Aconitum kusnezoffii used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory. It is often not only in Mongolian medicine but also traditional Chinese medicine. However, there are few studies on its impact of inflammatory cytokines. This study explored the effects vitro human colon cancer (Caco-2) cells. Cytotoxicity was assessed by measuring expression IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α enzyme-linked immunosorbent as...

The chemical constituents from Aconitum richardsonianum var. pseudosessiliflorum were investigated. The roots of this plant were extracted three times with 90% EtOH at the room temperature. The ethanol extracts were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure to yield residue, which was suspended in water and successively partitioned with chloroform. The chloroform extraction was isolated ...

A study was carried out to elaborate the medicinal plant diversity at higher altitude of District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district is located between 33°-31' to 34°-08' North latitudes and 72°-33' to 73°-01' East longitude. Floristically the area comes under SinoJapanese region. The study revealed that there were 25 medicinal plant species belonging to 21 families. Among thes...

Aconitum kusnezoffii Reichb., one of the earliest recorded toxic species of genus Aconitum, has been used as traditional Chinese medicine and medicinal diet over the last 2500 years to treat heart failure congestion, neuralgia, rheumatism and gout, etc. In the present paper, four water-soluble polysaccharide fractions isolated from the tubers of A. kusnezoffii Reichb. were studied the antioxida...