Plant Extracts - Pharmacology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

An evaluation of extracts of five traditional medicinal plants from Iran on the inhibition of mushroom tyrosinase activity and scavenging of free radicals.

29 Sep 2009 This study aimed to evaluate the free radical scavenging and inhibition properties of five medicinal plants, including Quercus infectoria Olive., Terminalia chebula Retz., Lavendula stoechas L., Mentha longifolia L., Rheum palmatum L., toward the ... Read more...

Antileishmanial and immunomodulatory activity of Xylopia discreta.

29 Sep 2009 This study aimed at determining the in vitro antileishmanial activity of the essential oil and eight extracts obtained from Xylopia discreta. J774 and U937 macrophages were exposed to the different substances to establish the median lethal ... Read more...

American ginseng berry enhances chemopreventive effect of 5-FU on human colorectal cancer cells.

29 Sep 2009 In this study, we investigated the possible synergistic chemopreventive effects of American ginseng berry extract (AGBE) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on human colorectal cancer cell lines, SW-480, HCT-116 and HT-29. We used high-performance liquid ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Plant Extracts - Pharmacology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• An evaluation of extracts of five traditional medicinal plants from Iran on the inhibition of mushroom tyrosinase activity and scavenging of free radicals. 29 Sep 2009
• Antileishmanial and immunomodulatory activity of Xylopia discreta. 29 Sep 2009
• American ginseng berry enhances chemopreventive effect of 5-FU on human colorectal cancer cells. 29 Sep 2009
• In vitro anti-neoplastic activity of the ethno-pharmaceutical plant Hypericum adenotrichum Spach endemic to Western Turkey. 29 Sep 2009
• Chamomile, a novel and selective COX-2 inhibitor with anti-inflammatory activity. 25 Sep 2009
• Effect of the phytotherapeutic agent Eviprostat on 17beta-estradiol-induced nonbacterial inflammation in the rat prostate. 13 Sep 2009
• Gene expression profile of primary prostate epithelial and stromal cells in response to sulforaphane or iberin exposure. 13 Sep 2009
• Effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. dried calyx ethanol extract on fat absorption-excretion, and body weight implication in rats. 8 Sep 2009
• Therapeutic use of tea derivatives: all that glitters is not gold. 8 Sep 2009
• Effect of Sasa senanensis Rehder extract on NO and PGE2 production by activated mouse macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of Agaricus blazei Murill extract on immune responses in normal BALB/c mice. 30 Aug 2009
• Hepatoprotection of chlorella against carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative damage in rats. 30 Aug 2009
• Inhibition of lipid peroxidation, cyclooxygenase enzyme and human tumor cell proliferation by compounds in herbal water. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of fruit and leaves of Meliaceae plants (Azadirachta indica and Melia azedarach) on the development of Lutzomyia longipalpis larvae (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) under experimental conditions. 30 Aug 2009
• Novel pepper extract for enhanced P-glycoprotein inhibition. 30 Aug 2009
• Screening of some semi-arid region plants for larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. 30 Aug 2009
• Characterization of tanshinones with quinone reductase induction activity from Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. 30 Aug 2009
• Biochemical, behavioural and quantitative alterations in cerebellum of Swiss albino mice following irradiation and its modulation by Grewia asiatica. 30 Aug 2009
• Extraction of allyl isothiocyanate from horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) and its fumigant insecticidal activity on four stored-product pests of paddy. 30 Aug 2009
• Nuts and oxidation: a systematic review. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Plant Extracts'

Definition: Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D010936

Alternative terms: Plant Extracts; Extracts, Plant;

Related Mesh Headings: Phytotherapy;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D20.215.784.500; D26.667;

History Note: 76(67); was see under PLANTS 1975

Technical Notes: coordinate with specific plant and PLANT COMPONENTS term; for use in therapy coordinate IM or NIM with phytotherapy (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + specific chemical / ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29; extracts of medicinal plants in Chinese medicine = PLANT EXTRACTS, CHINESE see DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL