Showing papers in "Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 1994"

TL;DR: Feeding diabetic rats and rabbits with 0.39 g/kg body weight of the aqueous extract of the aerial parts of the plant for 2-4 weeks shows a significant reduction in blood glucose level, prevents elevation of glycosylated haemoglobin level and possesses a hypoliposis effect, in addition to the protection against body weight loss of diabetic animals.

TL;DR: The diterpene salvinorin A from Salvia divinorum (Epling and Jativa-M), in doses of 200-500 micrograms produces effects which are subjectively identical to those experienced when the whole herb is ingested.

TL;DR: Aqueous extracts of plants used externally for the treatment of infected skin lesions were tested and indicated that about 60% of the plant extracts tested exhibited some level of antibacterial action.

TL;DR: One hundred methanolic plant extracts were screened for antifungal activity against 9 fungal species and extracts with the greatest fungal inhibition showed activity against 4 or more of the fungi assayed.

TL;DR: The ethanolic extracts of two types of cuban propolis showed a similar manner of scavenging action against different species of oxygen radicals which were generated by specific chemical reactions, indicating that the antioxidants properties of both propolis could be attributed to their free radical scavenging activity against alkoxy radicals and to a lesser degree against superoxide.

TL;DR: The data indicate that African mistletoe possesses significant anti-diabetic activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats; its anti-Diabetic activity appears to be highly dependent on the host plant species.

TL;DR: The usage and indications of possible therapeutic and harmful effects of 96 plants reported to be used for headaches in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine are reviewed and observations made by healers indicate an acute awareness of some of the potentially toxic compounds likely to be found in the plants.

TL;DR: Strong stimulation of antigen specific and non-specific immunity, as evidenced by increases in humoral and delayed type hypersensitivity response to sheep red blood cells and in the macrophage migration index, has been demonstrated in mice fed with 50% ethanolic extract of seeds, flowers and leaves of this plant.

TL;DR: The anti-inflammatory property of the latex of Calotropis procera was studied on carrageenin- and formalin-induced rat paw oedema model and a single dose of the aqueous suspension of the dried latex was effective to a significant level against the acute inflammatory response.

TL;DR: The antimicrobial activity of the methanol extract and isolated constituents of Rhus glabra (Anacardiaceae), a species used in folk medicine by North American native people, was evaluated against 11 microorganisms, including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

TL;DR: Results obtained with extracts from 53 Bolivian medicinal plants used for other diseases and from 43 plants collected with basis of chemotaxonomic criteria from all parts of Bolivia are included.

TL;DR: The infusion of fresh leaves of Eugenia uniflora had a highly significant anti-inflammatory effect and increased the pentobarbital sleeping time and also had an effect on intestinal transit, and had no acute toxic effect.

TL;DR: The aqueous suspensions of roots of an Indian drug Ashwagandha and the Korean drug Ginseng were tested comparatively for 2 pharmacological activities, namely the anti-stress activity by the 'mice swimming endurance test' and anabolic activity by noting gain in body weights and levator ani muscle in rats.

TL;DR: Water and ethanol extracts of Bridelia ferruginea produced in vitro antimicrobial activities in assays against hospital strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus lactis, and Gram-negative bacteria appeared to be more susceptible than the Gram-positive organisms.

TL;DR: The fruit extracts of Ficus sycomorus, benjamina, bengalensis and religiosa had significant antibacterial activity, but no antifungal activity, which support the traditional use of these plants in folk medicine for respiratory disorders and certain skin diseases.

TL;DR: Boiling water extracts of 132 samples from 54 plant families, commonly used in Argentine folk medicine, were screened for antibacterial activity against Salmonella typhi, and twenty four species showed antib bacterial activity.

TL;DR: Preliminary phytochemical screening of the plant Thymus capitatus exhibited the presence of saponins, resins, flavonoids, essential and fixed oils, which inhibited the growth of several bacteria and fungi.

TL;DR: A total of 286 traditional healers, 85% of them registered with the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers' Association (ZINATHA), in five administrative provinces of Zimbabwe, were interviewed to assess their knowledge about the signs and symptoms of urinary schistosomiasis, and results obtained suggested that plant extracts from Abrus precatorius, Pterocarpus angolensis and Ozoroa insignis were lethal to adultSchistosomes.

TL;DR: Evaluating some plants attributed to possess potent anti-rheumatic activity in Nigerian traditional medicine system revealed significant anti-inflammatory activity of all extracts tested against acute inflammation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the hepatoprotective effects of seven Chinese herbal compounds/mixtures on four known hepatotoxicants in mice, and concluded that fulvotomentosides and oleanolic acid appear to be the most effective in protecting against chemical-induced liver injury.

TL;DR: Results demonstrate the occurrence of active principle(s) in, at least, one species of Tilia that may explain its ethnopharmacological use as an anxiolytic.

TL;DR: An absolute requirement for a functional NK cell or K cell population is found in order that P. emblica can exert its effect on tumor bearing animals, and the antitumor activity is mediated primarily through the ability of the drug to augment natural cell mediated cytotoxicity.

TL;DR: Plant species listed are used by the Masango people in two selected villages--Ibagha and Muyanama--in the Ngounie province of Gabon.

TL;DR: Medicinal remedies of vegetal origin employed by the Pilagá in Central Chaco were studied through collections of plant specimens and interviews with local informants from several villages, yet plants were not completely excluded from the treatment of ailments.

TL;DR: These experiments are the first documentation of an hallucinogenic agent from the animal kingdom, and they provide clear evidence of a psychoactive toad that could have been employed by Precolumbian peoples of the New World.

TL;DR: P. ginseng root extract acts on sensory neurons through a similar pathway as mu-type opioids: both inhibit Ca2+ channels through pertussis toxin-sensitive GTP-binding proteins, however, the receptor is not an alpha 2-adrenergic, GABAB, muscarinic, or opioid receptor.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extracted the flowers of Celastrus paniculatus and whole plant of Tecomella undulata individually in absolute methanol and tested their oral analgesic and anti-inflammatory potentials.

TL;DR: The data suggest that the volatile oil of R. officinalis has hyperglycemic and insulin release inhibitory effects in the rabbit.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that catechin and turmeric which are regularly consumed natural products, are effective in mice or golden hamsters as chemopreventive agents.

TL;DR: Results showed that aqueous extract of M. charantia fruits has a hypoglycaemic activity without improving the tolerance to glucose in cyproheptadine-induced diabetic mice.