BACKGROUND Cleistopholis patens (Cp) (Annonacae) is a popular medicinal herb used in the the treatment of cardiovascular disorders in Nigerian ethnomedicine. OBJECTIVES The present study investigated the effects of the aqueous leaf extract of Cp on lipid and haematological profile of hypercholesterolemic Albino rats. METHODS The animals were divided into 5 groups (A - E) of 5 animals per gr...

Abstract Background Despite the increased morbidity of ulcerative colitis (UC) in developing countries, available treatments remain unsatisfactory. Therefore, it is urgent to discover more effective therapeutic strategies. Pulsatilla chinensis was widely used for treatment inflamed intestinal diseases including UC thousands years China. Anemoside B4, most abundant triterpenoid saponin isolated ...

BACKGROUND Research into the protection of rare and endangered plant species involves genetic analyses to determine their genetic variation and genetic structure. Various categories of genetic markers are used for this purpose. Microsatellites, also known as simple sequence repeats (SSR), are the most popular category of markers in population genetics research. In most cases, microsatellites ac...

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy homeopathic medicines in reduction or resolution breast fibroadenoma (FA) through ultrasound (US) assessment intervention and control groups. secondary compare single multiple fibroadenomas. A single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot conducted from January 2014 June 2018 at 4 research centers with 6 months follow-up. Fem...

A Balaton déli partmelléke és a háttérterületén emelkedő Külső-Somogy dombvidék célzott flóra- vegetációkutatása eredményeképp jelen közleményben 230 edényes növénytaxon feltérképezett előfordulási adatait mutatom be. Növényföldrajzi szempontból kiemelkedő jelentőségű Dél-Dunántúlról eddig ismeretlen Vicia sparsiflora előkerülése. E faj lösz dombhátain jellemző más xerotherm tölgyes elemek (Car...

Excessive bone resorption by osteoclasts within inflamed joints is the most specific hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis. A. flaccida has long been used for the treatment of arthritis in folk medicine of China; however, the active ingredients responsible for the anti-arthritis effects of A. flaccida are still elusive. In this study, W3, a saponin isolated from the extract of A. flaccida was identi...