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S21 S19 AND S20 1 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 (-)-
Di-de-O-methylgrandisin, a lignan from Virola pavonis
leaves. Ferri, P.H.; Barata, L.E.S.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (12): p. 4204-4205; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Brazil; Virola pavonis; Medicinal plants; Leaves;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Lignans
Abstract: Leaves of Virola pavonis yielded a
(7-alpha,7'-beta,8-beta,8'-alpha)-4, 4'-dihydroxy-3,3'5,5'-
tetramethoxy-7, 7'-epoxylignan,(-)-di-de-O-methylgrandisin.
2 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47 (+)-
Dihydroperfamine: an alkaloid from Halplophyllum
tuberculatum. Al-Yaha, M.A.; El-Domiaty, M.M.; Al-Meshal,
I.A.; Al-Said, M.S.; El-Feraly, F.S.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (4): p. 268-272; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Haplophyllum tuberculatum; Alkaloids; Chemical
analysis; Medicinal plants; Nuclear magnetic resonance
3 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
11,11-dimethyl-1,3,8,10-tetrahydroxy-9-methoxypeltogynan and three
pentacyclic triterpenes from Cassine transvaalensis.
Drewes, S.E.; Mashimbye, M.J.; Field, J.S.; Ramesar, N.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (10): p. 3490-3493; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Southern Africia; Triterpenoids; Chemical
composition; Spectral analysis; Roots; Bark; Medicinal plants;
Cassine
Abstract: From the root bark of Cassine transvaalensis a new
peltogynoid, (+)-11,11-dimethyl-1,3,8,10-tetrahydroxy-9-
methoxypeltogynan was obtained along with three pentacyclic
triterpenes, canophyllol, canophyllal and 6-beta-hydroxy-
lup-20(30)-en-3-one. The latter was fully characterized by X-ray
analysis and high resolution NMR. The carbohydrate
galactitol was also present in unusually high concentration.
4 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 13
beta-dihydroeurycomanol, a quassinoid from Eurycoma
longifolia. Chan, K.L.; Lee, S.P.; Sam, T.W.; Tan, S.C.;
Noguchi, H.; Sankawa, U. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (9): p. 3138-3141; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Malaysia; Medicinal plants; Roots; Spectral
analysis; Quassinoids; Chemical composition; Antimalarials;
Eurycoma longifolia
Abstract: A new quassinoid, 13 beta,18-dihydroeurycomanol, and
14,15 beta-dihydroxyklaineanone have been isolated from the roots
of Eurycoma longifolia. On the basis of NOE and
1H-1H COSY measurements, the previous 1H NMR assignment for the C-4
and C-10 methyl groups of
eurycomanol-2-O-beta-D-glycopyranoside and eurycomanol are
reversed.
5 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 2-
Ethoxycarbonyl-1-hydroxyanthraquinone from Rubia akane.
Okuyama, E.; Sato, K.; Yoshihira, K.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1990.
Phytochemistry v. 29 (12): p. 3973-3974; 1990. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Japan; Rubia; Medicinal plants; Roots; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Anthraquinones
Abstract: From the roots of Rubia akane, 1-hydroxy-2-
methylanthraquinone and a new anthraquinone, 2-
ethoxycarbonyl-1-hydroxyanthraquinone were isolated. The
structure of the new compound was elucidated by spectroscopy and
synthesis.
6 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 5-
Hydroxy-3,6,7,2',5'-pentamethoxyflavone from Inula
grantioides. Ahmad, V.U.; Ismail, N.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (3): p. 1040-1041; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pakistan; Inula; Medicinal plants; Chemical
composition; Spectral analysis; Flavonols; Medicinal
properties; Asthma
Abstract: A new flavonol, grantioidin, has been isolated from
Inula grantioides and its structure was determined as
5-hydroxy-3,6,7,2',5'-pentamethoxyflavone. beta-Sitosterol, lupeol,
taraxasterol, taraxasterol acetate and triacontanol were also
isolated for the first time from this plant.
