Müller-Vahl H, Tegenthoff M. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag 2020, 11. Auflage. 410 Abb., Mixed Media Product, 209,99 €. ISBN 978–3–13–241614–7

The use of medicinal herbs to relieve and treat diseases is increasing because of their mild features and few side effects (Basgel and Erdemoglu, 2006). These plants are unlicensed and freely available, however, and there is no requirement to demonstrate efficacy, safety or quality (Ernst, 1998). Cassia angustifolia Vahl (Family: Caesalpinaceae), popularly known as senna, is a valuable plant dr...

Hydrodistilled essential oil of the aerial parts of Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & Wood, collected from the Kumaon region of the western Himalayas was analysed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Eighty constituents, accounting for 83.9 % of the total oil composition, were identified. The oil was mainly dominated by sesquiterpenoids (45.3 %) and benzenoid compounds...

Abstract Piper retrofractum Vahl is one type of medicinal plant that the people Indonesia often use. contains piperine alkaloids, cavicin, piperidine, saponins, polyphenols, essential oils, palmitic acid, and tetrahydropiperic acid. Syzygium cumini anthocyanins such as a source antioxidants. Therefore, it necessary to research effect concentration addition on product quality Vahl. The method us...

Three new abietane-type diterpenoids, named callicapoic acid M3 (1), callicapoic acid M4 (2) and callicapoic acid M5 (3), were isolated from the Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. Their structures were established by spectroscopic techniques (IR, UV, MS, 1D and 2D NMR). All the isolated three compounds were evaluated for inhibitory activity on NO production in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells...

Ursolic acid (1) and a new flavanone, 5-O-(6-rhamnosylglucoside)-7-hydroxy-4'-methoxyflavanone (2), were isolated from the leaves of Salvia elegans Vahl. These natural products displayed antidepressant activity in mice as determined by means of a forced swimming test (FST) evaluation. Structural elucidation was carried out by chemical derivatization (acetylation) and spectroscopic analyses, suc...

extracts obtained from the aerial parts of stachys lavandulifolia (lamiaceae) are used in iranian folk medicine as remedies for the treatment of various painful and inflammatory diseases. for evaluation of its probable analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, hydroalcoholic, polyphenolic and boiled extracts of the aerial parts of the herb were prepared and their analgesic effects were studied i...