Showing papers in "Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 1998"

TL;DR: An arbitrary scoring system was developed to evaluate the above parameters for the different extractants and acetone gave the best results with these plants with an arbitrary value of 102.

TL;DR: Among various extracts, only alcoholic extracts of Emblica officinalis, terminalia chebula, Terminalia belerica, Plumbago zeylanica and Holarrhena antidysenterica were found to show potentially interesting activity against test bacteria.

TL;DR: The results showed that eight out of the 28 studied plants significantly decrease the hyperglycemic peak and/or the area under the glucose tolerance curve, suggesting the validity of their clinical use in diabetes mellitus control, after their toxicological investigation.

TL;DR: Results from the in vitro antiamoebic activity of some Congolese plant extracts used as antidiarrhoeic in traditional medicine indicated that of 45 plant extracts tested, 35 (77.78%) exhibited an antiamoscular activity and 10 (22.22%) were inactive.

TL;DR: It is concluded that plant extracts with low MIC and MBC values may serve as sources for compounds with therapeutic potency in East African medicinal plants.

TL;DR: 16 plants, among them Cassia fistula, Terminalia arjuna and Vitex negundo showed significant antibacterial activity against the tested bacteria, confirming the traditional therapeutic claims for these herbs.

TL;DR: The anti-nociceptive effect of ethanolic extract of 11 traditionally used Jordanian plants was studied by using the acetic acid-induced writhing and hot-plate test in mice and the anti-inflammatory effects were dose dependent.

TL;DR: Aloe vera treatment of wounds in diabetic rats may enhance the process of wound healing by influencing phases such as inflammation, fibroplasia, collagen synthesis and maturation, and wound contraction.

TL;DR: The most antimicrobially active plants were Phagnalon rupestre and Micromeria nervosa, whereas, the least active plant was Ziziphus spina-christi.

TL;DR: The study shows that Jamun seed extract (JSEt) has hypoglycaemic action and the decrease in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and increase in reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) clearly show the antioxidant property of the JSEt.

TL;DR: The extraction and fraction of Turnera ulmifolia and it's partitioned fractions present both anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcerogenic effects and may be related to an increase of mucosal defensive factors, such as prostaglandin and mucus.

TL;DR: The observations suggest that the fruit of S. nigrum possesses potential CNS-depressant action, which significantly prolonged pentobarbital-induced sleeping time and suppressed the aggressive behavior.

TL;DR: Both topical and oral treatments with Aloe vera were found to have a positive influence on the synthesis of GAGs and thereby beneficially modulate wound healing.

TL;DR: Ethanol extract of four different plants of the Khatra region of the Bankura district of West Bengal, India showed significant inhibitory activity against castor oil induced diarrhoea and PGE2 induced enteropooling in rats, establishing the efficacy of all these plant materials as anti-diarrhoeal agents.

TL;DR: The medicinal system of the Asháninka Indians in Perú is portrayed and a significant normalization of lymphocyte percentage was observed in vivo although total leucocyte numbers did not change.

TL;DR: Withania somnifera is an Indian medicinal plant used widely in the treatment of many clinical conditions in India and its antistressor properties have been investigated using adult Wistar strain albino rats and cold water swimming stress test.

TL;DR: The effects of ethanolic extract of ginger were studied in cholesterol fed rabbits and results indicate that ginger is definitely an antihyperlipidaemic agent.

TL;DR: Simultaneous oral administration of ashwagandha (100 mg/kg) prevented the rise in LPO in rabbits and mice, and the peak was reached immediately after PGN and 2-6 h after LPS administration.

TL;DR: HI-2 reduced abdominal constrictions in mice following injection of acetic acid and inhibited inflammation induced by dextran and arachidonic acid, and showed related anti-inflammatory activity and the analgesic effect of HI-2.

TL;DR: Ethanolic extracts from 15 plant species, representing eight different families, used in traditional medicine in Ecuador were evaluated for antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities and E. articulatum extract possesses both activities.

TL;DR: The mechanism of the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory actions of extract are not related to the opioid system, of course the comparison of chronic administration of SS and Se showed a rapid onset of action for Se rather than SS.

TL;DR: Since the protective effect of HD-03 was observed in all three types of intoxication, which are different in their primary mechanism of inducing hepatotoxicity, a protective mode of action ofHD-03, not specific to the hepatotoxin, is suggested.

TL;DR: The absence of toxicity of guarana was demonstrated by histopathological examination, with no alteration being detected in heart, lungs, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and spleen.

TL;DR: The most active extracts were the aerial parts of Pterocaulon sphacelatum (Asteraceae) and roots of Dianella longifolia var.

TL;DR: Results indicate that S. cayennensis shows antiinflammatory properties which seems to be due, at least partly, to the inhibition of bradyknin and histamine.

TL;DR: Luteolin-4'-O-neohesperidoside has significant anti-inflammatory action and its antinociceptive activity is less pronounced when compared with its anti- inflammatory activity.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the water extract of whole plant of Piper sarmentosum has a hypoglycemic effect in rats.

TL;DR: SAFB inhibits immediate hypersensitivity by inhibition of histamine release from mast cells in vivo and in vitro, and dose-dependently inhibited histamine releases from rat peritoneal mast cells by compound 48/80 or anti-dinitrophenyl IgE.

TL;DR: Red ginseng extract B could effectively inhibit the Fe2+/cysteine-induced lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsome, suggesting that red ginsENG extract B has a stronger antioxidative effect than that of extract A, and suggests that redginseng extracts have potent tumor therapeutic activity and improve the cell immune system.

TL;DR: Results obtained suggest that Drosera peltata extract could be used in the treatment of oral infectious diseases like dental caries and periodontitis.