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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Ausgabe 1/2013

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Evaluation of pharmacological activities and assessment of intraocular penetration of an ayurvedic polyherbal eye drop (Itone™) in experimental models

Thirumurthy Velpandian, Pankaj Gupta, Alok Kumar Ravi, Hanuman Prasad Sharma, Nihar Ranjan Biswas

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Mondia whitei (Periplocaceae) prevents and Guibourtia tessmannii (Caesalpiniaceae) facilitates fictive ejaculation in spinal male rats

Pierre Watcho, Patrick Brice Deeh Defo, Modeste Wankeu-Nya, Miguel Carro-Juarez, Telesphore Benoît Nguelefack, Albert Kamanyi

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Dietary grape polyphenol resveratrol increases mammary tumor growth and metastasis in immunocompromised mice

Linette Castillo-Pichardo, Luis A Cubano, Suranganie Dharmawardhane

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In vitro antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of plants of the ethnopharmacopeia from northwest of Mexico

Manuel Jiménez-Estrada, Carlos Velázquez-Contreras, Adriana Garibay-Escobar, Davisela Sierras-Canchola, Ricardo Lapizco-Vázquez, Carolina Ortiz-Sandoval, Armando Burgos-Hernández, Ramón Enrique Robles-Zepeda

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Murraya koenigii leaf extract inhibits proteasome activity and induces cell death in breast cancer cells

Bindu Noolu, Rajanna Ajumeera, Anitha Chauhan, Balakrishna Nagalla, Raghunath Manchala, Ayesha Ismail

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The hexane fraction of Ardisia crispa Thunb. A. DC. roots inhibits inflammation-induced angiogenesis

Dayang Erna Zulaikha Awang Hamsin, Roslida Abdul Hamid, Latifah Saiful Yazan, Che Norma Mat Taib, Yeong Looi Ting

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The flavonoid content and antiproliferative, hypoglycaemic, anti-inflammatory and free radical scavenging activities of Annona dioica St. Hill

Anelise S N Formagio, Candida A L Kassuya, Frederico Formagio Neto, Carla R F Volobuff, Edna K K Iriguchi, Maria do C Vieira, Mary Ann Foglio

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Effects of microcurrent stimulation on Hyaline cartilage repair in immature male rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Carla de Campos Ciccone, Denise Cristina Zuzzi, Lia Mara Grosso Neves, Josué Sampaio Mendonça, Paulo Pinto Joazeiro, Marcelo Augusto Marretto Esquisatto

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Efficacy and safety of Suanzaoren decoction for primary insomnia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Cheng-long Xie, Yong Gu, Wen-Wen Wang, Lin Lu, Deng-lei Fu, Ai-ju Liu, Hui-qin Li, Ji-huang Li, Yan Lin, Wen-jie Tang, Guo-qing Zheng

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The biomechanical demands of standing yoga poses in seniors: The Yoga empowers seniors study (YESS)

Man-Ying Wang, Sean S-Y Yu, Rami Hashish, Sachithra D Samarawickrame, Leslie Kazadi, Gail A Greendale, George Salem

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Edible Bird’s nest extract as a chondro-protective agent for human chondrocytes isolated from osteoarthritic knee: in vitro study

Kien-Hui Chua, Ting-Hun Lee, Kamini Nagandran, Nor Hamdan Md Yahaya, Chew-Tin Lee, Eddie Tan Ti Tjih, Ramlan Abdul Aziz

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Electroacupuncture preconditioning reduces cerebral ischemic injury via BDNF and SDF-1α in mice

Ji Hyun Kim, Kyung Ha Choi, Young Jung Jang, Ha Neui Kim, Sun Sik Bae, Byung Tae Choi, Hwa Kyoung Shin

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Characteristics of users and implications for the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Ghanaian cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a cross- sectional study

Joel Yarney, Andrew Donkor, Samuel Y Opoku, Lily Yarney, Isaac Agyeman-Duah, Alice C Abakah, Emmanuel Asampong

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Antidiarrhoeal and antimicrobial activity of Calpurnia aurea leaf extract

Shemsu Umer, Alemu Tekewe, Nigatu Kebede

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Antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities of stingless bee Melipona scutellaris geopropolis