7 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 6-
hydroxykaempferol 7-rutinoside from leaves of Sapium
eugniaefolium. Ahmad, M.; Jain, N.; Kamil, M.; Ilyas, M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2815-2816; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Medicinal plants; Leaves; Chemical
composition; Kaempferol; Glycosides; Sapium
Abstract: A new glycoside 6-hydroxykaempferol 7-glucosyl(1 leads
to 6)rhamnoside was isolated from the leaves of Sapium
eugniaefolium.
8 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 6-
methoxygeniposidic acid, an iridoid glycoside from Rubia
cordifolia. Wu, L.J.; Wang, S.X.; Hua, H.M.; Li, W.; Zhu,
T.R.; Miyase, T.; Ueno, A. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (5): p. 1710-1711; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Abstract: 6-Methoxygeniposidic acid, a new iridoid glucoside, was
isolated from the roots of Rubia cordifolia. The structure was
deduced from spectral and chemical evidence.
9 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 7-
hydroxycoumarin derivatives from the juice oil of Citrus
hassaku. Masuda, T.; Muroya, Y.; Nakatani, N.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Apr.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (4): p. 1363-1366; 1992 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Citrus hassaku; Citrus fruits; Medicinal plants;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Juices; Plant oils;
Coumarins; Derivatives
Abstract: Three new 7-hydroxycoumarin derivatives have been
isolated from the juice oil of whole fruits of Citrus hassaku, and
their structures determined to be 7-(6R-hydroxy-3,7-
dimethyl-2E,7-octadienyloxy)coumarin, (+/-)-7-hydroxy-6-
linalylcoumarin and
(R)-6-O-(4-geranyloxy-2-hydroxy)cinnamoylmarmin by spectral data
and chemical evidence.
10 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 7-
Keto-octadec-cis-11-enoic acid from Gardenia lucida seed
oil. Mahmood, C.; Daulatabad, J.D.; Mulla, G.M.M.; Mirajkar, A.M.;
Hosamani, K.M. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (7): p. 2399-2400; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Seed oils; Chemical composition; Keto acids;
Fatty Acides; Medicinal plants; Antibiotics; Gardenia lucida
Abstract: A hitherto unknown keto fatty acid has been
isolated from Gardenia lucida seed oil. It has been
characterized as 7-keto-octadec-cis-11-enoic acid based on
spectrometry and chemical degradations.
11 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 8-
Hentriacontanol and other constituents from Piper
attenuatum. Sumathyutty, M.A.; Madhusudana Rao, J.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (6): p. 2075-2076; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Medicinal plants; Leaves; Chemical
composition; Piper attenuatum
Abstract: Pipoxide chlorohydrin, (-)-galbelgin and a new
aliphatic alcohol, 8-hentriacontanol have been isolated from the
leaves of Piper attenuatum.
12 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 8-
Hydroxyflavonoid glucuronides from Malva sylvestris.
Billeter, M.; Meier, B.; Sticher, O.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (3): p. 987-990; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Leaves; Spectral analysis;
Chemical composition; Flavonoids; Glucuronic acid;
Derivatives; Malva sylvestris
Abstract: Four 8-hydroxyflavonoid glucuronides were isolated from
the leaves of Malva sylvestris L. The structures of the two novel
compounds gossypetin 3-glucoside-8-glucuronide and hypolaetin 4'-
methyl ether 8-glucuronide were determined on the basis of
spectroscopy and hydrolysis experiments. For
hypolaetin 8-glucuronide and isoscutellarein 8-glucuronide
spectroscopic data are given.
13 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Abietane diterpenoids from Saliva microstegia.
Ulubelen, A.; Topcu, G.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (6): p. 2085-2086; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Turkey; Salvia; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Diterpenoids
Abstract: Four abietane diterpenoids were isolated from the aerial
parts of Salvia microstegia. Two, ferruginol and
pisiferal, are known compounds. The other two, 10-
acetylferruginol and 5,11,12-trihydroxy-abieta-8,11,13-triene, are
new compounds.
14 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Acetylenes from Cirsium japonicum.
Takaishi, Y.; Okuyama, T.; Masuda, A.; Nakano, K.; Murakami, K.;
Tomimatsu, T. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1990.
