Modulation of immune response to alleviate diseases has long since been of interest. Recent progress on the ethnomedicinal plants as immunomodulatory agent reported from 2000 to early 2008 is reviewed. Plant extracts have been widely investigated in this time in different parts of the world for their possible immunomodulatory properties. Some of the studies demonstrated to the isolation of pote...

Herbal infusions of nine traditionally used medicinal plants were screened for total phenolic content (TPC), radical scavenging activity (RSA) and oxidative DNA damage protecting capacity by chemical assays. The TPC was determined in order to know its correlation with RSA. The extracts of T. cordifolia and C. spectabilis presented highest TPC values (34.21 ± 0.93 and 28.36 ± 1.05 mg GAE/g) and ...

This study investigates in vitro targets related to diabetes in 30 herbal extracts from Peru, for the first time, using α-glucosidase, aldose reductase (AR) inhibitory assays and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) scavenging assays. Among the 30 herbal extracts, Hypericum laricifolium Juss. (HL) was the herb which showed more t...

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the cellular antioxidant activities of Lantana montevidensis, Lippia multiflora, and Ocimum gratissimum leaves often consumed as herbal teas in a rural area of Bandundu severely affected by konzo, which is related to oxidative damage. Consequently, dietary supplements with proven antioxidant potentialities could be of real interest to promote in...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major health threat worldwide. The literature on herbal intervention in AKI was searched from English and Chinese databases and reports were critically analyzed in terms of preventing AKI, promoting repair and regeneration, enhancing extrarenal clearance of uremic toxins, and preventing progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Altogether, 16 herbal formulae an...

Recently, the use of herbal medicines has been increased all over the world due to their therapeutic effects and fewer adverse effects as compared to the modern medicines. However, many herbal drugs and herbal extracts despite of their impressive in-vitro findings demonstrates less or negligible in-vivo activity due to their poor lipid solubility or improper molecular size, resulting in poor ab...

Herbal medicines possess a great demand in both developed and developing countries as a source of primary health care owing to their attributes having wide biological and medicinal activities, high safety margins and lesser costs. People living in rural areas of Nepal depend largely in the herbal medicines for the treatment. The present study concerns with the study of pharmacognostic character...

The reproducible quality of phytopharmaceuticals--herbal medicines--is an essential prerequisite for good efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of functional disorders. In clinical trials and scientific investigations, standardized assessments (i.e., validated, internationally recognized and accepted scales) provide the basis for establishing clinical efficacy and tolerability. Extracts (e...

During the healing process of third-degree skin burns, a very complex response involves different cells and tissues linked together by intra- and extra-cellular mechanisms. For the restoration of damaged tissues, angiogenesis is the key point in the formation of new blood vessels. By their emollient, astringent, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, biostimulator, epithelizing and cicatrizing effect, ...

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of brewing time on the content of select trace elements (Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn) and heavy metals (Pb, Cd) in homogeneous and mixed herbs used in therapy of digestive system diseases and in regulation of digestive processes. The study involved 10 types of preparations of herbal teas (monoand multi-component sachets) acting on the gastrointestinal tract...