The cultivation of American elderberry (Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis) continues to increase as the use of this botanical has expanded. Elderberries contain a variety of polyphenols, including anthocyanins, which have purported health benefits. However, information is lacking regarding the impact of environmental, management, and genotypic factors on the quantity and type of polyphenols and ...

This study describes the screening of extracts obtained from 19 species of plants used in Brazilian traditional medicine for treatment of a variety of diseases. The extracts were tested against axenic amastigote and promastigote forms of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis, and epimastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi in vitro at a concentration of 100 μg/ml. Baccharis trimera, Cymbopogon citratus, Matr...

March-April 2017 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 303 Morroniside, an iridoid glycoside (fig. 1), is the main active ingredient from Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. and Sambucus williamsii Hance, both of which are rich sources of iridoid glycosides and have been used as traditional Chinese medicinal herbs for centuries. Various pharmacologic studies have indicated that morroniside ha...

One hundred methanolic plant extracts were screened for antiviral activity against seven viruses. Twelve extracts were found to have antiviral activity at the non-cytotoxic concentrations tested. The extracts of Rosa nutkana and Amelanchier alnifolia, both members of the Rosaceae, were very active against an enteric coronavirus. A root extract of another member of the Rosaceae, Potentilla argut...

The ethnopharmacology of Madeira and Porto Santo Islands is extremely interesting because of the cultural and biogeographic features of this region, which make it a centre of medicinal plant diversity (richness of endemic flora, geographical isolation in the Atlantic sea, crosscultural influences, and past abundance of local healers). The medicinal flora of Madeira is composed of 259 species. S...

Introduction AGP (Alpha1-acid glycoprotein) is considered one of the major acute phase proteins in cats. In humans, AGP is a heavily glycosylated protein that undergoes several modifications of its glycan moiety during acute and chronic inflammatory pathologies. In this communication we present the feline AGP’s glycan moiety modifications in the course of two very frequent feline diseases, the ...

Hypercholesterolemia is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recent studies reported that stimulation of transintestinal cholesterol excretion (TICE), a nonbiliary excretion, can be strategy preventing CVD. Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) has been to reduce CVD via its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hypocholesterolemic effects. However, little known about role black ...