Phytochemistry v. 29 (12): p. 3849-3852; 1990. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Roots; Chemical composition;
Alkynes; Molecular conformation; Cirsium japonicum
Abstract: Three new and two known acetylene derivatives were
isolated from the roots of C. japonicum and their structures
established by chemical and spectroscopic means.
15 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Acidic and phenolic lignans from Juniperus sabina.
San Feliciano, A.; Miguel del Corral, J.M.; Gordaliza, M.;
Castro, A. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (10): p. 3483-3485; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Spain; Medicinal plants; Leaves; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Lignans; Juniperus sabina
Abstract: Along with some known compounds, two new lignans, a
naphthalene derivative named junaphtoic acid and (-)-3-O-
demethylyatein, were isolated from the acidic fraction of a n-
hexane extract from the leaves of Juniperus sabina. Their
structures were established by spectroscopic and chemical
means.
16 NAL Call. No.: 450 P697
Acinospesigenin--ein neues Triterpen aus den Blattern von
Phytolacca acinosa [Acinospesigenin: a new triterpene from the
leaves of Phytolacca acinosa]. Spengel, S.; Schaffner, W.
Stuttgart, W. Ger. : Georg Thieme Verlag; 1990 Jun.
Planta medica v. 56 (3): p. 284-286; 1990 Jun. Includes
references.
Language: German
Descriptors: Leaves; Plant Extracts; Medicinal plants;
Triterpenoids; Phytolacca acinosa
17 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Activity of water extracts of Albizzia anthelmintica and A. lebbek
barks against experimental Hymenolepis diminuta
infection in rats. Galal, M.; Bashir, A.K.; Salih, A.M.; Adam,
S.E.I.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Mar.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 31 (3): p. 333-337; 1991 Mar.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Albizia; Albizia lebbek; Hymenolepis diminuta; Plant
extracts; Traditional medicines; Bark; Rats
Abstract: The aqueous extract of Albizzia anthelmintica bark at
10-150 g/kg orally showed no toxicity and high anthelmintic
activity (68-100%) against experimental Hymenolepis diminuta
infection in albino rats. The water extract from A. lebbek
bark at 10-100 g/kg orally was less effective against the
cestode and was toxic to rats at the highest dose tested (150
g/kg).
18 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Acyclic sequiterpene oligoglycosides from pericarps of
Sapindus delavayi. Wong, W.H.; Kasai, R.; Choshi, W.;
Nakagawa, Y.; Mizutani, K.; Ohtani, K.; Tanaka, O.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2699-2702; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Yunnan; Sapindus; Pericarp; Medicinal plants;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Sesquiterpenes;
Glycosides; Surfactants
Abstract: From pericarps of Sapindus delavayi, new acyclic
sesquiterpene oligoglycosides named pyishauosides Ib, IIb,
IIIA, IVa and IVb were isolated and the structure of these
glycosides was elucidated. A remarkable solubilizing effects on
saponin A, geraniol, farnesol and dl-alpha-tocopherol in water were
observed for pyishiauoside IIIa and IVa.
19 NAL Call. No.: 470 SCI24
Adjuvant advantage: breast cancer therapies promise a longer life.
Fackelmann, K.A.
Washington, D.C. : Science Service :.; 1992 Feb22.
Science news v. 141 (8): p. 124-125; 1992 Feb22.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Taxus; Medicinal plants
20 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Aflatoxin and citrinin in seeds of some medicinal plants under
storage. Roy, A.K.; Kumari, V.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Feb.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (1): p. 62-65; 1991
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Hydnocarpus; Acanthaceae; Piper betle; Acacia
concinna; Caesalpinia; Cassia fistula; Medicinal plants;
Seeds; Storage; Microbial contamination; Aflatoxins; Citrinin;
Aspergillus flavus; Penicillium citrinum; Deuteromycotina
21 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Agaveside C, a steroidal glycoside from Agave cantala.
