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Ethnobotany of the Silk Road – Georgia, the Cradle of Wine
Published in Raymond Cooper, Jeffrey John Deakin, Natural Products of Silk Road Plants, 2020
Rainer W. Bussmann, Narel Y. Paniagua Zambrana, Shalva Sikharulidze, Zaal Kikvidze, David Kikodze, David Tchelidze, Ketevan Batsatsashvili
Even more surprising is the wide variety of young leaves of wild vegetables, which are consumed as food in the Spring (Figure 11.9), e.g., Atriplex hortensis L., Berberis vulgaris L. (fruits), Campanula lactiflora M. Bieb., Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop., Dryopteris filx-mas (L.) Schott., Fritillaria collina Adams, Lamium album L., Lathyrus roseus Steven, Lilium ledbourii (Baker) Boiss., Malva neglecta Wall and Malva sylvestris L., Mattheuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todd., Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill, Oberna lacera (Steven) Ikonn. and O. wallichiana (Klotzsch) Ikonn., Petasites albus (L.) Gaertn and Petasites hybridus (L.) G. Gaertn., Polygonatum glaberrimum C. Koch. and Polygonatum orientale Desf., Polygonum alpinum All.; Polygonum aviculare L.; Polygonum carneum C. Koch; Polygonum. hydropiper L., Portulacca oleracea L., Primula woronowii Losinsk., Rubia tinctoria L., Rumex acetosa L.; Rumex acetosella L.; Rumex. confertus Willd.; Rumex conglomeratus Murray; Rumex crispus L.; Rumex tuberosus L.; Smilax excelsa L., Stellaria media (L.) Vill., Viola arvensis L., and finally, Viola odorata L.
Inhibiting Low-Density Lipoproteins Intimal Deposition and Preserving Nitric Oxide Function in the Vascular System
Published in Christophe Wiart, Medicinal Plants in Asia for Metabolic Syndrome, 2017
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein in intima activates endothelial cells to express monocyte chemoattractant peptide-1 that accounts for the entry of plasma monocytes in the sub-endothelial space.4 Monocytes in contact with oxidized low-density lipoprotein differentiate in macrophages that release interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-α, which promote further expression of monocyte chemoattractant peptide-1 by endothelial cells.4 ApoE knock-out mice on high-fat diet treated with ethanol extract of Polygonum aviculare L. orally at a dose of 100 mg/kg/days for 12 weeks had a mild weight gain.114 Serum total cholesterol decreased from 1087 to 705.5 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein from 236.8 to 107.5 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein increased from 10.1 to 16.7 mg/dL, whereas glycemia remained elevated.114 This treatment reduced diastolic blood pressure from 107 to 72 mg/dL and systolic blood pressure from 129 to 97 mg/dL, respectively, and reduced aortic plaque formation.114 In aortic tissues, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and nuclear factor-κB were reduced by the treatment as well as the expression of phosphorylated-extracellular signal-regulated kinase.114
Integrative hyperthermia treatments for different types of cancer
Published in Clifford L. K. Pang, Kaiman Lee, Hyperthermia in Oncology, 2015
Clifford L. K. Pang, Kaiman Lee
Medications: The prescription recommended was modified Bazheng Powder. Specific medication: Pink Herb 15 g, Polygonum aviculare 15 g, Semen plantaginis 10 g, Herba pyrrosiae 15 g, talc 20 g, Medulla tetrapanacis 10 g, rhubarb 6 g, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis 10 g, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root tip 6 g, Sophora flavescens Ait 15 g, Radix rehmanniae 30 g, Pollen typhae 10 g, and Herba cirsii 15 g, one dose a day. Decoct with water for oral administration.
Modified Zhibai Dihuang pill alleviated urinary tract infection induced by extended-spectrum β-lactamase Escherichia coli in rats by regulating biofilm formation
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2023
Kaifa Chen, Yongsheng Zhu, Hongwei Su, Hao Jiang, Xin Liu
The MZD used in this study was prepared by experts of the Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Southwest Medical University, conformed with the compatibility principle, and was prepared uniformly by the pharmacy department of the hospital. Briefly, MZD is the fusion of Chinese classical prescriptions Zhibai Dihuang Pill and Bazheng Powder, including 15 g Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (Rutaceae), 10 g Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge (Liliaceae), 10 g Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. (Zingiberaceae), 12 g Cuscuta chinensis Lam. (Convolvulaceae), 15 g Plantago asiatica L. (Plantaginaceae), 12 g Polygonum aviculare L. (Polygonaceae), 12 g Dianthus superbus L. (Caryophyllaceae), 12 g Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis (Rubiaceae), 20 g Astragalus mongholicus Bunge (Fabaceae), 15 g Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf. (Polyporaceae), 12 g Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. (Asteraceae), 10 g Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Lamiaceae) and 12 g Achyranthes bidentata Blume (Amaranthaceae). Water was added to the MZD mixture at a 10:1 ratio (water: plant material, v/w). After 30 min of soaking in water, the plant material was boiled twice for 1 h each and filtered. The filtrate was then concentrated to 3.33 g/mL using a rotary evaporator (RF02C, Shanghai Kangsheng Industrial Co., Ltd., China) and stored at 4 °C until use.
Juglanin inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammation in human chondrocytes
Published in Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2019
Xinxin Chen, Chengyong Zhang, Xiao Wang, Shousong Huo
OA is the most common joint diseases that usually caused pain and led to disability in order adults [14]. Juglanin, a natural compound extracted from the crude Polygonum aviculare, was reported to possess anti-inflammatory activity. In this study, we found that juglanin inhibited IL-1β-induced inflammatory response by activating NF-κB in human osteoarthritis chondrocytes. Juglanin has potential as a therapeutic drug in the treatment of OA.