| determination of toxic metals by icp-ms in asiatic and european medicinal plants and dietary supplements. | the potentially toxic metals content was determined in selected plants, used in traditional chinese medicine (angelica sinensis, bacopa monnieri, bupleurum sinensis, curcuma longa, cola accuminata, emblica officinalis, garcinia cambogia, mucuna pruriens, ocimum sanctum, panax ginseng, pueraria lobata, salvia miltiorrhiza, schisandra sinensis, scutellaria baicalensis, siraitia grosvenorii, terminalia arjuna and terminalia chebula), and some european herbs (echinacea purpurea, hypericum perforatum ... | 2015 | 25467854 |
| herbal medicines for immunosuppression. | herbal medicines have been used for centuries to treat different illnesses. among more than 20,000 herbal medicines available for humans, a limited number have sufficiently been studied and numerous remained to be investigated for their efficacy in treating human diseases. a number of herbal products are in use for their immunosuppressive effects. this capacity of herbs may have useful applications in immune-mediated disorders including autoimmune diseases and organ transplant rejection. plants ... | 2012 | 22761185 |
| soluble phenolic compounds in fresh and ensiled orchard grass (dactylis glomerata l.), a common species in permanent pastures with potential as a biomass feedstock. | high-value coproducts can greatly improve the feasibility of utilizing plant feedstocks for biorefining and biofuel production. plant polyphenolics have potential application in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. orchard grass varieties have been noted for accumulation of polyphenolic compounds, and the current study determined the soluble phenol profile and content in the orchard grass variety 'abertop'. hydroxycinnamates and flavonoids were monitored during the transition from vegetat ... | 2014 | 24341797 |
| metabonomic strategy to the evaluation of chinese medicine salvia miltiorrhiza and dalbergia odorifera interfering myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. | extract of salvia miltiorrhiza and dalbergia odorifera (sm-doo) has been traditionally used for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. however, information regarding the pharmacodyamic material basis and potential mechanism remain unknown. male sprague-dawley rats were divided into four groups: sham, model, diltiazem, and sm-doo group, n = 6. rats were pretreated with homologous drugs for 7 days, and then subjected to 30 minutes of ischemia followed by 180 minutes of reperfusio ... | 2017 | 28093038 |
| ameliorating effects of hx106n, a water-soluble botanical formulation, on aβ25-35-induced memory impairment and oxidative stress in mice. | it is well-established that amyloid β (aβ)-induced oxidative stress plays a crucial role in alzheimer's disease (ad) and its cognitive deficits. hx106n is a water-soluble extract prepared from a mixture of the plants dimocarpus longan, liriope platyphylla, salvia miltiorrhiza, and gastrodia elata. these ingredients are traditionally used in various plant-based medicines for the treatment of neurological disease. in this study, we examined the effects of hx106n on memory impairment and oxidative ... | 2014 | 24694662 |
| ectopic expression of human acidic fibroblast growth factor 1 in the medicinal plant, salvia miltiorrhiza, accelerates the healing of burn wounds. | healing of burns is a complex process and very few effective treatments exist to facilitate the burn recovery process. human acidic fibroblast growth factor 1 (fgf-1) plays an important role in a variety of biological processes, including angiogenesis, and tissue repair. salvia miltiorrhiza is widely used in traditional chinese medicine as an herb for the treatment of various diseases, including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and traumatic injuries. we present that expression of fg ... | 2014 | 25106436 |
| managing the combination of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome with chinese herbal extracts in high-fat-diet fed rats. | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome (mets). the aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of chinese herbal extracts from salvia miltiorrhiza and gardenia jasminoides (sge) on the combination of nafld and mets induced by a high-fat diet (hfd) in rats. after 6 weeks of hfd feeding, rats (n = 10 each group) were treated with saline, rosiglitazone (rsg), and sge for 4 weeks. hfd rats were obese, hyperinsulinemic, hyperlipidemic and increase ... | 2013 | 23476686 |
| dibenzo-α-pyrones from the endophytic fungus alternaria sp. samif01: isolation, structure elucidation, and their antibacterial and antioxidant activities. | the etoac extract of the liquid fermentation of alternaria sp. samif01, an endophytic fungus obtained from salvia miltiorrhiza bunge, showed antibacterial activity against several tested bacterial pathogens. fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of seven dibenzo-α-pyrones (1-7), including one new compound, 2-acetoxy-2-epi-altenuene (1) and one new natural product, 3-epi-dihydroaltenuene a (2). the structures of the new metabolites were elucidated by comprehensive analysis of the spe ... | 2017 | 27388053 |
