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Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, USA Boon H, Wong J. Botanical medicine and cancer: a review of the safety and efficacy.
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Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, 19 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S2, Canada Bryer E. A literature review of the effectiveness of ginger in alleviating mild-to-moderate nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
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Address: CNM, MSN, 2404 Roosevelt Ave, Redwood City, CA 94061, USA de Boer HJ, Kool A, Broberg A et al. Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activity of some herbal remedies from Tanzania.
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Department of Systematic Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvagen 18 D, Uppsala, SE–75236, Sweden Destro MW, Speranzini MB, Cavalheiro Filho C et al. Bilateral haematoma after rhytidoplasty and blepharoplasty following chronic use of Ginkgo biloba.
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Universidade de Taubate Rua 4 de Marco no. 432-centro, Taubate-Estado de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 12.020-280, Brazil Donovan JL, Devane CL, Chavin KD et al. Multiple night-time doses of Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) had minimal effects on CYP3a4 activity and no effect on CYP2d6 activity in healthy volunteers.
Drug Metab Dispos 2004;
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Medical University of South Carolina, Institute of Psychiatry, RM 246 North, Laboratory of Drug Disposition and Pharmacogenetics, 67 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA Eftekhar F, Yousefzadi M, Borhani K. Antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Ferula gummosa seed.
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University Evin, Tehran, Iran Ernst E. Prescribing herbal medications appropriately.
J Fam Pract 2004; 53: 985–8.
Address: Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NT, UK Fong YK, Milani S, Djavan B. Role of phytotherapy in men with lower urinary tract symptoms.
Curr Opin Urol 2005;
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Department of Urology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Ghayur MN, Gilani AH. Ginger lowers blood pressure through blockade of voltage-dependent calcium channels.
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Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan Gutierrez G, Fuller SP. Of hemorrhagic shock, spherical cows and Aloe vera.
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Professor of Medicine and Anesthesiology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA Han LK, Gong XJ, Kawano S et al. Antiobesity actions of Zingiber officinale Roscoe.
Yakugaku Zasshi 2005;
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Department of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan Holzbeierlein JM, McIntosh J, Thrasher JB. The role of soy phytoestrogens in prostate cancer.
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Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA Itoh Y, Yasui T, Okada A et al. Preventive effects of green tea on renal stone formation and the role of oxidative stress in nephrolithiasis.
J Urol 2005; 173: 271–5.
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Department of Surgical Medicine, Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Aichi, 467–8601, Japan Kaplan SA. Updated meta-analysis of clinical trials of Serenoa repens extract in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia.
J Urol 2005; 173: 516.
Kobak KA, Taylor LV, Warner G, Futterer R. St. John’s wort versus placebo in social phobia: results from a placebo-controlled pilot study.
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Dean Foundation for Health Research and Education, Middleton, Wisconsin, USA Kubin A, Wierrani F, Burner U et al. Hypericin – the facts about a controversial agent.
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Erlgasse 48, Vienna, 1120, Austria Kuo GM, Hawley ST, Weiss LT et al. Factors associated with herbal use among urban multiethnic primary care patients: a cross-sectional survey.
BMC Complement Altern Med 2004; 4: 18.
Lalukota K, Cleland JG, Ingle L et al. Clinical trials update from the Heart Failure Society of America: EMOTE, HERB-CHF, BEST genetic sub-study and RHYTHM-ICD.
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Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU16 5JQ, UK Lee W, Min WK, Chun S et al. Long-term effects of green tea ingestion on atherosclerotic biological markers in smokers.
Address: W Lee
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea Linde K, Berner M, Egger M, Mulrow C. St John’s wort for depression: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, Department of Internal Medicine II, Technische Universität München, Kaiserstrasse 9, München, D–80801, Germany Liu RH. Potential synergy of phytochemicals in cancer prevention: mechanism of action.
J Nutr 2004; 134: 3479S–85S.
Address: Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Loo WT, Cheung MN, Chow LW. The inhibitory effect of a herbal formula comprising ginseng and Carthamus tinctorius on breast cancer.
Address: WT Loo
Queen Mary Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Nagaya N, Yamamoto H, Uematsu M et al. Green tea reverses endothelial dysfunction in healthy smokers.
