Afifi FU, Al-Khalidi B, Khalil E. Studies on the in vivo hypoglycemic activities of two medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes in Jordanian traditional medicine following intranasal administration.
J Ethnopharmacol 2005; (epub ahead of print)
Address: FU Afifi
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Aithal GP. When is a herb a drug?
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005;
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Address: Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK Akinyemi KO, Oladapo O, Okwara CE et al. Screening of crude extracts of six medicinal plants used in South-West Nigerian unorthodox medicine for anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus activity.
BMC Complement Altern Med 2005; 5: 6.
Address: KO Akinyemi
Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University, (LASU) Ojo. PMB 1087, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria Alarcon-Aguilar FJ, Calzada-Bermejo F, Hernandez-Galicia E et al. Acute and chronic hypoglycemic effect of Ibervillea sonorae root extracts – II.
J Ethnopharmacol 2005;
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Division de Ciencias Biologicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa, Apdo. P. 55-535, DF, 09340 Mexico, Mexico Al-Fatimi M, Friedrich U, Jenett-Siems K. Cytotoxicity of plants used in traditional medicine in Yemen.
Address: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aden University, PO Box 5411-Maalla, Aden, Yemen Arnault I, Haffner T, Siess MH et al. Analytical method for appreciation of garlic therapeutic potential and for validation of a new formulation.
J Pharm Biomed Anal 2005;
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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte, UMR CN0RS 6035, University Francois Rabelais, Avenue Monge, 37200 Tours, France Arulmozhi DK, Veeranjaneyulu A, Bodhankar SL, Arora SK. Effect of Sapindus trifoliatus on hyperalgesic in vivo migraine models.
Braz J Med Biol Res 2005; 38: 469–75.
Address: DK Arulmozhi
New Chemical Entity Research, Lupin Research Park, Village Nande, Taluk Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra, India Batawila K, Kokou K, Koumaglo K et al. Antifungal activities of five Combretaceae used in Togolese traditional medicine.
Address: K Batawila
Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Research and Education Centre for Medicinal Plants, University of Lome, PO Box 1515, Lome, Togo Bonner MR, Rothman N, Mumford JL et al. Green tea consumption, genetic susceptibility, PAH-rich smoky coal, and the risk of lung cancer.
Mutat Res 2005; 582: 53–60.
Address: MR Bonner
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8121, MSC 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892-7240, USA Born D, Barron ML. Herb use in pregnancy: what nurses should know.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2005;
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Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Missouri, St Louis, USA Borrelli F, Capasso R, Aviello G et al. Effectiveness and safety of ginger in the treatment of pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Obstet Gynecol 2005; 105: 849–56.
Address: F Borrelli
Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy Bressler R. Herb–drug interactions: interactions between Ginkgo biloba and prescription medications.
Geriatrics 2005; 60: 30–3.
Address: University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and the Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA Bruno JJ, Ellis JJ. Herbal use among US elderly: 2002 national health interview survey.
Ann Pharmacother 2005;
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Pharmacy Practice Resident, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Cabral de Oliveira AC, Perez AC, Prieto JG et al. Protection of Panax ginseng in injured muscles after eccentric exercise.
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Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, SE, Brazil Chen LC, Wang BR, Chou YC, Tien JH. Drug utilization pattern of Chinese herbal medicines in a general hospital in Taiwan.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005; (epub ahead of print)
Address: LC Chen
Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Clement YN, Williams AF, Aranda D et al. Medicinal herb use among asthmatic patients attending a specialty care facility in Trinidad.
BMC Complement Altern Med 2005; 5: 3.
Address: YN Clement
Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago De Smet PA. Herbal medicine in Europe – relaxing regulatory standards.
N Engl J Med 2005;
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Address: Scientific Institute of Dutch Pharmacists, The Hague, The Netherlands Dulger B, Gonuz A. Antibacterial activity of the endemic Hypericum kazdaghensis.
Address: B Dulger
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Canakkale, Turkey Elamthuruthy AT, Shah CR, Khan TA et al. Standardization of marketed Kumariasava – an Ayurvedic Aloe vera product.
J Pharm Biomed Anal 2005;
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B/101, Mukund Police Station Road, Dahisar (East), Mumbai, 400068, India Erba D, Riso P, Bordoni A et al. Effectiveness of moderate green tea consumption on antioxidative status and plasma lipid profile in humans.
J Nutr Biochem 2005;
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Department of Food Science and Microbiology, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy Fang X, Chang RC, Yuen WH, Zee SY. Immune modulatory effects of Prunella vulgaris L.
Int J Mol Med 2005; 15: 491–6.