Marcos Guilherme da Cunha, Marcelo Franchin, LíviaCâmaradeCarvalho Galvão, AnaLúciaTascaGóis de Ruiz, João Ernesto de Carvalho, Masarahu Ikegaki, Severino Matias de Alencar, Hyun Koo, Pedro Luiz Rosalen

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Effects of organic extracts of six Bangladeshi plants on in vitro thrombolysis and cytotoxicity

M Atiar Rahman, Rabeya Sultana, Talha Bin Emran, M Saiful Islam, M Ashiqur Rahman, Joti Sankhar Chakma, Harun-ur Rashid, Chowdhury Mohammad Monirul Hasan

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Acute and chronic antihypertensive effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum stem bark methanol extract in L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats

Paulin Nyadjeu, Elvine Pami Nguelefack-Mbuyo, Albert Donatien Atsamo, Telesphore Benoît Nguelefack, Alain Bertrand Dongmo, Albert Kamanyi

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Pharmacological, antioxidant, genotoxic studies and modulation of rat splenocyte functions by Cyperus rotundus extracts

Kilani-Jaziri Soumaya, Mhalla Dhekra, Châbane Fadwa, Ghedira Zied, Limem Ilef, Ghedira Kamel, Chekir-Ghedira Leila

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Paraptosis and NF-κB activation are associated with protopanaxadiol-induced cancer chemoprevention

Chong-Zhi Wang, Binghui Li, Xiao-Dong Wen, Zhiyu Zhang, Chunhao Yu, Tyler D Calway, Tong-Chuan He, Wei Du, Chun-Su Yuan

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Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract

Yoke Keong Yong, Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria, Arifah Abdul Kadir, Muhammad Nazrul Somchit, Gwendoline Ee Cheng Lian, Zuraini Ahmad

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Antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic activity of Piper longum root aqueous extract in STZ induced diabetic rats

Shaik Abdul Nabi, Ramesh Babu Kasetti, Swapna Sirasanagandla, Thandaiah Krishna Tilak, Malaka Venkateshwarulu Jyothi Kumar, Chippada Appa Rao

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Vasorelaxant effect of Prunus yedoensis bark

Kyungjin Lee, Inhye Ham, Gabsik Yang, Mihwa Lee, Youngmin Bu, Hocheol Kim, Ho-Young Choi

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In vitro antitumor actions of extracts from endemic plant Helichrysum zivojinii

Ivana Z Matić, Ivana Aljančić, Željko Žižak, Vlatka Vajs, Milka Jadranin, Slobodan Milosavljević, Zorica D Juranić

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A potential anti-tumor herbal medicine, Corilagin, inhibits ovarian cancer cell growth through blocking the TGF-β signaling pathways

Luoqi Jia, Hongyan Jin, Jiayi Zhou, Lianghua Chen, Yiling Lu, Yanlin Ming, Yinhua Yu

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Citrus aurantium L. essential oil exhibits anxiolytic-like activity mediated by 5-HT1A-receptors and reduces cholesterol after repeated oral treatment

Celso A R A Costa, Thaís C Cury, Bruna O Cassettari, Regina K Takahira, Jorge C Flório, Mirtes Costa

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Physicochemical and antioxidant properties of Malaysian honeys produced by Apis cerana, Apis dorsata and Apis mellifera

Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Md Ibrahim Khalil, Siti Amrah Sulaiman, Siew Hua Gan

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Cytotoxic and apoptotic evaluations of marine bacteria isolated from brine-seawater interface of the Red Sea

Sunil Sagar, Luke Esau, Tyas Hikmawan, Andre Antunes, Karie Holtermann, Ulrich Stingl, Vladimir B Bajic, Mandeep Kaur

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Photoprotective and antioxidant effects of Rhubarb: inhibitory action on tyrosinase and tyrosine kinase activities and TNF-α, IL-1α and α-MSH production in human melanocytes

Jéssica PS Silveira, Leonardo N Seito, Samara Eberlin, Gustavo C Dieamant, Cecília Nogueira, Maria CV Pereda, Luiz C Di Stasi

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Antibacterial activities of the methanol extracts of ten Cameroonian vegetables against Gram-negative multidrug-resistant bacteria

