To establish an HPLC method for determination of tanshinone IIA in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge extract, and observe the protective effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza extract on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Column used is a Diamonsil C18, mobile phase is methanol-water (75:25), and detection wavelength is 270 nm. Ischemia-reperfusion injury model is replicated, and the size of myocar...

Objective: To investigate the physico-chemical parameter, preliminary phytochemical screening, fluorescence and Thin Layer Chromatographic analysis of the leaves of the plant Lasia spinosa (Lour) Thwaites. Methods: The fresh and powder leaves of the plant Lasia spinosa (Lour) Thwaites (Araceae) were studied by morphology, preliminary phytochemical screening, and florescence analysis of powdered...

Salvia divinorum is a new recreational drug where few studies have been conducted on its prevalence and predictors of use. Using a sample of undergraduate students, this study investigated these issues. While a small number reported experimenting with salvia, logistic regression models showed that demographics, marijuana use, and self-control are statistically significant predictors. The effect...

Natural products from plants have been used since ancestral times to treat a wide variety of diseases worldwide. Plants of the genus Salvia (Sage) have been reported to be used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases and ailments. In particular, some Salvia species have been used in traditional medicine to treat diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the genera Trypanosoma, Leis...

objective: doxorubicin (dox) is an effective anticancer drug but its clinical application is limited because it induces apoptosis in cardiomyocytes and leads to permanent degenerative cardiomyopathy and heart failure possibly due to oxidative stress. recent studies showed that capparis spinosa (c. spinose)exhibits potent antioxidant activity. so, in this study, we explored the protective effect...

Capparis spinosa L. (C. spinosa) has been used as food and traditional medicine and shows anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. Here, we prepared the C. spinosa fruit ethanol extracts (CSEs) using different procedures and investigated the effects of CSE on the maturation of mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DCs) in the absence or presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). DC matura...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Magnolia officinalis Rehder and Wilson [Magnoliaceae] bark and Ziziphus spinosa (Buhge) Hu ex. Chen. [Fam. Rhamnaceae] seed have a history of use in traditional Asian medicine for mild anxiety, nervousness and sleep-related problems. AIM OF THE STUDY To identify pharmacological targets, extracts of Magnolia officinalis (ME), Ziziphus spinosa (ZE), and a propriet...

Reinhold Deml Lehrstuhl für Tierökologie II, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] Z. Naturforsch. 56c, 89-94 (2001); received September 12/October 18, 2000 Chemical Defense, Saturniidae, Secondary Compounds Scolus secretions and hemolymph of caterpillars of Satumia pyri fed with two different foodplants (Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa) were ...