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Catalog of Herbs
Published in James A. Duke, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, 2018
Leaves contain 70 to 80% eucalyptol (cineol). Also, includes terpineol, sesquiterpene alcohols, aliphatic aldehydes, isoamyl alcohol, ethanol, and terpenes.42 Tannin is not so copious in the leaves as of many other Eucalyptus species. The kino, containing 28.7% kino-tannin and 47.9% catechin, contains the antibiotic citriodorol.3
Inhibiting the Absorption of Dietary Carbohydrates and Fats with Natural Products
Published in Christophe Wiart, Medicinal Plants in Asia for Metabolic Syndrome, 2017
The plant yields an exudate called East Indian kino that has been used for the treatment of diarrhea. Abesunadara et al. (2004) made the demonstration that the exudate of Pterocarpus marsupiumRoxb. was able to inhibit α-glucosidase in vitro on probable account of (−)-epicatechin (Figure 1.23) and catechin104. (−)-Epicatechin inhibited in vitro the enzymatic activity of α-glucosidase with an IC50 of 5.8 μg/mLs.103,104
Protecting our greatest natural resource: Our youth in schools
Published in John A. Liebert, William J. Birnes, Psychiatric Criminology, 2016
John A. Liebert, William J. Birnes
For example, Cho's parents said they would have picked their son up, taken him home, and obtained help for him, had they known he had been hospitalized and committed; tragically, they found out about their son's suicidal mass murder the same way the rest of us did—the horrific image of their son attired as some space warrior on NBC News. Similarly, University of Illinois could have found out about Kazmierczak's strange behavior on the NIU campus and his plunging academic failure as a grad student there. Pima College could have worked with University Physicians Healthcare Hospital at Kino Campus, Tucson, Arizona in Tucson and Loughner's parents, instead of simply physically dumping him on his parents' doorstep with no assistance whatsoever; this final action was particularly egregious, because Pima College specifically advertised its excellent liaisons with community agencies when students needed help. Kino/UAZ hospital is among the most accessible psychiatric inpatient facilities in this country. This is similar to the case of Rodger in Santa Barbara where he could have been admitted, evaluated, and treated with good ease of access to Ventura/UCLA Medical Center.
There and back again: a dendrimer’s tale
Published in Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2022
Barbara Ziemba, Maciej Borowiec, Ida Franiak-Pietryga
Regardless of the type of endocytic pathway, all forms of endocytosis depend on cytoskeletal elements. These elements provide a structural scaffold from the moment the endocytic vesicle forms at the membrane to its intracellular destination. In animals, the principal roles in endocytic processes are played by actin and microtubule cytoskeleton along with an excess of associated proteins which, for example, regulate cell proliferation (Provenzano and Keely 2011). Kino-oka et al. (2013) found that dendrimers can induce morphological changes in human skeletal muscle myoblasts (HSMM) and fibroblasts (HSMF) by reducing stress fibers. In the experiment, the cells were co-cultured on the conventional polystyrene or PAMAM G3 dendrimer-immobilized surface. Although the culture surface did not affect cell attachment efficiency, the growth activity of HSMF cultured on dendrimers decreased as compared to that of HSMM. The authors indicated that moderate activation of Rho family GTPases associated with preferential growth of HSMM accompanied dynamic cell morphology and cytoskeleton formation on the PAMAM G3 surface, which caused different responses in growing abilities of cells.
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. Bark fractions protect against free radicals and induce apoptosis in MCF-7 breast cancer cells via cell-cycle arrest and ROS-mediated pathway
Published in Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2020
Varinder Kaur, Manish Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Satwinderjeet Kaur
In every civilization, herbal formulations have been among the fundamental bases of the traditional medicine (WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014–2023). India is one of the 12 mega-biodiversity countries of the world, with rich flora and a broad spectrum of medicinal herbs that are used to cure several ailments (Sindhia and Bairwa 2010, Prema et al.2011, Reddy et al.2013). Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. (‘Palash’ in Hindi; ‘Flame of the Forest’ in English), belonging to family Fabaceae, is a medicinal plant native to India. This plant is used by the rural community healers, in traditional cures, to ease a variety of infirmities including diabetes, liver and neurological disorders, diarrhea, bone fractures, cataract, etc. (Salar and Seasotiya 2011, Salar et al.2012, Sharma and Deshwal 2011; Bahri et al.2012). This plant has also proven to be effective in the form of a decoction along with other herbal remedies (Suthar et al.2016). Bengal Kino, the bark gum from this plant, exhibits astringent action and is useful in hemorrhage. Therefore, considering the Ayurvedic importance of this tree, the present study was designed to investigate the antioxidant, DNA-protective, and anti-proliferative properties of the extract/fractions obtained from the bark of B. monosperma.
The effects of fascia manipulation with fascia devices on myofascial tissue, subcutaneous fat and cellulite in adult women
Published in Cogent Medicine, 2019
T Bart Jameson, Ashley D. Black, Matthew H. Sharp, Jacob M. Wilson, Matthew W. Stefan, Swetanshu Chaudhari
Photographic testing was done at baseline and at week 12, using Kino Flo lighting with daylight bulbs, in all 33 FT subjects only. White paper was used for the background. Kelvin temperature of the lighting was 5500k. The camera used was a Canon 7d with Canon 24-70L shooting 37mm. The camera was placed on a tripod with the lens 29″ off the ground. The distance from camera to the subject was 6′ measured at the sensor. 4 × 4 Kinos to the right and left of cyc paper were used to limit shadowing from the subject. Two separate technicians, one male and one female, both blinded to the source of the photographs, were asked to assess the degree of cellulite in the photos of all test subjects and rate the degree of cellulite on a five-point analog scale, (The Black Cellulite Severity Scale [BCSS]; Table 4), to objectively measure changes in cellulite appearance.