In vitro bioactivity of extracts from seeds of Cassia absus L. growing in Pakistan
Publication date: Available online 17 January 2019Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Saeed Ahmad, Ayesha Hassan, Tayyeba Rehman, Abdul Basit, Anbreen Tahir, Muhammad Adeel ArshadAbstractCassia absus seeds are widely used in traditional medicine for treatment of skin infections, wound healing, hypertension, peptic ulcers and anuria. The current study evaluated the antioxidant, antibacterial, and enzyme inhibitory activity of extracts obtained from the seeds of C. absus L. (Leguminosae) to determine a mechanism for the traditional use of the seeds. Crude ethanolic extract of C.absus seeds was prepared by maceration...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - February 21, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Differing antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of Polypodium vulgare L. rhizome aqueous extract and one of its purified active ingredients–osladin
Publication date: Available online 29 January 2019Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Michał Gleńsk, Dorota Tichaczek-Goska, Kamila Środa-Pomianek, Maciej Włodarczyk, Carl A. Wesolowski, Dorota WojniczAbstractPolypodium vulgare L. (Polypodiaceae), the common polypody, is used in Polish traditional medicine as an expectorant to treat cough, chronic nephritis, and pyelonephritis. This is a first study that tests the antimicrobial properties of the osladin contained in P. vulgare rhizome aqueous extract. The osladin was isolated from the aqueous extract by resin column fractionation, crystallization and preparati...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - January 30, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Higher consumption of Allium vegetables may modulate insulin homeostasis: A longitudinal follow-up study
ConclusionHigher consumption of allium vegetables may be considered as a nutritional strategy to improve glucose/insulin homeostasis. (Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - January 30, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Comparison of the Effect of Topical Use of Nigella Sativa Oil and Diclofenac Gel on Osteoarthritis Pain in Older People: A Randomized, Double-blind, Clinical Trial
Publication date: Available online 23 January 2019Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Fatemeh Azizi, Fereshteh Ghorat, Mohammad Hassan Rakhshani, Mostafa RadAbstractOsteoarthritis is one of the most common diseases in the elderly. Herbal remedies create pain relief with appropriate clinical effects and less toxicity. We aimed to investigate the effect of Nigella sativa oil compared with diclofenac gel on the reduction of osteoarthritis pain in older people. This was a double-blind clinical trial. Samples were 52 men and women aged 60-80 years. They were selected using a convenience method, that were randomly assig...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - January 24, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
In vitro Bioactivity of Extracts from Seeds of Cassia absus L.Growing in Pakistan
Publication date: Available online 17 January 2019Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Saeed Ahmad, Ayesha Hassan, Tayyeba Rehman, Abdul Basit, Anbreen Tahir, Muhammad Adeel ArshadAbstractCassia absus seeds are widely used in traditional medicine for treatment of skin infections, wound healing, hypertension, peptic ulcers and anuria. The current study evaluated the antioxidant, antibacterial, and enzyme inhibitory activity of extracts obtained from the seeds of C. absus L. (Leguminosae) to determine a mechanism for the traditional use of the seeds. Crude ethanolic extract of C.absus seeds was prepared by maceration...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - January 18, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Oregano and/or Marjoram: Traditional Oil Production and Ethnomedical Utilization of Origanum Species in southern Turkey
In this study, traditional oil production and ethnomedical utilization of plant products are presented from the Antalya region in southern Turkey. The native people harvest species from wild populations and air-dry them under the sun. They consume and sell mainly air-dried Origanum onites (Turkish oregano) leaves. They obtain essential oil traditionally by steam distillation from Origanum majorana (white marjoram) due to its high oil yield. The native people use dried plant material and essential oil to cure various diseases such as cough, chronic cold, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders and skin problems in humans as well...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - January 11, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Materia medica chests: investigating the 19th century use of botanicals by different medical professions
Publication date: Available online 6 January 2019Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Marion Mackonochie, Michael HeinrichAbstractThe use of herbal substances was an element of everyday medicine until the advent of synthetic medicines from the late 19th Century onwards. Medicinal chests were used as teaching and examination tools for apothecaries and pharmacists. The contents of two 19th Century materia medica chests that are owned by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in London (LSA) were analysed and compared with written texts from the time in order to understand botanical drug knowledge in 19th Century Brit...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - January 6, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Ethno-survey of Traditional Use of Plants as Aphrodisiacs in Kashmir Himalaya, India