Jaurès AK Noumedem, Marius Mihasan, Stephen T Lacmata, Marius Stefan, Jules R Kuiate, Victor Kuete

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The prevalence of traditional herbal medicine use among hypertensives living in South African communities

Gail D Hughes, Oluwaseyi M Aboyade, Bobby L Clark, Thandi R Puoane

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Propolis changes the anticancer activity of temozolomide in U87MG human glioblastoma cell line

Renata Markiewicz-Żukowska, Maria H Borawska, Anna Fiedorowicz, Sylwia K Naliwajko, Diana Sawicka, Halina Car

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Complementary and alternative medicine utilization by a sample of infertile couples in Jordan for infertility treatment: clinics-based survey

Sanaa K Bardaweel, Mayadah Shehadeh, Ghadeer ARY Suaifan, Maria-Vanessa Z Kilani

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Guava leaf extracts promote glucose metabolism in SHRSP.Z-Leprfa/Izm rats by improving insulin resistance in skeletal muscle

Xiangyu Guo, Hisae Yoshitomi, Ming Gao, Lingling Qin, Ying Duan, Wen Sun, Tunhai Xu, Peifeng Xie, Jingxin Zhou, Liansha Huang, Tonghua Liu

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In vitro biological effects of two anti-diabetic medicinal plants used in Benin as folk medicine

Fifa TD Bothon, Eric Debiton, Felicien Avlessi, Christiane Forestier, Jean-Claude Teulade, Dominique KC Sohounhloue

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The investigation of a traditional Chinese medicine, Guizhi Fuling Wan (GFW) as an intravesical therapeutic agent for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

Chi-Chen Lu, Mei-Yi Lin, Syue-Yi Chen, Cheng-Huang Shen, Lih-Geeng Chen, Hsiao-Yen Hsieh, Michael WY Chan, Cheng-Da Hsu

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In vitro and in vivo effects of standardized extract and fractions of Phaleria macrocarpa fruits pericarp on lead carbohydrate digesting enzymes

Rabyah B Ali, Item J Atangwho, Navneet Kuar, Mariam Ahmad, Roziahanim Mahmud, Mohd Z Asmawi

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Capsaicin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human KB cancer cells

Chia-Han Lin, Wei-Cheng Lu, Che-Wei Wang, Ya-Chi Chan, Mu-Kuan Chen

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Anti-protozoal activity of aporphine and protoberberine alkaloids from Annickia kummeriae (Engl. & Diels) Setten & Maas (Annonaceae)

Hamisi M Malebo, Tanja Wenzler, Monical Cal, Sauda M Swaleh, Maurice O Omolo, Ahmed Hassanali, Urs Séquin, Daniel Häussinger, Petur Dalsgaard, Matthias Hamburger, Reto Brun, Isaiah O Ndiege

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Efficacy of modified LiuJunZi decoction on functional dyspepsia of spleen-deficiency and qi-stagnation syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Shengsheng Zhang, Luqing Zhao, Hongbing Wang, Chuijie Wang, Suiping Huang, Hong Shen, Wei Wei, Lin Tao, Tao Zhou

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Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Abrus precatorius leaf extracts - an in vitro study

Mir Z Gul, Farhan Ahmad, Anand K Kondapi, Insaf A Qureshi, Irfan A Ghazi

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Induction of selective cytotoxicity and apoptosis in human T4-lymphoblastoid cell line (CEMss) by boesenbergin a isolated from boesenbergia rotunda rhizomes involves mitochondrial pathway, activation of caspase 3 and G2/M phase cell cycle arrest

Kuan-Beng Ng, Ahmad Bustamam, Mohd Aspollah Sukari, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Syam Mohan, Michael James Christopher Buckle, Behnam Kamalidehghan, Nabilah Muhammad Nadzri, Theebaa Anasamy, A Hamid A Hadi, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman

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The effectiveness of fermented turmeric powder in subjects with elevated alanine transaminase levels: a randomised controlled study

Sang-Wook Kim, Ki-Chan Ha, Eun-Kyung Choi, Su-Young Jung, Min-Gul Kim, Dae-Young Kwon, Hye-Jung Yang, Min-Jung Kim, Hee-Joo Kang, Hyang-Im Back, Sun-Young Kim, Soo-Hyun Park, Hum-Young Baek, Yong-Jae Kim, Joon-Yeol Lee, Soo-Wan Chae

