Showing papers in "Fitoterapia in 1998"

TL;DR: A significant hepatoprotective effect was observed as evident from shortened hexobarbitone sleeping time and zoxazolamine paralysis time in mice which were increased by CCl 4 treatment.

TL;DR: The chemistry, analysis, pharmacology and clinical applications of extracts of the maidenhair tree (G. biloba) are reviewed in this paper, where a number of highly oxidised terpene trilactones (ginkgolides, bilobalide) are considered to be responsible for the pharmacological activities of standardized leaf extracts: vasoand lissue-protective action, cognitionenhancing and antiageing activity, including stress-alleviating and neuroprotective/neurotrophic effects.

TL;DR: This work deals with some plants used as aphrodisiacs in Cameroonian traditional medicine and describes sixty-nine species from 30 botanical families with local names and modes of use.

TL;DR: Histopathology of proximal interphalangeal joints revealed that treatment with triterpenes produced a significant reduction of cellular infiltration in the synovial cavity of arthritic rats.

TL;DR: The medicinal uses of 55 plants among Kanikar tribals of Mundanthurai Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India, are presented.

TL;DR: The apparently different molecular interactions between usnic acid and derivatives suggest different molecular mechanisms for the biological responses to cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of these compounds.

TL;DR: Circumstantial evidence suggests a pharmacological basis for the traditional uses of the plants and an attempt is made to correlate the bioactivity of the metabolites or groups of metabolites with the reputed activity.

TL;DR: These two herbs reduced carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4 )-induced prolongation of hexabarbitone-induced narcosis in mice suggesting hepatoproteclion against CCl 4 toxicity.

TL;DR: Ethnobotanical data relating to the Monteleone area (northern Sardinia) are presented and fifty-six plants used in folk medicine for disorders of the digestive system, skin and respiratory system have been identified.

TL;DR: Liv.52, a polyherbal Ayurvedic formulation, exhibited hepatoprotective function when tested against chronic antitubercular drug treated rats, and, as a result, the animals showed improved antioxidant status.

TL;DR: An account of the medicinal usage of 63 plant species among the Deories, a mongoloid aboriginal tribe presently found in many areas of the upper Brahmaputra Valley in Assam, is reported in this article.

TL;DR: The results suggest that P. crassipes possesses antiasthmatic potential and produced a dose dependent brochodilation in anaesthetised guinea pigs and relaxed the isolated guinea pig tracheal muscle.

TL;DR: The overall hypotensive effect of the LR can therefore be attributed to the LF component of N. latifolia, which reduces the mean arterial blood pressure in rats and reduces the heart rate.

TL;DR: The plant elaborates biogenetically related oxygen heterocyclics, essential oil and triglyceride oil, widely used in indigenous system for the treatment of fever, dyspepsia, and renal diseases.

TL;DR: Six endemic and medicinal plants used by the tribal and non tribal inhabitants of Tirumala hills of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh for treating different diseases are presented.

TL;DR: An ethnobotanical survey of some angiospermic weeds in agricultural lands of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh was conducted during 1994-1996, representing 100 species belonging to 92 genera and 39 families.

TL;DR: The flavonoid contents of organized tissues, although about three times greater than those of unorganized tissues (callus), were still lower than those that of the original plants (control).

TL;DR: A novel flavone glycoside, 4',5, 7-trihydroxy-8-prenylflavone 4'-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→ 6)-β-D-glucopyrnoside (1), was isolated from the stem of D. gangeticum.

TL;DR: The callus cultures of A. indica leaves and flowers were established for the production of azadirachtin and the 12-week old flower callus produced 2.46% of Azadirachin.

TL;DR: The uses of 40 species of the most commonly prescribed medicinal plants in Dongola Province, Northern Sudan are described in this article, and the uses of these 40 species are discussed in detail.

TL;DR: The recovery of paracetamol-intoxicated rats, as shown by decrease in serum aminotransferase activities, bilirubin and blood urea levels, was significantly improved in Kulthi group, providing indication of an antihepatotoxic effect of the plant seed.

TL;DR: The relationship between structure of some polyphenolic compounds and their molluscicidal activity is discussed and the glycosylated derivatives were found to be more active than their correspondent aglycons.