Publication date: Available online 6 January 2019Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Aijaz Hassan Ganie, Bilal A. Tali, Gowhar. A. Shapoo, Irshad A. Nawchoo, Anzar A. KhurooAbstractDocumenting traditional use of biodiversity has assumed priority in conservation and sustainable use of this precious knowledge base. Of the various traditional uses of biodiversity, the utilization of plants to treat sexual disorders has a long history. Thus, the present study was carried out to survey and document the traditional use of plant species as aphrodisiacs in Kashmir Himalaya, India. It was discovered that 78 plant species g...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - January 6, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Neuroprotective effects of Hibiscus Sabdariffa against Hydrogen peroxide-induced toxicity
Publication date: Available online 17 December 2018Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Aiman Shalgum, Manoj Govindarajulu, Mohammed Majrashi, Sindhu Ramesh, Willard E. Collier, Gerald Griffin, Rajesh Amin, Chastity Bradford, Timothy Moore, Muralikrishnan DhanasekaranAbstractThe World Health Organization and the National Institute of Mental Health (United States of America) states that neurodegenerative diseases leads to significant loss of regular activity of the patients, their family and the caretakers leading to a huge economic loss. Current treatments provide modest and temporary symptomatic relief, without al...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - December 18, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Evaluation of biodegradable gel containing flax seed extract (Linum usitatissimum) as a targeted drug delivery for management of chronic periodontitis
Publication date: Available online 15 December 2018Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Pappu R, Varghese J, Koteshwara KB, Dr.Kamath V, Lobo R, K. NimmyAbstractTreatment of periodontitis has been one of the most challenging aspects of periodontal therapy. The role of host immune inflammatory response in periodontal disease forms the basis of modernistic therapeutic approaches. The present study evaluates the efficacy of an indigenously formulated flax seed extract in the form of biodegradable gel, as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. Sixty patients diagnosed with localized periodontal disease h...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - December 16, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Optimizing a recombinant estrogen receptor binding assay for analysis of herbal extracts
Publication date: Available online 10 December 2018Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Sandra L. Gray, Brett R. LackeyAbstractPhytoestrogens may directly or indirectly affect the function of estrogen receptors. A method using human recombinant estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ERα and ERβ) was adapted for pure isoflavone compounds: glycitein, glycitin, biochanin A and formononetin; and extracts from chaste tree, Queen-Anne’s lace, Cyperus rhizome, dong quai, flaxseed, black cohosh, Siberian ginseng, saw palmetto, hops, licorice, red clover and alfalfa. Estrogen binding equivalents (EBE) for extracts binding w...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - December 11, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Toxicology of medicinal plants and combinations used in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) for the treatment of hypertension
This study provides some insight into the possible toxicity implications of medicinal plants routinely used in rural northern KwaZulu-Nat. (Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - December 6, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Ethnopharmacological Studies, Chemical Composition, Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activities of Essential Oils of Eleven Salvia in Iran
Publication date: Available online 27 November 2018Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Mojtaba Asadollahi, Omidreza Firuzi, Fatemeh Heidary Jamebozorgi, Marzieh Alizadeh, Amir Reza JassbiAbstractThe chemical compositions of essential oils (EOs) of 11 Salvia species collected from different localities in Iran were analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Altogether, 58 compounds were identified. α- and β-Pinene, 1,8-cineol, β-caryophyllene and sclareol were detected as the major constituents. Moreover, the cytotoxic activity of the EOs were assessed against 3 human cancer cell lines (HT-29, MCF-7 and MOLT-4) using MTT re...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - November 28, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Efficacy of Darchini in the management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A randomized clinical study
ConclusionThe most important change was improvement in the menstrual pattern during the therapy. Our results support the fact that, despite the small metabolic and hormonal changes, cinnamon therapy is well tolerated by the majority of patients and may be clinically useful, especially in patients with menstrual disturbances in PCOS. Hence, cinnamon can be considered as an alternate therapy for the management of PCOS. (Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - November 23, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Black Salve Composition: An evaluation of the potential for Normal Tissue Toxicity and Treatment Failure from Black Salve Products
Publication date: Available online 19 November 2018Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Andrew Croaker, Graham J. King, John H. Pyne, Shailendra Anoopkumar-Dukie, Lei LiuAbstractBlack salve, used as an alternative skin cancer therapy, contains both herbal and chemical constituents, including extracts of the rhizomes of Sanguinaria canadensis and zinc chloride. Black salves may be ordered online and have been associated with cases of extensive tissue necrosis and treatment failures that have resulted in patient fatalities. Despite these adverse outcomes and continued use by patients, black salve products have not be...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - November 21, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