Address: X Fang
Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong, China Fujiki H. Green tea: health benefits as cancer preventive for humans.
Address: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan Gastpar M, Singer A, Zeller K. Efficacy and tolerability of Hypericum extract STW3 in long-term treatment with a once-daily dosage in comparison with sertraline.
Pharmacopsychiatry 2005;
38: 78–86. [
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General Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Essen, Germany Hendset M, Lunder N, Refsum H, Island TK. Herbal dietary supplements containing medical drugs. [In Norwegian].
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2005; 125: 750–1.
Address: M Hendset
Psykofarmakologisk avdeling Diakonhjemmet Sykehus, Postboks 85, Vinderen N–0319 Oslo, Norway Jiang X, Williams KM, Liauw WS et al. Effect of ginkgo and ginger on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of warfarin in healthy subjects.
Br J Clin Pharmacol 2005;
59: 425–32. [
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Address: X Jiang
Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Australia Kelly JP, Kaufman DW, Kelley K et al. Recent trends in use of herbal and other natural products.
Arch Intern Med 2005;
165: 281–6. [
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Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA Linde K, Mulrow C, Berner M, Egger M. St John’s wort for depression.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005; 2: CD000448.
Address: K Linde
Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, Department of Internal Medicine II, Technische Universität München, Kaiserstr. 9, DE–80801 Munich, Germany Madersbacher S, Schatzl G, Brossner C, Dreikorn K. Phytotherapy for BPS – which products can still be prescribed? [In German]
Marcus DM, Snodgrass WR. Do no harm: avoidance of herbal medicines during pregnancy.
Obstet Gynecol 2005; 105: 1119–22.
Address: DM Marcus
Departments of Medicine and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Mu LN, Lu QY, Yu SZ et al. Green tea drinking and multigenetic index on the risk of stomach cancer in a Chinese population.
Int J Cancer 2005;
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Department of Epidemiology, Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai, China Norrish MI, Dwyer KL. Preliminary investigation of the effect of peppermint oil on an objective measure of daytime sleepiness.
Int J Psychophysiol 2005;
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Psychology, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CVI 5FB, UK Ohye H, Fukata S, Kanoh M et al. Thyrotoxicosis caused by weight-reducing herbal medicines.
Arch Intern Med 2005;
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Kuma Hospital, 8-2-35, Shimoyamate-dori, Chuou-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-w0011, Japan Paulsen E, Korsholm L, Brandrup F. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of a commercial Aloe vera gel in the treatment of slight to moderate psoriasis vulgaris.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2005;
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Department of Dermatology, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark Roy-Byrne PP, Bystritsky A, Russo J et al. Use of herbal medicine in primary care patients with mood and anxiety disorders.
Psychosomatics 2005;
46: 117–22. [
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Address: PP Roy-Byrne
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 359911, 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA Subapriya R, Nagini S. Medicinal properties of neem leaves: a review.
Curr Med Chem Anti-Canc Agents 2005;
5: 149–6. [
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Address: S Nagini
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, 608 002, India Sundov Z, Nincevic Z, Definis-Gojanovic M et al. Fatal colchicine poisoning by accidental ingestion of meadow saffron – case report.
Forensic Sci Int 2005;
149: 253–6. [
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Address: Z Sundov
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Hospital Split, Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia Tang WF, Wan MH, Zhu L et al. Immuno-modulatory effect of somatostatin combined with traditional Chinese medicine on severe acute pancreatitis at early stage: a randomized control trial.
Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2005;
3: 103–7. [
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Address: WF Tang
Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China Wannissorn B, Jarikasem S, Siriwangchai T, Thubthimthed S. Antibacterial properties of essential oils from Thai medicinal plants.
Address: B Wannissorn
Department of Biotechnology, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Technopolis, Klong-Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand Wilson B, Abraham G, Manju VS et al. Antimicrobial activity of Curcuma zedoaria and Curcuma malabarica tubers.
J Ethnopharmacol 2005;
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Division of Crop Utilization and Biotechnology, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695017, India Wu AH, Arakawa K, Stanczyk FZ et al. Tea and circulating estrogen levels in postmenopausal Chinese women in Singapore.
Carcinogenesis 2005;
26: 976–80. [
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Address: AH Wu
Department of Preventive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Urology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA Yemitan OK, Salahdeen HM. Neurosedative and muscle relaxant activities of aqueous extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum.
Fitoterapia 2005;
76: 187–93. [
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Address: OK Yemitan
Department of Pharmacology, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, PMB 21266, Nigeria Yuan JM, Koh WP, Sun CL et al. Green tea intake, ACE gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore.
Carcinogenesis 2005;
26: 1389–94. [
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Address: JM Yuan
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA 