COVID-19: is there evidence for the use of herbal medicines as adjuvant symptomatic therapy?

D Silveira, JM Prieto-Garcia, F Boylan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Current recommendations for the self-management of SARS-Cov-2 disease
(COVID-19) include self-isolation, rest, hydration, and the use of NSAID in case of high fever …

Advances in fingerprint analysis for standardization and quality control of herbal medicines

E Noviana, G Indrayanto, A Rohman - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Herbal drugs or herbal medicines (HMs) have a long-standing history as natural remedies
for preventing and curing diseases. HMs have garnered greater interest during the past …

The genus Lycium as food and medicine: A botanical, ethnobotanical and historical review

R Yao, M Heinrich, CS Weckerle - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Lycium is widely distributed in the arid to semi-arid
environments of North and South America, Africa, and Eurasia. In recent years, Lycium …

An overview on traditional uses and pharmacological profile of Acorus calamus Linn.(Sweet flag) and other Acorus species

SB Rajput, MB Tonge, SM Karuppayil - Phytomedicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Acorus calamus (Sweet flag) has a long history of use and has numerous traditional and
ethnomedicinal applications. Since ancient times, it has been used in various systems of …

The quest for modernisation of traditional Chinese medicine

Q Xu, R Bauer, BM Hendry, TP Fan, Z Zhao… - … and alternative medicine, 2013 - Springer
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an integral part of mainstream medicine in China.
Due to its worldwide use, potential impact on healthcare and opportunities for new drug …

Hepatoprotective effects of Chinese medicinal herbs: a focus on anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities

P Lam, F Cheung, HY Tan, N Wang, MF Yuen… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
The liver is intimately connected to inflammation, which is the innate defense system of the
body for removing harmful stimuli and participates in the hepatic wound-healing response …

Medicinal and edible plants in the treatment of dyslipidemia: advances and prospects

Y Hu, X Chen, M Hu, D Zhang, S Yuan, P Li, L Feng - Chinese Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Dyslipidemia is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which lead to
the high mortality, disability, and medical expenses in the worldwide. Based on the previous …

Paeonia × suffruticosa (Moutan Peony)—A Review of the Chemical Composition, Traditional and Professional Use in Medicine, Position in Cosmetics Industries, and …

H Ekiert, M Klimek-Szczykutowicz, A Szopa - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this review is to perform a systematic review of scientific papers and an in-depth
analysis of the latest research related to Paeonia× suffruticosa Andrews as a valuable plant …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of bioactive compounds from Ficus carica L. leaf extracts via high-performance thin-layer chromatography combined with effect-directed analysis

S Agatonovic-Kustrin, S Wong, AV Dolzhenko… - … of Chromatography A, 2023 - Elsevier
This study compares different solvent systems with the use of spontaneous fermentation on
the phytochemical composition of leaf extracts from a locally grown white variety of common …

Quality assessment of medicinal herbs and their extracts: Criteria and prerequisites for consistent safety and efficacy of herbal medicines

S Govindaraghavan, NJ Sucher - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Ingredients of commercial herbal medicines are assessed for quality primarily to ensure their
safety. However, as complex mixtures of different groups of plant secondary metabolites …