General perception and self-practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among undergraduate pharmacy students of BangladeshBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Tập 17 - Trang 1-8 - 2017
Bijoy Laxmi Saha, Md. Omar Reza Seam, Md. Mainul Islam, Abhijit Das, Sayed Koushik Ahamed, Palash Karmakar, Md. Fokhrul Islam, Sukalyan Kumar Kundu
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a combination of herbal medicine, traditional therapies, and mind-body intervention. This descriptive study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, perception and self-use of CAM among Bangladeshi undergraduate pharmacy students. The study also evaluated their opinions about its integration into the pharmacy course curriculum. It was a cross...... hiện toàn bộ
Assessment of phytochemicals, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of extract and fractions from Fagonia olivieri (Zygophyllaceae)BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Tập 13 - Trang 1-7 - 2013
Umbreen Rashid, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Shumaila Jan, Jasia Bokhari, Naseer Ali Shah
In Pakistan Fagonia olivieri (Zygophyllaceae) is commonly used in the indigenous system of medicine for treatment of conditions like diabetes, cancer, fever, asthma, toothache, stomach troubles and kidney disorders. This study evaluated the crude methanol extract of F. olivieri (FOM) and its derived fractions for their antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities as well as the classes of phytochemical....... hiện toàn bộ
α-glucosidase and glycation inhibitory effects of costus speciosus leavesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Tập 16 - Trang 1-9 - 2016
Handunge Kumudu Irani Perera, Walgama Kankanamlage Vindhya Kalpani Premadasa, Jeyakumaran Poongunran
Hyperglycaemia is a salient feature of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Rate of protein glycation is increased with hyperglycaemia leading to long term complications of diabetes. One approach of controlling blood glucose in diabetes targets at reducing the postprandial spikes of blood glucose. The objectives of this study were to assess the in vitro inhibitory effects of Costus speciosus (COS)...... hiện toàn bộ
Total saponins of Bolbostemma paniculatum (maxim.) Franquet exert antitumor activity against MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells via inhibiting PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathwayBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Tập 19 - Trang 1-9 - 2019
Jian-Wei Dou, Rong-Guo Shang, Xiao-Qin Lei, Kang-Le Li, Zhan-Zi Guo, Kai Ye, Xiao-Juan Yang, Yu-Wei Li, Yun-Yun Zhou, Jia Yao, Qian Huang
The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of the Bolbostemma paniculatum (Maxim.) Franquet (BP) active compound, BP total saponins (BPTS), on MDA-MB-231 cells, and investigate the underlying mechanism regarding BPTS-mediated attenuation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. The effect of BPTS on cytotoxicity, induction of apoptosis and migration on MDA-MB-231 cells at three different concent...... hiện toàn bộ
Antidepressant-like effects of methanol extract of Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers in miceBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Tập 12 - Trang 1-6 - 2012
Cláudia Vanzella, Paula Bianchetti, Sabrina Sbaraini, Samanta Inês Vanzin, Maria Inês Soares Melecchi, Elina Bastos Caramão, Ionara Rodrigues Siqueira
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. (Malvaceae) is used in postpartum disorders. Our purpose was to examine the antidepressant, anxiolytic and sedative actions of the methanol extract of H. tiliaceus flowers using animal models. Adult male Swiss albino mice were treated with saline, standard drugs or methanol extract of H. tiliaceus and then subjected to behavioral tests. The forced swimming and tail suspensio...... hiện toàn bộ