Acrolein is a highly toxic unsaturated aldehyde which is abundant in many circumstances. People exposed to acrolein may have significant clinical relevance in human cardiotoxicity situations. Paeoniflorin (PEF) is a bioactive ...

Paeoniflorin and amygdalin are two major active saponins constituents in some Chinese herbal formulas used for cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. However, their intestinal absorption property and metabolic characteristics ...

Leukemia is one of the malignant tumors of hemopoietic system which is characterized by the block of hematopoietic cell differentiation and maturation, increased proliferation of undifferentiated cells and impairment of ...

Filamentous fungus F03 belonging to Basidiomycota was obtained and identified as Phlebiopsis crassa based on ITS sequence when Morchella. sp was isolated from the wild fruiting body by spores releasing method. Chemical ...

To investigate the effects of apigenin on the injury caused by oxygen and glucose deprivation in neurons and the underlying mechanisms, primary cultured rat hippocampal neurons were incubated with apigenin for 90 min before ...

The extraction procedure and antioxidant activity were investigated for total proanthocyanidins extracts from Abutilon theophrasti Medic. leaves collected in August, September and October. The maximum extraction yield was ...

To investigate the potential roles of the traditional Chinese medicine Yupingfengsan and Siwutang compound formula (YS) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rats, wistar rats were assigned to control, YS-treated ...

Oenothera biennis L. is a perennial herb distributed across America, Asia, and Europe. The pharmacological effect of Oenothera biennis L. stem is poorly understood. We demonstrated that lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced the ...

Ling-Gui-Zhu-Gan decoction (LGZGD) is a classic Chinese herbal formula, which has been used to prevent and treat chronic heart failure (HF). Reliable therapeutics of LGZGD has also been confirmed in clinical practice. In ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the in vitro bioactivity of the active ingredient in selected antimicrobial magistral drug formulations and plant extracts used in folk medicine, comparatively. The active ...