Showing papers in "Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 1985"

TL;DR: Significant oral antipyretic activity in rabbits was exhibited by hexane-, chloroform- and water-soluble extracts of Artemisia absinthium, Viola odorata, Melia azadirachta and Fumaria parviflora comparable in potency aspirin.

TL;DR: Among phyllanthin, hypophyllanth in, triacontanal and tricontanol isolated from a hexane extract of Phyllanthus niruri, phyll anthin and hypophyLLanthin protected against carbon tetrachloride- and galactosamine-induced cytotoxicity in primary cultured rat hepatocytes.

TL;DR: A mixture of tannins obtained from the bark of Anacardium occidentale L., on i.p. injection demonstrated apparent anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan- and dextran-induced rat paw oedemas, cotton pellet granuloma test and adjuvant-induced polyarthritis in rats and inhibited acetic acid-induced "writhing responses" in mice.

TL;DR: Crotolaria juncea L. was found to contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids with biological effects consistent with pyrromelosine alkaloid toxicity, and feeding trials in rats with three plants lacking this substance produced hepatic lesions and marked renal lesions.

TL;DR: A list of 136 plants used for medicinal purposes by the Mapuche Amerindians of Chile has been compiled, the first such list in English and important due to the disappearance of mapuche culture with increasing urbanisation.

TL;DR: From a water extract of the Oriental crude drug "ninjin" (ginseng), Panax ginseng roots from Nagano, Japan, five glycans, panaxans Q, R, S, T and U have been obtained and displayed marked hypoglycemic action in normal and alloxan-induced hyperglycemic mice.

TL;DR: After a historical review, the current methods of preparing and administering herbal medicines are discussed, followed by a discussion of what is commonly called "ghost sickness" in the islands.

TL;DR: A preliminary screening of a sample of the Huastec pharmacopoeia has been carried out and results from the screening of 56 species are reported here together with information aboutHuastec use and knowledge of medicinal plants.

TL;DR: The hypothesis is advanced that while the Hawaiian Islands contain one of the world's largest percentages of endemic species in the flora, only a few of these species were used for illnesses, though many endemic species were use for building, tapa making, and the foundation of the elaborate and renowned feather cloaks.

TL;DR: The carbon tetrachloride assay appeared to be most useful in defining structure-activity relationships and the antihepatotoxic activity of gingerols and shogaols was dependent on the length of the side chain with the [7]- and [8]-companions eliciting the strongest activity.

TL;DR: Results indicate that ether extracts from stem or flowers at a dose equivalent to 10 g/kg of crude plant material caused a significant reduction in blood glucose 4 h after oral administration and that this effect was associated with an increase of circulating insulin.

TL;DR: The intravenous administration of Tecoma stans infusion in normal dogs produces an early hyperglycemic response and arterial hypotension followed by a slow decrease of the glucose blood values with a concomitant hypertriglyceridemia; no important changes in immunoreactive insulin were detected.

TL;DR: Pathological examination showed that endothelial cell swelling in ascending aorta was found in one third of rats receiving the high sugar diet control but no pathological change was observed in all of the rats concurrently treated with the polysaccharide fraction.

TL;DR: The results showed that mainly the acetone extracts of ginger, which contain essential oils and pungent principles, caused an increase in the bile secretion.

TL;DR: It was found that the most active plant was E. hiemale var.

TL;DR: Two plants, Solanum dasyphyllum (fruits) and Neorautanenia mitis (roots) showed apparent acaricidal activity in the petroleum ether fraction.

TL;DR: Fifty-eight medicinal plants used for the management of reproduction and the treatment of women's reproductive health problems in an indigenous community in southern Mexico are described.

TL;DR: The phytotherapeutic uses of 90 medicinal plants still used locally in the Valnerina valley, Marche, Central Italy, are listed.

TL;DR: Kava is a drink produced from the plant Piper methysticum and used as a social and ceremonial beverage on many South Pacific islands and no changes were recorded in visual or stereoacuity or in ocular refractive error.

TL;DR: Two household surveys undertaken in Zimbabwe between 1981 and 1983 revealed extensive use of indigenous plant remedies in the home-management of childhood diarrhoea and many adult illnesses, underscores the need for further study of indigenous pharmacopoeias and the therapeutic properties of plants.

TL;DR: The antihepatotoxic effects of tannin analogues were examined utilizing carbon tetrachloride- and galactosamine-induced cytotoxicity in primary cultured rat hepatocytes and most tannins showed significant anti hepatotoxicity effects in these two assay systems.

TL;DR: A test system is described which, based on the use of ion exchangers, gel filtration on Sephadex, and extraction with organic solvents, gives information about the stability, molecular size, charge, and polarity of pharmacologically active compounds in aqueous plant extracts.

TL;DR: The use of 18 medicinal plants used in the territory of Narni (Province of Terni) are reported, unknown in other Italian regions and have never been reported by other authors.

TL;DR: Interviews with Hispanic families in the San Luis Valley of Colorado delineated several medicinal herbs that are popular in Hispanic folk medicine, including Ligusticum porteri (osha) and Matricaria chamomilla (manzanilla), which are now being used as a basis for further investigation at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy.

TL;DR: Results indicate that the hypoglycemic effect of the ethanol extract of root bark may be similar to chlorpropamide and possibly due to an enhanced secretion of insulin from the islets of Langerhans or an increased utilization of glucose by peripheral tissues.

TL;DR: Crude methanolic extracts of Harpagophytum procumbens secondary roots and harpagoside showed a significant, dose-dependent, protective action toward HVA induced by reperfusion.

TL;DR: The content of the furanochromones khellin and visnagin, in the organs of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam at different developmental stages, has been examined by means of a high performance liquid chromatography technique which allows both the separation and the quantitative determination of these chromones.

TL;DR: An arrow poison prepared by traditional methods from Acokanthera schimperi in the Maasai plains of Kenya was shown to contain acolongifloroside K as its major active principle, as well as smaller amounts of ouabain and acovenoside A.

TL;DR: This study lists 218 plant species that are frequently used by the various nationalities included in the survey, including the Dai people, Hani and various smaller national minorities.

TL;DR: The results indicated that M. charantia fruits and seeds contained components that resembled insulin in inhibiting hormone-induced lipolysis, and that compounds with antilipolytic activity were probably absent from T. kirilowii root tubers and C. maxima fruits and Seed.