Plant Extracts - Toxicity
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Friday, March 19, 2010

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...

Molluscicidal activity of Piper cubeba Linn., Piper longum Linn. and Tribulus terrestris Linn. and their combinations against snail Indoplanorbis exustus Desh.

30 Jul 2009 The toxic effect of dried berries powder of P. cubeba, dried fruit powder of P. longum and T. terrestris singly as well as in combination [binary (1:1) and tertiary (1:1:1)] were studied against snail L. exustus. Toxicity of these plant products ... Read more...

Hepatotoxic herbs: will injury mechanisms guide treatment strategies?

30 Jul 2009 Harmful and fatal outcomes related to specific herbal therapies are reported with increasing regularity. However, US physicians remain inadequately informed about potential toxicities. The purpose of this focused review is to highlight past and more ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Plant Extracts - Toxicity'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Antileishmanial and immunomodulatory activity of Xylopia discreta. 29 Sep 2009
• Herbal toxicity. 29 Sep 2009
• Molluscicidal activity of Piper cubeba Linn., Piper longum Linn. and Tribulus terrestris Linn. and their combinations against snail Indoplanorbis exustus Desh. 30 Jul 2009
• Hepatotoxic herbs: will injury mechanisms guide treatment strategies? 30 Jul 2009
• An extract of Hydrilla verticillata and associated epiphytes induces avian vacuolar myelinopathy in laboratory mallards. 30 Jul 2009
• In vitro amoebicidal activity of Salvia staminea and Salvia caespitosa on Acanthamoeba castellanii and their cytotoxic potentials on corneal cells. 30 Jul 2009
• Larvicidal activities of three plants against filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 29 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of anti-leishmanial activity of selected Indian plants known to have antimicrobial properties. 9 Jul 2009
• Phytochemical investigation and cytotoxic evaluation of the components of the medicinal plant Ligularia atroviolacea. 29 Jun 2009
• Bioassay screening of the essential oil and various extracts from 4 spices medicinal plants. 29 Jun 2009
• Acute toxic encephalopathy due to the ingestion of Rhus extract. 28 Jun 2009
• Effects of Rhodocodon madagascariensis extracts on embryo-larval development of medaka fish, Oryzias latipes. 11 Jun 2009
• Antiinflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Blechnum occidentale L. extract. 10 Jun 2009
• The effect of the aqueous extract of Helietta parvifolia A. Gray (Rutaceae) stem bark on carrageenan-induced paw oedema and granuloma tissue formation in mice. 10 Jun 2009
• A 13-week subchronic toxicity study of dietary administered saponin-rich and isoflavones-containing soybean extract in F344 rats. 4 Jun 2009
• Antiproliferation and apoptosis induced by evodiamine in human colorectal carcinoma cells (COLO-205). 30 May 2009
• Growth inhibitory activity of fatty acid methyl esters in the whole seed oil of madagascar periwinkle (Apocyanaceae) against Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). 30 May 2009
• Toxicity studies of Asahi Kasei PI, purified phosphatidylinositol from soy lecithin. 30 May 2009
• Larvicidal activity of the water extract of Moringa oleifera seeds against Aedes aegypti and its toxicity upon laboratory animals. 30 May 2009
• New perspectives for synergy research with the "omic"-technologies. 30 May 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