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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Effect of three herbal extracts on NO and PGE2 production by activated mouse macrophage-like cells.

29 Jun 2009 Three Chinese herbal extracts, Drynaria baronii, Angelica sinensis and Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc (referred to as DB, AS, CO, respectively), were investigated for their possible anti-inflammatory activity. DB, AS and CO inhibited nitric oxide ... Read more...

Dogwood borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) abundance and seasonal flight activity in apple orchards, urban landscapes, and woodlands in five eastern states.

30 May 2009 The relative abundance and seasonal flight activity of dogwood borer, Synanthedon scitula Harris (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), was measured using weekly records from traps baited with its sex pheromone and deployed in apple orchards, urban landscapes, ... Read more...

Cognitive-enhancing activity of loganin isolated from Cornus officinalis in scopolamine-induced amnesic mice.

25 May 2009 We examined anti-amnesic activity of the methanolic extract of Cornus officinalis fruits (COT) and a major constituent, loganin using scopolamine-induced (1 mg/kg body weight, s.c.) amnesic mice with both passive avoidance and the Morris water maze ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cornus'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Effect of three herbal extracts on NO and PGE2 production by activated mouse macrophage-like cells. 29 Jun 2009
• Dogwood borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) abundance and seasonal flight activity in apple orchards, urban landscapes, and woodlands in five eastern states. 30 May 2009
• Cognitive-enhancing activity of loganin isolated from Cornus officinalis in scopolamine-induced amnesic mice. 25 May 2009
• [Effects of traditional chinese medicine Fructus psoraleae on differentiation of mouse osteoblastic MC3T3-e1 cell in vitro] 29 Apr 2009
• Novel action of 7-O-galloyl-D-sedoheptulose isolated from Corni Fructus as a hypertriglyceridaemic agent. 29 Apr 2009
• 7-O-galloyl-D-sedoheptulose is a novel therapeutic agent against oxidative stress and advanced glycation endproducts in the diabetic kidney. 30 Mar 2009
• Effect of cornuside on experimental sepsis. 2 Mar 2009
• Inhibitory effects of an aqueous extract of Cornus kousa Burg. leaves on TNF-alpha-induced chemokine expression and monocyte adhesion to human colonic epithelial cells. 27 Jan 2009
• Cornel iridoid glycoside promotes neurogenesis and angiogenesis and improves neurological function after focal cerebral ischemia in rats. 13 Jan 2009
• Protective effect of ursolic acid from Cornus officinalis on the hydrogen peroxide-induced damage of HEI-OC1 auditory cells. 30 Dec 2008
• [Study on correlation between effective ingredients of dogwood fruit from genuine producing regions and traits] 29 Nov 2008
• Total triterpene acids, active ingredients from Fructus Corni, attenuate diabetic cardiomyopathy by normalizing ET pathway and expression of FKBP12.6 and SERCA2a in streptozotocin-rats. 29 Nov 2008
• Haradamyces foliicola anam. gen. et sp. nov., a cause of zonate leaf blight disease in Cornus florida in Japan. 24 Oct 2008
• Emission of volatile chemicals from flowering dogwood (cornus Florida L.) flowers. 22 Sep 2008
• A new lignan glycoside from the fruits of Cornus kousa Burg. 12 Aug 2008
• Rates of nucleotide substitution in Cornaceae (Cornales)-Pattern of variation and underlying causal factors. 17 Jul 2008
• [The comparison about inhibition of five Chinese herbal medicines to two different resources alpha-glycosidase] 29 Jun 2008
• Protective effects of morroniside isolated from Corni Fructus against renal damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. 29 Jun 2008
• In vitro culture and direct shoot regeneration from leaf explants of red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera). 30 May 2008
• [Effect of polysaccharides in crude and processed Cornus officinalis on the immunologic function of mice with immunosuppression induced] 29 Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Cornus'

Definition: A plant genus of the family CORNACEAE. It is widely cultivated for the attractive flowers.

Descriptor UI: D029768

Alternative terms: Cornus; Dogwood; Corni Fructus;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B06.388.100.241.299;

History Note: 2002

Technical Notes: coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29