The therapeutic benefits of medicinal plants are well known. Nevertheless, essential oils have been the main focus of antioxidant and antimicrobial studies, remaining scarce the reports with hydrophilic extracts. Thus, the antioxidant and antifungal activities of aqueous (prepared by infusion and decoction) and methanol/water (80:20, v/v) extracts of sage (Salvia officinalis L.) were evaluated ...

This study evaluated effect of atorvastatin, sitopaladi churna and a decoction of herbs on nitric oxide (NO) levels in rats. Nitric oxide levels in blood were estimated by Cortas &Wakid method. Atorvastatin (10 mg/ kg), sitopaladi churna (1000 mg/ kg), decoction of herbs(10 ml/ kg) containing embelia ribes seeds, cymbopogon citratus(lemon grass), zingiber officinale (ginger), ocimum sanctum(tul...

The aim of this study is to investigate the actions of Chinese herbal medicine, called "Fuzheng Kang-Ai" (FZKA for short) decoction, against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. We showed that the effect of FZKA decoction significantly inhibited growth of A549 and PC9 cells. Furthermore, FZKA increased phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase alpha ...

BACKGROUND Danggui Liuhuang (DLH) decoction is a traditional herbal medicine that is widely used in East Asia to treat menopausal symptoms. Most of the available clinical trials that investigated DLH decoction have been included in this review. The objectives of this protocol are to provide the information of how to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of DLH decoction for the treatment of men...

Toona sinensis and Moschus are two herb materials used in traditional Chinese medicine, most commonly for their various biological activities. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effect of three decoctions from Toona sinensis, Moschus, and Toona sinensis and Moschus in combination on cell growth in several normal and cancer cell lines by cell viability assay. The results showed that t...