Traditional medicinal uses

Agastache rugosa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze, a medicinal and ornamental plant in the Lamiaceae family, is mostly found in East Asian countries such as Vietnam, Korea, China, and Japan. All parts of this plant are used as traditional medicines to treat abdominal pain, congestion, chills, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, and dispel dampness.

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Flavonoids, a diverse group of secondary metabolites, are known for their health-promoting properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. Phyllanthus amarus is a medicinal plant with extensive traditional use and it is a rich source of flavonoids. This study aimed to elucidate the gene expression in flavonoid biosynthesis in P. amarus.

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Gout is one of arthritis diseases resulting from high levels of plasma uric acid. Screening of medicinal plants for analgesic and an-hyperuricemic effects is necessary to prevent and treat gout disease. Homalomena has been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of bone diseases. Homalomena pierreana is a newly discovered rare species found in Vietnam.

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In everyday life, nature has given us countless useful medicinal plants. Among the common plants in Vietnam, the custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) has not been mainly used as a fruit but also traditionally as a medicine. However,studies on morphological characteristics remain limited in Vietnam as well as around the world. Determine the morphological and microscopic characteristics, and physicochemical features of A. squamosa leaves.

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For centuries, sanchi has been used in traditional medicine in East Asian countries to promote health and fitness. To identify and distinguish sanchi from adulterants, this study was conducted to determine the sequence of four DNA barcodes. The PCR products of the four barcodes were 330 bp (rbcL), 822 bp (matK), 484 bp (trnH-psbA), and 438 bp (ITS1).

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Piper betle Linn. (Piperaceae) commonly known as betel vine is a popular medicinal plant in Asia.[1] Piper betle leaves have been used as a traditional medicine to treat a variety of health conditions thanks to their antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties.

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Traditional CKD risk factors as well as HIV-related factors are major determinants of the prevalence of renal diseases among HIV patients. Few equations have been used in clinical practice for calculating creatinine clearance, however, the accuracy of these formulae in HIV patients has been different.

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Distichochlamys citrea (DC) is an endemic ginger species used in treating associatedheart diseases in traditional medicine in Vietnam. However, scientific evidence to support the local use of this plant was limited. The present study aimed to investigate the antioxidant and antithrombotic activities of D. citrea extracts for the first time. The antioxidant activity of DC extracts was assessed by scavenging DPPH radical and measuring their total phenolic content (TPC). The antithrombotic activity was evaluated by inhibiting platelet aggregation and prolonging blood coagulation.

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Severe abdominal aortic stenosis with dissection and aneurysm is a complex and rare condition. Previously, traditional open abdominal aortic replacement surgery was often used to treat aorta lesions.

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The study was carried out by retrospective descriptive method with the list of drugs used at the hospital in 2021 including 237 drugs. Results: Class A drugs accounted for 20.25% of the total number of drugs, accounting for 80% of the use value; class B drugs accounted for 21.52% in quantity and 14.94% in use value; class C drugs accounted for 58.23% in quantity and 5.06% in use value. In class A, the class of traditional medicine preparations accounts for 18.75% in quantity and 21.56% in use value.

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As science and technology has developed, the manner by which drugs can be delivered has grown. Medicines may be taken orally, applied as topical pastes, creams or oils, patches or administered by direct injection to the body. This research explores an alternative method for the delivery of therapeutic compounds to the body. The basis of the study involves the application of traditional medicinal compounds used to cure minor neck and back pains through transdermal topical application, using a textile substrate as the carrier.

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The aims of this study are to (1) review the fundamental knowledge of AR from the perspectives of the Western medicine and CM perspectives, (2) investigate the effectiveness and the safety of CHM used for the management of AR by conducting a systematic review (SR) of the RCTs, (3) elucidate the pharmacological effects and the mechanisms of actions of the five herbs commonly used in the RCTs, and (4) extract the herbs used in retrospective diagnosis of ARlike signs and symptoms from the classical texts, conduct pattern analyses of the herbs used classically by employing principal component a...

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Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris L.) is a familiar herbal medicine and also a daily vegetable. It is one of the ingredients in the famous remedy "Cao ích mẫu" specializing in menstrual disorders or the omelet with mugwort that helps save blood flow to the brain to treat headaches. In both traditional medicine and the new drugs, diseases are usually treated by mugwort as diabetes, epilepsy combination for psychoneurosis, depression, irritability, insomnia, anxiety, and stress. To demonstrate the medicinal uses, the chemical constituents of this herbal were continually studied.

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Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. (Family: Asteraceae) is mainly popular in SouthEast Asian countries for its traditional medicinal properties. It is usually used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of eruptive fevers, rash, kidney disease, migraines, constipation, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. It is commonly used as a traditional medicine in Vietnam for the treatment of many diseases.

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The study was to identify tree foliages fed to dairy animals in Mizoram, to screen and quantify the phytochemicals and to survey traditional medicinal uses. Surveys conducted on 45 dairy farmers of 15 randomly selected villages of RDBs of Aizawl district, Mizoram (namely, Tlangnuam, Thingsulthiah and Aibawk). Aqueous extracts of representative leaf samples were made for phytochemical screening and quantification by following different procedures. The study revealed usages of 41 different tree foliages out of which 21 were evergreen.

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In Vietnam, lotus plants are widely grown. Some parts of the lotus plant have been used as a tradition medicine. The lotus plant is easy to find, inexpensive, non-toxic and accepted by many Vietnamese people as a means of treating diabetes, and yet data on the mechanism or even effectiveness of lotus leaf on diabetes mellitus was not known. The present study was designed to evaluate the hypoglycemic effect of lotus leaf on mice which had alloxan induced diabetes.

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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.

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Nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a crucial transcription factor that regulates the expression of defensive antioxidants and detoxification enzymes in cells. In a previous study, we showed that expression of the Nrf2 gene is regulated by an epigenetic modification. Rauvolfia verticillata, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine widely used in China, possesses anticancer and antioxidant effects. In this study, we investigated how Nrf2 is epigenetically regulated by reserpine, the main active component in R. verticillata, in mouse skin epidermal JB6 P+ cells.

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The development of drug delivery systems in the last several decades has provided a variety of methods including the synthesis new Pt(II), Pt(IV) complexes, the incorporation of drugs into liposome’s, lipid emulsions, and polymeric micelles to reduce side effects, to increase their solubility, and to prolong circulation time as well. Camphor has bioactivity, it has been used in traditional medicine from time immemorial.

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Salicylaldehyde has many applications as an intermediate in chemical industries. Genus Filipendula is a potential source of salicycldehyde. Essential oils are prescribed for a variety of health problems by traditional systems of medicine, all over the world. In present study, leaf essential oil composition of Filipendula vestita (Wall. Ex G. Don) Maxim. (Family: Rosaceae) from Uttrakhand, India was analyzed using gas chromatography (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) methods.

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