Folk medicine

Pluchea pteropoda, an annual plant in the Asteraceae family, has traditionally been used in Vietnamese folk medicine as an alternative treatment for high fever, indigestion, and painful and swollen wounds. The present study investigates the acute toxicity and antiinflammatory effects of P. pteropoda aerial parts ethanol extract (EtPP) in animal models. EtPP exhibited no toxicity in mice with a single dose of up to 5000 mg/kg.

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Isaria cicadae, currently identified as Paecilomyces cicadae (Miq.) Samson (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycetes), is a parasitic fungus on cicadas and is considered a folk medicine in traditional medicine. In this research, the antioxidant activity of some extracts from the biomass and fruit bodies of Isaria cicadae F0004 isolated in Vietnam was investigated.

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Ebook "Animals in traditional folk medicine: Implications for conservation" discusses the role of animals in traditional folk medicine and its meaning for wildlife conservation. We hope to further stimulate further discussions about the use of biodiversity and its implications for wildlife conservation strategies. People have relied on medicinal products derived from natural sources for millennia, and animals have long been an important part of that repertoire; nearly all cultures, from ancient times to the present, have used animals as a source of medicine.

494p lamquandat 28-12-2023 5 2   Download

Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) is a member of the daisy family; it is used to prevent and treat migraine and rheumatoid arthritis. It has a long history of use as a traditional and folk medicine in Chinese, Greek, Indian and Arabic medicine, having been used for hundreds of years. The term feverfew comes from the Latin word febrifugia and means fever reducer.

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The Asarum L. genus includes 128 species with many medicinal effects. It has been used extensively in folk prescriptions to treat several diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, rheumatism, and hepatitis. Many kinds of research showed that the Asarum L. species have many essential oils such as myristicin, methyl eugenol, myrcene, asafrol, borneol, safrol, or α-pinene, and substances such as sesquiterpenes, sterols, naringenin, or glycosyl flavonoids.

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Phyllanthus urinaria L. belongs to the castor family Euphorbiaceae. In Chinese, The Phyllanthus urinaria L., also called ‘‘pearls under the leaves”, is widely used as a traditional folk medicine. In this study, we have optimized the extraction conditions of total phenolic and total flavonoid from leaves of P. urinaria.

6p vidoctorstrange 06-05-2023 6 2   Download

Petrea volubilis, a member of the Order Lamiales and the Verbenaceae family, is an important horticultural species that has been used in traditional folk medicine. To provide a genome sequence for comparative studies within the Order Lamiales that includes important families such as Lamiaceae (mints), we generated a long-read, chromosome-scale genome assembly of this species.

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Viburnum lutescens Blume, known as Vot vang nhat in Vietnamese, is a perennial shrub widely distributed South America, China and Southeast Asia. This plant has been used by folk medicine to treat various diseases, such as, cough, diarrhea, rheumatoid arthritis.

8p vidudley 20-02-2023 6 2   Download

Myristica fragrans Houtt. is an aromatic evergreen tree that belongs to the Myristicaceae family. The seeds of this plant have been widely used in culinary field as a spice and in folk medicine for treating several diseases such as stomachic, stimulant, carminative, intestinal catarrh and colic, headaches, and diarrhea, and so on.

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In the present study, ethanolic extract of Mesua ferrea L. stamens was investigated for its potential to reverse some features of bronchial asthma in ovalbumin-induced murine model of asthma. Mesua ferrea commonly called nagakeshar (Family, Calophyllaceae) is a well-known antiallergic drug in the Asian folk system of medicines. In the present work, pharmacological studies are done to provide scientific evidence for therapeutic potential of plants in allergic asthma.

13p lyhuyenthu 31-01-2023 4 2   Download

A glucuronoarabinoxylan (CNAL) was extracted with 1% aq. KOH (25 ◦C)from Cocos nucifera gum exudate. It had a homogeneous profile on HPSEC-MALLS-RI (Mw 4.6 × 104 g/mol) and was composed of Fuc, Ara, Xyl, GlcpA (and 4-O-GlcpA) in a 7:28:62:3 molar ratio.

7p vihermione 06-01-2023 9 2   Download

Triumfetta pseudocana is a medicinal plant with cool properties. It is used in folk medicine to treat a number of diseases. Currently, there are not many published studies on the biological activity and especially the chemical composition of this plant.

5p vigeneralmotors 13-07-2022 6 5   Download

nsete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman fruits have been used in folk medicine to treat kidney stones, diabetes, perforated edema, stomach ulcers, and skin allergies. This study first investigated the phytochemical composition of three parts of E. glaucum fruits collected in Bu Gia Map National Park, Binh Phuoc Province. Results showed that E. glaucum seeds contain flavonoids, saponins, and tannins.

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The Handbook of medicinal herbs contains more species, phytochemicals, proven indications, folk indications, and dosage data than the first edition in a new easier to use format. The in-depth content, the addition of color plates and over 200 black and white illustrations makes this book the most comprehensive resource on medicinal herbs available.

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The present study was conducted to collect, record, and document local knowledge of medicinal practices in Düzce, a northwestern Anatolian province. To the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive ethnobotanical study has been reported from this province. Information was acquired through semistructured interviews and personal conversations using a questionnaire and numerous guided field trips with local knowledgeable people. For quantitative analyses and comparisons, recorded data such as informant consensus factor (FIC) and use value (UV) were calculated, respectively.

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Teucrium species have been used in folk medicine as antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, antiulcer, and antibacterial agents. We have explored in vitro antidiabetic impacts of 2 natural diterpenoids, alysine A and alysine B, isolated from Teucrium alyssifolium.

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Our research shows that indigenous knowledge of ethnic people about traditional medicine in this area is rich and diverse in terms of the conception of sickness, disease, medicine, disease prevention and treatment, eating and drinking under the controlling of nutrition and healing by using the folk remedies.

9p trinhthamhodang1218 18-03-2021 14 4   Download

In Vietnam, lotus plants are widely grown and some parts of the lotus plant have been used in traditional folk medicine. This herb is easy to find, inexpensive, non-toxic and is appreciated by local residents. However, thus far in Vietnam, few in the population know that lotus leaf can be used to prevent and treat obesity. The present study was designed to evaluate the anti-obesity effects of lotus leaf in mice.

9p tamynhan8 04-11-2020 17 1   Download

Hibiscus rosasinensis is member of the family Malvaceae, grow as green herbaceous plant in tropical regions. It is a tropical shrub, with large, glossy green leaves and spectacular trumpet shaped flowers. Its medicinal values have been mentioned in traditional folk medicines for variety of diseases. The objective of this study is to determine the phytochemical constituent using different solvent and to study the antibacterial effect of methanol extract at different concentration against three bacteria. Phytochemical screening of H.

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Data about spreading, reserves and bio-ecological properties of Persicaria Hill. Species (water pepper) have been gives in paper. Usage of this species is very important. Some of medically important substances in above-ground part indicate their usage both in folk and scientifically medicine. It’s nourishment and spice-based properties are revealed in results of ethnobotanical research.

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