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Hepatoprotective effect of ethanolic extract of Curcuma longa on thioacetamide induced liver cirrhosis in rats

Suzy M Salama, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Ahmed S AlRashdi, Salmah Ismail, Salim S Alkiyumi, Shahram Golbabapour

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Moxibustion for treating knee osteoarthritis: study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Seunghoon Lee, Kun Hyung Kim, Tae-Hun Kim, Jung-Eun Kim, Joo-Hee Kim, Jung Won Kang, Kyung-Won Kang, So-Young Jung, Ae-Ran Kim, Hyo-Ju Park, Mi-Suk Shin, Kwon-Eui Hong, Ho-Sueb Song, Jin-Bong Choi, Hyung-Jun Kim, Sun-Mi Choi

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Chemopreventive effect of Copaifera langsdorffii leaves hydroalcoholic extract on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced DNA damage and preneoplastic lesions in rat colon

Juliana Marques Senedese, Jacqueline Morais Alves, Ildercílio Mota de Souza Lima, Erick Augusto Pedroso de Andrade, Ricardo Andrade Furtado, Jairo Kenupp Bastos, Denise Crispim Tavares

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Heteropterys tomentosa (A. Juss.) infusion counteracts Cyclosporin a side effects on the ventral prostate

Karine M Freitas, Juliana C Monteiro, Marcos LM Gomes, Sebastião R Taboga, Heidi Dolder

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Acupuncture for ankle sprain: systematic review and meta-analysis

Jimin Park, Seokyung Hahn, Ji-Yeun Park, Hi-Joon Park, Hyangsook Lee

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine reviewer acknowledgement 2012

Thomas A Rowles

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Anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective and anti-ulcerogenic effects of red algae Gracilaria changii (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) extract

Meng-Hooi Shu, David Appleton, Keivan Zandi, Sazaly AbuBakar

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Extracts of Euphorbia hirta Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) and Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel (Apocynaceae) demonstrate activities against Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae in vitro

Simon K Attah, Patrick F Ayeh-Kumi, Archibald A Sittie, Isaac V Oppong, Alexander K Nyarko

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Antioxidant capacity of chewing stick miswak Salvadora persica

Saleh A Mohamed, Jalaluddin A Khan

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A Chinese herbal formula, Yi-Qi-Fu-Sheng, inhibits migration/invasion of colorectal cancer by down-regulating MMP-2/9 via inhibiting the activation of ERK/MAPK signaling pathways

Wanli Deng, Hua Sui, Qiaolin Wang, Nana He, Chunyan Duan, Liang Han, Qi Li, Ming Lu, Shuqin Lv

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Anti-hyperglycaemic globulins from selected Cucurbitaceae seeds used as antidiabetic medicinal plants in Africa

Clautilde Mofor Teugwa, Thaddée Boudjeko, Bruno Tugnoua Tchinda, Pascaline Chouadeu Mejiato, Denis Zofou

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The effect of Lycium barbarum on spinal cord injury, particularly its relationship with M1 and M2 macrophage in rats

Yu-Kai Zhang, Jian Wang, Ling Liu, Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So, Gong Ju

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Dracaena arborea alleviates ultra-structural spermatogenic alterations in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Modeste Wankeu-Nya, Adrian Florea, Stefana Bâlici, Pierre Watcho, Horea Matei, Albert Kamanyi

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Antioxidant activity and ultrastructural changes in gastric cancer cell lines induced by Northeastern Thai edible folk plant extracts

Praphaporn Stewart, Patcharee Boonsiri, Songchan Puthong, Panadda Rojpibulstit

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Prokinetic and laxative effects of the crude methanolic extract of Viola betonicifolia whole plant in rodents

Naveed Muhammad, Najeeb ur Rehman, Haroon Khan, Muhammad Saeed, Anwarul-Hassan Gilani

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Gallotannin-rich Caesalpinia spinosa fraction decreases the primary tumor and factors associated with poor prognosis in a murine breast cancer model

Claudia Urueña, Juan Mancipe, John Hernandez, Diana Castañeda, Luis Pombo, Alejandra Gomez, Alexzander Asea, Susana Fiorentino

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Thai traditional massage increases biochemical markers of bone formation in postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover trial

Sunee Saetung, La-or Chailurkit, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul

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Red ginseng abrogates oxidative stress via mitochondria protection mediated by LKB1-AMPK pathway

Guang-Zhi Dong, Eun Jeong Jang, Seung Ho Kang, Il Je Cho, Sun-Dong Park, Sang Chan Kim, Young Woo Kim

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Could the Sasang constitution itself be a risk factor of abdominal obesity?

