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Seasonal Chemical Variation and Antidiabetic Activity of Major Compounds in Artemisia afra Infusions
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd., Asteraceae, is a very popular herbal medicine in Southern Africa and is mainly used in the form of a tea infusion for...
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Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Secondary Metabolites from the Roots of the Tunisian Convolvulus dorycnium
A phytochemical investigation of the roots of Convolvulus dorycnium led to the isolation of a new phenolic metabolite methyl...
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BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF COMPOUNDS OF PLANT ORIGIN
Due to their structural diversity and specific biological effects, natural substances play an important role in medication. Many of the medicines...
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DISCUSSION OF HERBAL DRUGS BASED ON THE BIOGENETIC CLASSIFICATION OF THEIR MAIN ACTIVE COMPONENTS
Honey is prepared by honey-bees (Apis mellifera) from the nectar and honeydew of flowers. After chemical conversion by the gastric juices in the...
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Chemical constituents on the aerial parts of Artemisia selengensis and their IL-6 inhibitory activity
Ten compounds, 1′,3′-propanediol,2′-amino-1′-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl) ( 1 ), artanomaloide ( 2 ), canin ( 3 ), eupatilin ( 4 ), quercetin-3- O - β - d -glucoside-7- O -α-...
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Triterpene glycosides with stimulatory activity on melanogenesis from the aerial parts of Weigela subsessilis
Three new triterpene glycosides (Lonicerosides K, L and M) and 11 known compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Weigela subsessilis. Among...
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Potent α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors from Artemisia capillaris
As a part of our ongoing effort to identify anti-diabetic constituents from natural sources, we examined the inhibitory activity of the methanol...
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Inhibitory activity of coumarins from Artemisia capillaris against advanced glycation endproduct formation
Since glycation can lead to the onset of diabetic complications due to chronic hyperglycemia, several indigenous Artemisia species were evaluated as...
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Anti-inflammatory changes of gene expression by Artemisia iwayomogi in the LPS-stimulated human gingival fibroblast: Microarray analysis
The leaves and stems of Asteraceae Artemisia iwayomogi ( Ai ) for a long time have been known to inhibit inflammatory cytokine production and allergic...
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Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase and skin inflammation by the aerial parts of Artemisia capillaris and its constituents
The aerial parts of Artemisia capillaris Thunberg (Compositae) have been used in Chinese medicine as a liver protective agent, diuretic, and for...
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Scopoletin from the flower buds of Magnolia fargesii inhibits protein glycation, aldose reductase, and cataractogenesis Ex Vivo
Five compounds previously known structures, scopoletin ( 1 ), northalifoline ( 2 ), stigmast-4-en-3-one ( 3 ), tiliroside ( 4 ), and oplopanone ( 5 ) were...
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Stechapfel
Der Stechapfel ist vielen Kulturen als Bestandteil in verschiedenen rituellen und medizinischen Zubereitungen bekannt. Die Indianer nennen ihn auch...
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Tollkirsche
Die Tollkirsche gehört wie die Alraune, der Stechapfel oder das Bilsenkraut zur Familie der Nachtschattengewächse. Ihr Name leitet sich vom Namen der...