Effects of typical plant growth regulator chlormequat chloride on alkaloidal compounds in Corydalis yanhusuo and molecular mechanisms by Zixuan Du, Jiayin Cao, Jie Meng, Heng Zhou, Qing Hu, Ling Li, Yun Liao, Shui Miao, Wenting Li, Shen Ji, Tongshuai Wang

“…The effects of chlormequat chloride, a typical plant growth regulator, on the medicinal herb Corydalis yanhusuo were investigated. A standardized field experiment was conducted to investigate the molecular mechanisms and variations in active compounds resulting from chlormequat chloride treatment. …”
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Simultaneous Quantitative Determination of Polyphenolic Compounds in Blumea balsamifera (Ai-Na-Xiang, Sembung) by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Photodiode Array Detec... by Daopeng Tan, Zhou Yang, Qianru Zhang, Hua Ling, Yimei Du, Yanliu Lu, Tianpei Xie, Xumei Zhou, Lin Qin, Yuqi He

“…The results also showed that 3,3′,5,7-tetrahydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone was the most abundant constituent, which could be used as a potential chemical marker for quality control of B. balsamifera and Chinese patent medications containing B. balsamifera herb.…”
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Preparation of Ethosome Gel with Total Flavonoids from <i>Vernonia anthelmintica</i> (L.) Willd. for the Treatment of Vitiligo by Dongmei Qin, Yongjie Cui, Mengyue Zheng, Zhiguo Yang, Xinbing Wang

“…Willd. is a traditional medicinal herb in Chinese medicine, extensively used by various ethnic groups due to the numerous advantages derived from its total flavonoids. …”
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Interaction of Herbal Compounds with Biological Targets: A Case Study with Berberine by Xiao-Wu Chen, Yuan Ming Di, Jian Zhang, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Chun Guang Li, Shu-Feng Zhou

“…Berberine is one of the main alkaloids found in the Chinese herb Huang lian (Rhizoma Coptidis), which has been reported to have multiple pharmacological activities. …”
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Effects of Rainfall Intensity and Vegetation Cover on Erosion Characteristics of a Soil Containing Rock Fragments Slope by Bingqin Zhao, Lun Zhang, Zhenyao Xia, Wennian Xu, Lu Xia, Yongzhe Liang, Dong Xia

“…According to a redundancy analysis, the change in rainfall intensity had the least impact on the Reynolds number and the runoff volume of the herb-shrub mixed plot in this study. These findings suggest that the effect of combining Cynodon dactylon and Indigofera amblyantha and increasing the vegetation coverage is an effective solution for soil and water loss conservation. …”
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The Effect of the Thai Herbal Suksaiyad Formula on Platelet Aggregation in Healthy Volunteers: A Quasi-experimental, Single-dose Study by Titchaphorn Palo, Nalinthika Nathananwanit, Pravit Akarasereenont, Suksalin Booranasubkajorn

“…Conclusion: Caution is advised when using SSF in patients with blood disorders. Potential herb-drug interactions between SSF and drugs that impact platelet aggregation, such as aspirin, should be closely monitored. …”
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Effects of <i>Echinacea purpurea</i> and Alkylamides on Respiratory Virus Replication and IL-8 Expression In Vitro by Keely Puchalski, Johanne A. Gerstel, Abiola Jimoh, Yalda Shokoohinia, Jeffrey Langland

“…<i>Echinacea purpurea</i> is a perennial medicinal herb with important immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties, especially purported for the alleviation of cold and flu symptoms. …”
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Purslane Weed (Portulaca oleracea): A Prospective Plant Source of Nutrition, Omega-3 Fatty Acid, and Antioxidant Attributes by Md. Kamal Uddin, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Md Sabir Hossain, Most. Altaf Un Nahar, Md. Eaqub Ali, M. M. Rahman

“…It revealed tremendous nutritional potential and has indicated the potential use of this herb for the future.…”
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Phenolic extract from Ocimum basilicum restores lipid metabolism in Triton WR-1339-induced hyperlipidemic mice and prevents lipoprotein-rich plasma oxidation by Ilham Touiss, Saloua Khatib, Oussama Bekkouch, Souliman Amrani, Hicham Harnafi

“…In this study we investigated the hypolipidemic and anti-lipoprotein-oxidation activities of phenolic extract from sweet basil a popular culinary herb. The hypolipidemic activity was studied in mice model injected intraperitoneally with Triton WR-1339 at a dose of 200 mg/kg body weight. …”
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New Biofunctional Loading of Natural Antimicrobial Agent in Biodegradable Polymeric Films for Biomedical Applications by Bakhtawar Ghafoor, Murtaza Najabat Ali, Umar Ansari, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Mariam Mir, Hafsah Akhtar, Fatima Darakhshan