Eunsu Jang, Younghwa Baek, Kihyun Park, Siwoo Lee

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Cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity of selected Cameroonian edible plants

Jean Paul Dzoyem, Santosh Kumar Guru, Constant Anatole Pieme, Victor Kuete, Akash Sharma, Inshad Ali Khan, Ajit Kumar Saxena, Ram Anuj Vishwakarma

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In vitro anticancer screening of 24 locally used Nigerian medicinal plants

Saudat Adamson Fadeyi, Olugbeminiyi O Fadeyi, Adedeji A Adejumo, Cosmas Okoro, Elbert Lewis Myles

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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of alternative (folk) medicine practitioners in 8 countries of the former Soviet Union

Andrew Stickley, Ai Koyanagi, Erica Richardson, Bayard Roberts, Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee

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Hair growth-promoting activity of hot water extract of Thuja orientalis

Nan-nan Zhang, Dong Ki Park, Hye-Jin Park

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Transcriptional profiling of Chinese medicinal formula Si-Wu-Tang on breast cancer cells reveals phytoestrogenic activity

Mandy Liu, Jeffery Fan, Steven Wang, Zhijun Wang, Charles Wang, Zhong Zuo, Moses SS Chow, Leming Shi, Zhining Wen, Ying Huang

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Evaluation of the cytotoxic effect and antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities of Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra essential oils from Tunisia

Zyed Rouis, Nabil Abid, Sadok Koudja, Thabet Yangui, Ameur Elaissi, Pier Luigi Cioni, Guido Flamini, Mahjoub Aouni

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Morus alba and active compound oxyresveratrol exert anti-inflammatory activity via inhibition of leukocyte migration involving MEK/ERK signaling

Yi-Ching Chen, Yin-Jing Tien, Chun-Houh Chen, Francesca N Beltran, Evangeline C Amor, Ran-Juh Wang, Den-Jen Wu, Clément Mettling, Yea-Lih Lin, Wen-Chin Yang

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Regulation of podocalyxin expression in the kidney of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats with Chinese herbs (Yishen capsule)

Jingai Fang, Hongkun Wei, Yanyan Sun, Xiaodong Zhang, Wenyuan Liu, Qintao Chang, Ruihua Wang, Yuewen Gong

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Anti-hyperglycemic effects of three medicinal plants in diabetic pregnancy: modulation of T cell proliferation

Akadiri Yessoufou, Joachim Gbenou, Oussama Grissa, Aziz Hichami, Anne-Marie Simonin, Zouhair Tabka, Mansourou Moudachirou, Kabirou Moutairou, Naim A Khan

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Antibacterial constituents of three Cameroonian medicinal plants: Garcinia nobilis, Oricia suaveolens and Balsamocitrus camerunensis

Hugues Fouotsa, Armelle T Mbaveng, Celine D Mbazoa, Augustin E Nkengfack, Shaheen Farzana, Choudhary M Iqbal, Jacobus J Marion Meyer, Namrita Lall, Victor Kuete

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Complexity-based measures inform tai chi’s impact on standing postural control in older adults with peripheral neuropathy

Brad Manor, Lewis A Lipsitz, Peter M Wayne, C-K Peng, Li Li

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CamMedNP: Building the Cameroonian 3D structural natural products database for virtual screening

Fidele Ntie-Kang, James A Mbah, Luc Meva’a Mbaze, Lydia L Lifongo, Michael Scharfe, Joelle Ngo Hanna, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, Pascal Amoa Onguéné, Luc C Owono Owono, Eugene Megnassan, Wolfgang Sippl, Simon MN Efange

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Herbal compound “Songyou Yin” attenuates hepatoma cell invasiveness and metastasis through downregulation of cytokines secreted by activated hepatic stellate cells