| in vivo distribution and pharmacokinetics of multiple active components from danshen and sanqi and their combination via inner ear administration. | salvia miltiorrhiza bunge (labiatae sp. plant, chinese name danshen) and panax notoginseng (burk.) f. h. chen (araliaceae plant, chinese name sanqi) have a long history in treating coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and inner ear disorders in traditional chinese medicine. to provide a rational basis for the use of these herbs in clinical practice, we investigated the in vivo distribution and pharmacokinetics of marker agents in danshen and sanqi via intravenous and inner ear adminis ... | 2014 | 25218322 |
| reducing effect of the chinese medicinal herb, salvia miltiorrhiza, on alcohol self-administration in sardinian alcohol-preferring rats. | the dried roots of salvia miltiorrhiza are highly valued in chinese folk medicine for use in the prevention and treatment of a series of ailments. previous studies have demonstrated that administration of standardized extracts of s. miltiorrhiza selectively reduced excessive alcohol drinking and relapse-like drinking in selectively bred sardinian alcohol-preferring (sp) rats. the present study was designed to extend these findings on the "anti-alcohol" properties of s. miltiorrhiza extracts to o ... | 2014 | 24998034 |
| vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and treatments with traditional chinese medicine. | the prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease is likely to increase with the global aging population. vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (vcid) is a wide spectrum term used to include a diverse heterogeneous group of cognitive syndromes with vascular factors regardless of the cause of pathogenesis. vcid ranges from mild cognitive impairment to full-blown dementia with vascular dementia (vad) as the most severe stage. it is further ... | 2016 | 28042305 |
| protective effects of yindanxinnaotong capsule in a rat model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. | to investigate the effects of yindanxinnaotong capsule (ydxntc) and main components compatibility and ratios on myocardium against ischemia/reperfusion injury and the effect's underlying mechanism. | 2014 | 25618975 |
| [protection effect of yindan xinnaotong capsule and main compositions compatibility on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury]. | to study the protected effect of yindan xinnaotong capsule (ydxntc) and main components compatibility on myocardium ischemia/reperfusion injury. | 2014 | 25095386 |
| cardio-protection by ginkgo biloba extract 50 in rats with acute myocardial infarction is related to na⁺-ca²⁺ exchanger. | ginkgo biloba has been used for medical purposes for centuries in traditional chinese medicine. ginkgo biloba extract 50 (gbe50) is a new standardized gbe product that matches the standardized german product as egb761. this paper is aimed at studying the cardio-protection effects of gbe50 salvia miltiorrhiza on myocardial function, area at risk, myocardial ultra-structure, and expression of calcium handling proteins in rat ischemic myocardium. myocardium ischemia was induced by the left anterior ... | 2013 | 23895152 |
| natural therapies for ocular disorders, part two: cataracts and glaucoma. | pathophysiological mechanisms of cataract formation include deficient glutathione levels contributing to a faulty antioxidant defense system within the lens of the eye. nutrients to increase glutathione levels and activity include lipoic acid, vitamins e and c, and selenium. cataract patients also tend to be deficient in vitamin a and the carotenes, lutein and zeaxanthin. the b vitamin riboflavin appears to play an essential role as a precursor to flavin adenine dinucleotide (fad), a co-factor f ... | 2001 | 11302779 |
| inhibitory activity of unsaturated fatty acids and anacardic acids toward soluble tissue factor-factor viia complex. | five compounds, which inhibited the amidolytic activity of soluble tissue factor/activated factor vii complex (stf/viia), were isolated from two traditional chinese medicinal plants commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. the active compounds were found to be linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acids from roots of salvia miltiorrhiza; and two anacardic acids, 6-(8'z-pentadecenyl)- and 6-(10'z-heptadecenyl)-salicylic acids, from leaves of ginkgo biloba. the ic50 ... | 1998 | 9834151 |
| [kinetic model for extraction process of chinese traditional medicine]. | to present a theory bases for chinese traditional medicine extraction process. | 2002 | 12914329 |