong Pyo Kim, Sang Hyun Sung

   pp. 472–476 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_232_16 · 2017

   Background: Liver disorder was associated with alcohol consumption caused by hepatic cellular damages. Opuntia ficus‑indica fruit extracts (OFIEs), which contain betalain pigments and polyphenols including flavonoids, ha…

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   Flavones and Lignans from the Stems of Wikstroemia scytophylla Diels

   Jie-Ping Lei, Juan-Juan Yuan, Sheng-Hao Pi, Rui Wang, Rui Tan, Chao-Ying Ma, Tao Zhang, He-Zhong Jiang

   pp. 488–491 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_275_16 · 2017

   Background: The genus Wikstroemia has about 70 species, but only a limited number of species have been studied chemically. Wikstroemia indica has long been used as a traditional crude drug in China. However, there is no …

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   A Novel Quantitative Prediction Approach for Astringency Level of Herbs Based on an Electronic Tongue

   Xue Han, Hong Jiang, Dingkun Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Xi Xiong, Jiaojiao Jiao, Runchun Xu, Ming Yang, Li Han, Junzhi Lin

   pp. 492–497 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_455_16 · 2017

   Background: The current astringency evaluation for herbs has become dissatisfied with the requirement of pharmaceutical process. It needed a new method to accurately assess astringency. Methods: First, quinine, sucrose, …

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   Characterization of Nano Bamboo Charcoal Drug Delivery System for Eucommia ulmoides Extract and Its Anticancer Effect In vitro

   Zhaoyan Zeng, Xiangzhou Li, Sheng Zhang, Dan Huang

   pp. 498–503 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_256_16 · 2017

   Background: Nano bamboo charcoal is being widely used as sustained release carrier for chemicals for its high specific surface area, sound biocompatibility, and nontoxicity; however, there have been no reports on nano ba…

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   Optimization of Polysaccharide Ultrasonic Extraction Conditions Using Purple Sweet Potato Tubers Based on Free Radical Scavenging and Glycosylation Inhibitory Bioactivities

   Haihua Guo, Fansheng Kong, Chunyan Yan

   pp. 504–511 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211044 · 2017

   Background: The purple sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. It is one of the most widely consumed tubers in Asia and is found in many dishes. Many people with diabetes eat purple sweet pot…

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   Anti‑epileptic Effects of Valepotriate Isolated from Valeriana jatamansi Jones and Its Possible Mechanisms

   An Wu, Xia Ye, Qiang Huang, Wei‑Min Dai, Jian‑Min Zhang

   pp. 512–516 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211027 · 2017

   Objective: This work aimed to investigate the anti‑epileptic effects of valepotriate isolated from Valeriana jatamansi Jones and studied its possible mechanisms. Methods: The anti‑epileptic effects of valepotriate were s…

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    Sugemule-3 Protects against Isoprenaline-induced Cardiotoxicity In vitro

    Yu Wang, Guo-Hua Gong, Ya-Nan Xu, Li-Jun Yu, Cheng-Xi Wei

    pp. 517–522 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211018 · 2017

    Background: Sugemule-3 (SD) is a traditional Chinese medicine with protective effect of myocardium. However, the underlying mechanisms of the effect had not been elucidated. Materials and Methods: In the present study, t…

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    Quality Evaluation of Raw Moutan Cortex Using the AHP and Gray Correlation-TOPSIS Method

    Sujuan Zhou, Bo Liu, Jiang Meng

    pp. 528–533 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211029 · 2017

    Background: Raw Moutan cortex (RMC) is an important Chinese herbal medicine. Comprehensive and objective quality evaluation of Chinese herbal medicine has been one of the most important issues in the modern herbs develop…

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