Neff GW, Rajender Reddy K, Durazo FA et al. Severe hepatotoxicity associated with the use of weight loss diet supplements containing ma huang or usnic acid.
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Departments of Medicine, Toxicology, Pediatrics, Pathology and Transplant, University of Miami, 1500 NW 12th Ave, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USA Nordeng H, Havnen GC. Impact of socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitude on the use of herbal drugs in pregnancy.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2005;
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Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Oh WK, Lee CH, Lee MS et al. Antidiabetic effects of extracts from Psidium guajava.
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Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejeon, 305–600, South Korea Ohtake N, Yamamoto M, Takeda S et al. The herbal medicine Sho-Saiko-To selectively inhibits CD8(þ) T-cell proliferation.
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Tsumura Research Institute, Medical Evaluation Laboratories, Tsumura & Co, 3586 Yoshiwara, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300–1192, Japan Ong ES. Extraction methods and chemical standardization of botanicals and herbal preparations.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 812: 23–33.
Address: Applied Science School, Temasek Polytechnic, 21 Tampinese Avenue 1, 529757, Singapore Plotnikoff GA, McKenna D, Watanabe K, Blumenthal M. Ginseng and warfarin interactions.
Ann Intern Med 2004; 141: 893–4.
Rabe C, Musch A, Schirmacher P et al. Acute hepatitis induced by an Aloe vera preparation: a case report.
World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11: 303–4.
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Department of Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Koeln Kalk, Germany Samuels N. Herbal remedies and anticoagulant therapy.
Thromb Haemost 2005; 93: 3–7.
Address: 130 Rachmilevich Street, Jerusalem, 97791, Israel Saper RB, Kales SN, Paquin J et al. Heavy metal content of Ayurvedic herbal medicine products.
Address: RB Saper
Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Osher Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA Sartippour MR, Seeram NP, Heber D et al. Rabdosia rubescens inhibits breast cancer growth and angiogenesis.
Int J Oncol 2005; 26: 121–7.
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Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA Sawangjaroen N, Subhadhirasakul S, Phongpaichit S et al. The in vitro anti-giardial activity of extracts from plants that are used for self-medication by AIDS patients in southern Thailand.
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Natural Products Research Unit and Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla, Thailand, 90112 Shuford JA, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Effects of fresh garlic extract on Candida albicans biofilms.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49: 473.
Siu KM, Mak DH, Chiu PY et al. Pharmacological basis of ‘Yin-nourishing’ and ‘Yang-invigorating’ actions of Cordyceps, a Chinese tonifying herb.
Address: KM Ko
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Biochemistry, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong Skocibusic M, Bezic N, Dunkic V, Radonic A. Antibacterial activity of Achillea clavennae essential oil against respiratory tract pathogens.
Address: M Skocibusic
Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, Mathematics and Education, University of Split Teslina 12, Split, 21000, Croatia Snyman T, Stewart MJ, Grove A, Steenkamp V. Adulteration of South African traditional herbal remedies.
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Department of Chemical Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Steenkamp V, Mathivha E, Gouws MC, van Rensburg CE. Studies on antibacterial, antioxidant and fibroblast growth stimulation of wound healing remedies from South Africa.
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School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, PO Box 2034, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa Sze FK, Yeung FF, Wong E, Lau J. Does Danshen improve disability after acute ischaemic stroke?
Acta Neurol Scand 2005;
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Changi General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Singapore Tshikalange TE, Meyer JJ, Hussein AA. Antimicrobial activity, toxicity and the isolation of a bioactive compound from plants used to treat sexually transmitted diseases.
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Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa Wang NL, Liou YL, Lin MT et al. Chinese herbal medicine, Shengmai San, is effective for improving circulatory shock and oxidative damage in the brain during heatstroke.
J Pharmacol Sci 2005; (Epub ahead of print)
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Institute of Physiology, National Yang-Ming University Medical School Wheatley D. Triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Ginkgo biloba in sexual dysfunction due to antidepressant drugs.
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Address: Elizabeth Court, Lower Kings Road, Kingston-on-Thames, KT2 5HP, UK Yoshioka M, Ohnishi N, Koishi T et al. Studies on interactions between functional foods or dietary supplements and medicines. IV. Effects of Ginkgo biloba leaf extract on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Nifedipine in healthy volunteers.
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Takarazuka City Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Japan 