“…Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a synthetic biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, was combined with Aloe vera, a natural herb used for soothing burning effects and cosmetic purposes. …”
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Efficacy of Wenxin Keli Plus Amiodarone versus Amiodarone Monotherapy in Treating Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation by Nixiao Zhang, Gary Tse, Shristi Dahal, Yajuan Yang, Mengqi Gong, Calista Zhuo Yi Chan, Enzhao Liu, Gang Xu, Konstantinos P. Letsas, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, Guangping Li, Tong Liu

“…Wenxin Keli (WXKL), a Chinese herb extract, has been shown to be effective in atrial-selective inhibiting peak INa and hence beneficial in treating atrial arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. …”
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Whole Genome Identification and Integrated Analysis of Long Non-Coding RNAs Responding ABA-Mediated Drought Stress in <i>Panax ginseng</i> C.A. Meyer by Peng Chen, Cheng Chang, Lingyao Kong

“…<i>Panax ginseng</i> C.A. Meyer is a perennial herb that is used worldwide for a number of medical purposes. …”
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Mixed forest conversion from moso bamboo forests in wetland parks increases understory species diversity and improves soils by Yuhua Ma, Duanyang Xu, Ziming Huang, Fengyu Xu, Mengqin Xiang, Jingya Wei, Han Sheng, Zhen Wu, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Lei Zhang, Wei Wang, Xu Li

“…The plant diversity and its influencing factors of different stand types were analyzed by diversity index and combined with environmental factors. We found that the herb coverage and richness index of mixed forest were higher than P. massoniana forests and P. pubescens forests (P < 0.05). …”
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Puerarin Suppress Apoptosis of Human Osteoblasts via ERK Signaling Pathway by Ling-juan Liu, Li-qun Liu, Tao Bo, Shi-jun Li, Zhen Zhu, Rong-rong Cui, Ding-an Mao

“…Puerarin, the main isoflavone glycoside extracted from Radix Puerariae, is an isoflavone traditional Chinese herb. Previous studies have demonstrated that puerarin could regulate osteoblast proliferation and differentiation to promote bone formation. …”
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The Effect of Artichoke Leaf Extract on Alanine Aminotransferase and Aspartate Aminotransferase in the Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Vajiheh Rangboo, Mostafa Noroozi, Roza Zavoshy, Seyed Amirmansoor Rezadoost, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl

“…In a randomized double blind clinical trial, 60 consecutive patients suffering NASH were randomly assigned to receive Cynara scolymus extract (as 6 tablets per day consisting of 2700 mg extract of the herb) as the intervention group or placebo as the control group for two months. …”
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Complete chloroplast genome of Sagina maxima A. Gray (Caryophyllaceae) from Ulleung-do Island, Korea by Asif S. Tamboli, Suhas K. Kadam, Jin-Suk Youn, JiYoung Yang, Young Seok Sim, Jae Hong Pak, Yeon-Sik Choo

“…Sagina maxima is an annual herb distributed in East Asia and North America. …”
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Baicalein Protects against Type 2 Diabetes via Promoting Islet β-Cell Function in Obese Diabetic Mice by Yu Fu, Jing Luo, Zhenquan Jia, Wei Zhen, Kequan Zhou, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dongmin Liu

“…Here, we show that dietary supplementation of baicalein, a flavone isolated from the roots of Chinese herb Scutellaria baicalensis, improved glucose tolerance and enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in high-fat diet (HFD-) induced middle-aged obese mice. …”
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HPLC-Fingerprints and Antioxidant Constituents of Phyla nodiflora by Fang-Ju Lin, Feng-Lin Yen, Pei-Chun Chen, Moo-Chin Wang, Chun-Nan Lin, Chiang-Wen Lee, Horng-Huey Ko

“…Phyla nodiflora is a creeping perennial herb, widely distributed in the most tropical and subtropical regions. …”
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Natural product virtual-interact-phenotypic target characterization: A novel approach demonstrated with Salvia miltiorrhiza extract by Rui Xu, Hengyuan Yu, Yichen Wang, Boyu Li, Yong Chen, Xuesong Liu, Tengfei Xu

“…Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM), a herb with recognized therapeutic potential against ischemic stroke (IS), was used to illustrate the workflow. …”
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Antibacterial and quorum sensing regulatory activities of some traditional Eastern-European medicinal plants by Tolmacheva Anna A., Rogozhin Eugene A., Deryabin Dmitry G.

“…Many plants stimulated violacein production by wild-type C. violaceum ATCC 31532 in a non-specific manner, and only the herb Bidens tripartita (three-lobe beggarticks) contained compounds that mimic acyl-homoserine lactone and operated as a QS agonist. …”
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