Achyrocline satureioides (LAM.) DC (Compositae) is a sub-bush original from America and distributed in Europe and Africa. It is mainly used in infusions, as digestive, sedative among others and has antimicrobial and antiviral properties. A research was made into the anti-microbial activity of the A. satureioides decoction on the Staphylococcus spp strains. They were isolated from 18 patients wi...

BACKGROUND Prednisone plus azathioprine is considered the mainstay of therapy in the current recommendations for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). However, it does not provide good benefits for AIH patients because of its serious side effects. Therefore, more and more AIH patients prefer to seek for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to manage their symptoms and reduce the side effects of steroids in...

A high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with diode array detection (DAD) was established for simultaneous determination of seven main bioactive components in San-ao decoction and its series of formulae (San-ao decoction, Wu-ao decoction, Qi-ao decoction and Jia-wei San-ao decoction). Seven compounds were analyzed simultaneously with a XTerra C(18) column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5...

Background: Thymus persicus is one of the Iranian endemic medicinal plants, that its decoction and various products have plenty of food and pharmaceutical uses. Objective: Evaluation of T. persicus products metabolite contains and determination of the best antioxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-Alzheimer extract. Methods: Samples total phenolic, flavonoid and tannin contents were determined by F...

A 49-year-old woman presented with an eczematous reaction on her hands that which had appeared 5 days previously. To treat her wrist sprain, she had applied hot compresses with a herbal water decoction of multi-ingredient formulations on her hands for half an hour, and bathed her hands in this decoction for another 20min. After 1 day, her hands became erythematous, with burning and itching (Fig...

Barberry fruit is consumed in different forms including dried fruit, juice, jam and marmalade in Iran. This fruit is also used as a food additive (flavoring and colorant) in soup and rice dishes. In present study, antioxidant activities of acetone, ethanol and water (infusion and decoction) extracts of barberry (Berberis vulgaris) fruit were investigated using 2,2-azinobis-3-ethylbenzo...

Objective: To study the inhibitory effect of decoction extracts of some medicinal plants on the crystallization of calcium oxalate. Methods: The extraction was done by decoction method and in-vitro anti-urolithiatic activity was evaluated by the turbidometric method. Results: Terminalia species could be a promising source for curing urinary stone disease. Conclusion: Further, these in-vitro res...

Background and Aim: This study was designed to explore the clinical utility of apricot kernel decoction on salivary glycoproteins in patients with periodontitis. Methods: The samples were obtained from 123 subjects divided into 4 groups, namely healthy individuals (healthy), non-treated periodontitis (control), chlorhexidine-treated (chlorhexidine) both (decoction + chlorhexidine). Salivary sia...

Objective: Currently, Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BHD) used alone or integrated with Western drugs has been widely used as an alternative and effective method for the treatment of stroke of sequelae in China. Many clinical studies reported the effectiveness ranging from case reports and case series to controlled observational studies and randomized clinical trials, but the evidence for its effect ...

h Abstract Background: Insomnia is a widespread complaint in the general population. Wendan decoction has been widely applied in the treatment of primary insomnia. However, to our knowledge, there has been no systematic review or meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails regarding the effectiveness of this treatment. Here, we provide a protocol to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Wendan ...