Qing-An Jia, Zhi-Ming Wang, Zheng-Gang Ren, Yang Bu, Xiao-Ying Xie, Yan-Hong Wang, Lan Zhang, Qiang-Bo Zhang, Tong-Chun Xue, Li-Fen Deng, Zhao-You Tang

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In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities of cranberry press cake extracts alone or in combination with β-lactams against Staphylococcus aureus

Moussa S Diarra, Glenn Block, Heidi Rempel, B Dave Oomah, Judy Harrison, Jason McCallum, Simon Boulanger, Éric Brouillette, Mariza Gattuso, François Malouin

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Effect of an office worksite-based yoga program on heart rate variability: outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

Birinder S Cheema, Angelique Houridis, Lisa Busch, Verena Raschke-Cheema, Geoff W Melville, Paul W Marshall, Dennis Chang, Bianca Machliss, Chris Lonsdale, Julia Bowman, Ben Colagiuri

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Extract of Scutellaria baicalensis inhibits dengue virus replication

Keivan Zandi, Tong-Hye Lim, Nor-Aziyah Rahim, Meng-Hooi Shu, Boon-Teong Teoh, Sing-Sin Sam, Mohammed-Bashar Danlami, Kim-Kee Tan, Sazaly Abubakar

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Effects of Ginkgo biloba on chemically-induced mammary tumors in rats receiving tamoxifen

Marcos Correa Dias, Kelly Silva Furtado, Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues, Luís Fernando Barbisan

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Evaluation of the cytotoxicity, mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of a natural antidepressant, Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John’s wort), on vegetal and animal test systems

Ana Paula Peron, Rosinete Gonçalves Mariucci, Igor Vivian de Almeida, Elisângela Düsman, Mário Sérgio Mantovani, Veronica Elisa Pimenta Vicentini

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In vitro and in vivo antidermatophytic activity of the dichloromethane-methanol (1:1 v/v) extract from the stem bark of Polyscias fulva Hiern (Araliaceae)

Guy Sedar Singor Njateng, Donatien Gatsing, Raymond Simplice Mouokeu, Paul Keilah Lunga, Jules-Roger Kuiate

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Chinese herbal medicine for impaired glucose tolerance: a randomized placebo controlled trial

Suzanne J Grant, Dennis Hsu-Tung Chang, Jianxun Liu, Vincent Wong, Hosen Kiat, Alan Bensoussan

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Antioxidant and relaxant activity of fractions of crude methanol extract and essential oil of Artemisia macrocephala jacquem

Niaz Ali, Ismail Shah, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Ghayour Ahmed, Mohammad Shoaib, Muhammad Junaid, Waqar Ali, Zahoor Ahmed

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Anti-inflammatory effect of Prunus yedoensis through inhibition of nuclear factor-κB in macrophages

Juyeong Lee, Gabsik Yang, Kyungjin Lee, Mi-Hwa Lee, Ji-Whan Eom, Inhye Ham, Ho-Young Choi

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Protective effects of stem bark of Harungana madgascariensis on the red blood cell membrane

Prosper Cabral Nya Biapa, Horea Matei, Ştefana Bâlici, Julius Eyong Oben, Jeanne Yonkeu Ngogang

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Antibacterial, antidiarrhoeal, and cytotoxic activities of methanol extract and its fractions of Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Roxb leaves

Muhammad Mutassim Billah, Rafikul Islam, Hajera Khatun, Shahnaj Parvin, Ekramul Islam, SM Anisul Islam, Akbar Ali Mia

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Potential effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine for cardiac syndrome X (CSX): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jia-ying Wang, Lu Xiao, Jing Chen, Jing-bo Zhai, Wei Mu, Jing-yuan Mao, Hongcai Shang

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Computational repositioning of ethno medicine elucidated gB-gH-gL complex as novel anti herpes drug target

Syed Hussain Basha, Deepthi Talluri, Nalini Prasad Raminni

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Antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial activities of Persea americana seeds

Adelina Jiménez-Arellanes, Julieta Luna-Herrera, Ricardo Ruiz-Nicolás, Jorge Cornejo-Garrido, Amparo Tapia, Lilián Yépez-Mulia

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The effects of vitamins C and B12 on human nasal ciliary beat frequency

