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Introduction
Published in Brijesh Kumar, Vikas Bajpai, Vikaskumar Gond, Subhashis Pal, Naibedya Chattopadhyay, Phytochemistry of Plants of Genus Cassia, 2021
Brijesh Kumar, Vikas Bajpai, Vikaskumar Gond, Subhashis Pal, Naibedya Chattopadhyay
Traditionally, the leaves of Cassia species are popular as potherb. It is used as a natural pesticide in the organic farms of India. It has been reported that Cassia species contain chrysophanic acid-9-anthrone which is an important fungicide. The intake of these seeds can cure skin diseases like ringworm, itch and psoriasis. These herbal seeds can also remove intense heat from the liver and improve the acuity of sight and loosen the bowels to relieve constipation. The leaves contain anthraquinones and are employed in weak decoction for treating childhood teething, fever and constipation. The paste of the ground, dried root is used in Ayurveda to treat ringworm and snakebite (Shivjeet et al., 2013).
Herbs in Health Management
Published in Raj K. Keservani, Anil K. Sharma, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements, 2020
Around 2–3 g of seeds is soaked in water for 5–6 h, boiled, and filtered. The prepared decoction is used to get rid of conditions like rhinitis, cough, and cold. This decoction should be consumed at least 3 times a day.
Characterization of Phyto-Constituents
Published in Rohit Dutt, Anil K. Sharma, Raj K. Keservani, Vandana Garg, Promising Drug Molecules of Natural Origin, 2020
Himangini, Faizana Fayaz, Anjali
The decoction is utilized for active compounds that doesn’t alter with temperature. In this procedure, the drug is bubbled in water for 15 to an hour, it is then cooled, stressed, and sifted. Decoction time fluctuates relying upon the ingredients of plant to extract leafy stems, roots, blossoms, and leaves are boiled in water for around 20 minutes, while the branches and other hard parts can require as long as 60 minutes. When the decoction is done it is important to filter the fluid through a material. The decoctions should be used fresh and used within 24 hours. The procedure is mainly used to extract water solvable, thermostable compounds.
Exploring the mechanisms of action of Zengye decoction (ZYD) against Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) using network pharmacology and animal experiment
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2023
Jiake Yu, Shuying Wang, Jie Yang, Wuxinrui Huang, Beikang Tang, Weijun Peng, Jing Tian
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a unique medical system, has a lengthy history in China. TCM has fewer side effects and is suitable for the treatment of chronic non-serious diseases (Zheng et al. 2011). The pathogenesis of SS in TCM involves yin deficiency, dryness, heat, and blood stasis (Zhang 2011; Wang et al. 2021). Zengye decoction (ZYD), as a traditional Chinese medicine formula, is composed of Radix Scrophulariae (Chinese name Xuanshen; the dried root of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. [Scrophulariaceae]), Rehmannia glutinosa (Chinese name Shengdi; the tuber root of Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. [Orobanchaceae]) and Radix Ophiopogonis (Chinese name Maidong; the dried tuber root of Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl. [Asparagaceae]) with a weight ratio of 5:4:4 (Li et al. 2019). The decoction exhibits multiple pharmacological activities, such as metabolism, oxidative stress, cell ion balance, anti-inflammatory, and coagulation regulation (Yuewen et al. 2018). In clinical treatment, ZYD is used for treating constipation, SS, diabetes, pharyngitis, laryngitis, and other diseases (Minghao et al. 2016; Liu D et al. 2019; Wang M et al. 2020). Related research indicated that ZYD could lower the expression of serum TNF-α and IL-1β levels in SS model rats (Sun et al. 2015). Other research reported that ZYD protected the structure and function of submandibular glands (SMGs) in NOD mice (Li et al. 2019). Nevertheless, the mechanisms of ZYD against SS have not been elucidated.
Herbal remedies used by traditional healers to treat haemorrhoids in Tabora region, Tanzania
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
David Sylvester Kacholi, Halima Mvungi Amir
Most of the remedies were prepared by decoction (38.5%), followed by crushing (34.6%), pounding (11.5%), with the remaining methods accounting for 15.4% of the total (Figure 3). Likewise, the findings reported in Ghana (Appiah et al. 2018) and China (Hu et al. 2020) indicated decoction to be the most used method in preparing remedies. The decoction method might be associated with speeding up the extraction of active ingredients from the materials, detoxifying poisonous compounds and sterilizing used materials (Maema et al. 2019). Moreover, the remedy preparations involve using different ingredients and solvents. For instance, of the recorded curative plants, 38.5% are prepared directly without adding any component, 46.2% of the materials are prepared using water, and the remaining 15.3% are mixed with tea, honey, milk, porridge or sugar. Water is preferred in the preparations as it is not expensive and a more efficient solvent that can extract more soluble metabolites than milk. Additives such as honey, sugar, milk and butter are commonly used to increase the efficacy and potency of the remedies (Wubetu et al. 2017), making the formulation palatable by adding flavour and taste, and avoiding abdominal discomfort (Eshete and Molla 2021).
Phytochemicals with protective effects against acute pancreatitis: a review of recent literature
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Yao Tang, Mingli Sun, Zhenning Liu
In the past two decades, although life-supporting medical device applications have improved the prognosis of severe AP to some extent, it is generally accepted that some synthetic drugs are greatly beneficial for the treatment of AP. Many traditional Chinese medicines have been widely used to treat AP in China (Li et al. 2017). Some traditional Chinese medicines including Chaiqin chengqi decoction (Wen et al. 2020), Dachengqi decoction (Sun et al. 2020), Da-Chai-Hu decoction (Zhao G et al. 2019) and Qingyi decoction (Su et al. 2019), exert therapeutic effects on AP. Although these research reports on the decoctions mentioned above are mainly from Eastern Asian countries, these studies show that these decoctions contribute to the improvement of the prognosis of patients with AP. What are thought to be the most important ingredients of the decoctions mentioned above are mostly from natural plants. Based on previous reports, many compounds from natural plants have been studied to investigate their ability to attenuate pancreatic cell damage in vivo or in vitro.