BACKGROUND Obesity and overweight are consistently associated with metabolic disorders including hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. Herbal medicines have been currently suggested as an alternative source of potentially useful antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant activities. The objective of this study was to assess the in vitro inhibitory effects of eleven herbal medicines on carbo...

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...

This study investigated the antioxidant activity of functional beverage concentrates containing herbal medicine extracts (FBCH) using various antioxidant assays, such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical scavenging activity, and reducing power assay. The total polyphenolic content of FBCH (81.45...

This review aims to compile biological activity including antioxidant, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory properties of Thunbergia laurifolia or Rang Jued in Thai. Thais has been using this plant as folk medicine since ancient times. T. laurifolia is recognized mainly for its detoxification property, however, recently anti-inlammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective and anti-d...

The objective of this study was to investigate the single dose antioxidant and antidiabetic effect of a herbomineral amino acid extract (HMAA) of Spinacia oleracea on alloxan induced diabetic rats. In the present study, the animals were divided into 6 groups: Group 1 – Normal saline as vehicle –control, Group 2 – Untreated diabetic rats (Alloxan induced), Group 3 – Animals treated with Metformi...

Neurodegeneration refers to a condition of neuronal death occurring as a result of progressive disease of long term. It involves degeneration of circumscribed group of neurons that may be functionally or neuroanatomically connected. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder. Recent studies have indicated that a part of active compounds extracted from herbal medici...

Plants can contain a wide variety of substances with antioxidative properties which are associated with important health benefits. These positive health effects are of great importance at a time when the environment is laden with many toxic substances. Five selected herbal plants namely, Mimosa pudica, Phyllanthus niruri, Ceiba pentandra, Eleusine polydactyla and Trema amboinensi, were chosen f...

In this study creams were formulated based on the anti-oxidant potential of herbal extracts and its evaluation. Punica granatum leaves were shade dried and extracted by using soxhlet method with different solvents such as n-hexane, Benzene, alcohol and consistency of different metabolites. In this study creams were formulated based the antioxidant potential of herbal extract and its evaluation....

This study investigated the antioxidative effect of rooibos herbal tea and a rooibos-derived commercial supplement on tert-butyl hydroperoxide- (t-BHP-) induced oxidative stress in the liver. Forty male Wistar rats consumed fermented rooibos, unfermented rooibos, a rooibos-derived commercial supplement, or water for 10 weeks, while oxidative stress was induced during the last 2 weeks via intrap...