Jian Jiao, Na Meng, Hong Wang, Luo Zhang

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Water extract of Spatholobus suberectus inhibits osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption

Hyunil Ha, Ki-Shuk Shim, Hyosun An, Taesoo Kim, Jin Yeul Ma

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Antidiabetic and antioxidant properties of Ficus deltoidea fruit extracts and fractions

Hasni Misbah, Azlina Abdul Aziz, Norhaniza Aminudin

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Opinions on Kampo and reasons for using it – results from a cross-sectional survey in three Japanese clinics

Lydia Hottenbacher, Thorolf ER Weißhuhn, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Seki, Julia Ostermann, Claudia M Witt

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Protective effect of genistein on radiation-induced intestinal injury in tumor bearing mice

Tae Gen Son, Eun Ji Gong, Min Ji Bae, Sung Dae Kim, Kyu Heo, Changjong Moon, Kwangmo Yang, Joong Sun Kim

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Individualised medicine from the perspectives of patients using complementarytherapies: a meta-ethnography approach

Brigitte Franzel, Martina Schwiegershausen, Peter Heusser, Bettina Berger

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Effects of a Brief Qigong-based Stress Reduction Program (BQSRP) in a distressed Korean population: a randomized trial

Eun-Young Hwang, Sun-Yong Chung, Jae-Heung Cho, Mi-Yeon Song, Sehyun Kim, Jong-Woo Kim

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Patients’ expectations of private osteopathic care in the UK: a national survey of patients

CM Janine Leach, Anne Mandy, Matthew Hankins, Laura M Bottomley, Vinette Cross, Carol A Fawkes, Adam Fiske, Ann P Moore

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A screening for antimicrobial activities of Caribbean herbal remedies

Claribel Luciano-Montalvo, Isabelle Boulogne, Jannette Gavillán-Suárez

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Urine metabolic profile changes of CCl4-liver fibrosis in rats and intervention effects of Yi Guan Jian Decoction using metabonomic approach

Xiaojun Gou, Qing Tao, Qin Feng, Jinghua Peng, Yu Zhao, Jianye Dai, Wenyu Wang, Yongyu Zhang, Yiyang Hu, Ping Liu

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Anti-inflammatory effects of Neurotoxin-Nna, a peptide separated from the venom of Naja naja atra

Yeping Ruan, Li Yao, Bingbing Zhang, Shuijuan Zhang, Jianyou Guo

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Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of Cocos nucifera var. typica

Rafaela Ribeiro Silva, Davi Oliveira e Silva, Humberto Rollemberg Fontes, Celuta Sales Alviano, Patricia Dias Fernandes, Daniela Sales Alviano

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Attenuation of oxidative stress in U937 cells by polyphenolic-rich bark fractions of Burkea africana and Syzygium cordatum

Werner Cordier, Mary Gulumian, Allan Duncan Cromarty, Vanessa Steenkamp

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Antioxidant mediated protective effect of Parthenium hysterophorus against oxidative damage using in vitro models

Shashank Kumar, Amita Mishra, Abhay K Pandey

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Gastroprotective and anti-Helicobacter pylori potential of herbal formula HZJW: safety and efficacy assessment

Jian-Hui Xie, Yun-Long Chen, Qing-He Wu, Jun Wu, Ji-Yan Su, Hong-Yin Cao, Yu-Cui Li, Yi-Sheng Li, Jin-Bin Liao, Xiao-Ping Lai, Ping Huang, Zi-Ren Su

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Toxicological evaluation of Terminalia paniculata bark extract and its protective effect against CCl4-induced liver injury in rodents

Sahil Talwar, Hitesh V Jagani, Pawan G Nayak, Nitesh Kumar, Anoop Kishore, Punit Bansal, Rekha R Shenoy, Krishnadas Nandakumar

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Acupuncture and physical exercise for affective symptoms and health-related quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial

Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Göran Holm, Per Olof Janson, Deborah Gustafson, Margda Waern

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Antithrombotic and antiplatelet activities of Soshiho-tang extract

Jung-Jin Lee, Taesoo Kim, Won-Kyung Cho, Jin Yeul Ma

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Acute toxicity, brine shrimp cytotoxicity, anthelmintic and relaxant potentials of fruits of Rubus fruticosus Agg

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