Uniyal, G.C.; Agrawal, P.K.; Sati, O.P.; Thakur, R.S.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (4): p. 1336-1339; 1991. Part 34 in the
series 'Studies on Indian Medicinal Plants'. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Uttar pradesh; Agave cantala; Fruits; Spectral
analysis; Glycosides; Plant extracts
Abstract: A new steroidal glycoside, agaveside C, isolated from
the fruits of Agave cantala was characterized as 3 beta-[alpha-L-
rhamnopyranosyl-(1 leads to 2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 leads to
3)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 leads to 4)-
alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 leads to 2)]-beta-D-
glucopyranosyl]-2 alpha-hydroxy-25R-5 alpha-spirostane on the basis
of chemical degradation, 13CNMR spectroscopy and fast atom
bombardment mass spectrometry.
22 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Aliphatic hydroxyketones from Adhatoda vasica.
Singh, R.S.; Misra, T.N.; Pandey, H.S.; Singh, B.P.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3799-3801; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Adhatoda vasica; Medicinal plants;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Ketones
Abstract: Two new aliphatic hydroxyketones, isolated from the
aerial parts of Adhatoda vasica have been characterized as 37-
hydroxyhexatetracont-1-en-15-one and 37-
hydroxyhentetracontan-19-one, respectively, on the basis of
spectral data and chemical studies.
23 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Alkaloids, flavonoids and phenylpropanoids of the West African
plant Oxymitra velutina.
Achenbach, H.; Hemrich, H.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (4): p. 1265-1267; 1991. Part 40 in the
series 'Constituents of Tropical Medicinal Plants'. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ghana; Annonaceae; Stems; Chemical composition;
Flavonoids; Sesquiterpenoids; Alkaloids; Propionic acid;
Phytosterols
Abstract: From the twigs of Oxymitra velutina 23 compounds
belonging to the alkaloids, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids,
sterols and sesquiterpenes have been isolated. Among the
alkaloids, aporphine-type and related constituents prevail.
(2S)-5,6,7-Trimethoxyflavanone has been isolated as a natural
product for the first time.
24 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Alkaloids from Guatteria goudotiana.
Castedo, L.; Granja, J.A.; Rodriguez de Lera, A.; Villaverde, M.C.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2781-2783; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Colombia; Guatteria; Medicinal plants; Leaves; Bark;
Chemical composition; Alkaloids; Isoquinoline alkaloids
Abstract: The leaves and bark of Guatteria goudotiana were
investigated for their alkaloid content. From the leaves, 15
alkaloids were isolated: the 1-benzylisoquinolines, (+)-
reticuline and (-)-juziphine; the morphinandienone, (-)-
pallidine; the noraporphines, (-)-3-hydroxynornuciferine, (+)-
laurotetanine and (+)-norisodomesticine; the aporphines, (+)-
neolitsine, (+)-isodomesticine, (+)-N-methyllaurotetanine,
(+)-isoboldine and (+)-corytuberine; the dehydroaporphines,
dehydroneolitsine, dehydronantenine and goudotianine; and the
oxoaporphine, liriodenine. From the bark, the following four
alkaloids were isolated: the noraporphines, (+)-
norisodomesticine and (-)-anolobine; the dehydroaporphine,
goudotianine; and the phenanthrene alkaloid, argentinine. This is
the first time the dehydroaporphines, dehydroneolitsine and
goudotianine, have been isolated from a natural source.
25 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Alkaloids from leaves and root bark of Ervatamia hirta.
Clivio, P.; Richard, B.; Deverre, J.R.; Sevenet, T.; Zeches, M.; Le
Men-Oliver, L.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3785-3792; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Malaysia; Poisonous plants; Medicinal plants;
Leaves; Roots; Bark; Spectral analysis; Chemical composition;
Indole alkaloids; Ervatamia
Abstract: During chemical investigation of the leaves and
root bark of Ervatamia hirta, 33 alkaloids were isolated.
Seven are new: six are the 'monomeric' alkaloids (E) 16-epi-
normacusine B, (E) 16-epi-affinisine, O-acetyl-16-epi-
affinisine, affinisine-N(4)-oxide, dehydro-16-epi-affinisine,
norfluorocurarine-N(4)-oxide, and the seventh is the bisindole 16-
decarbomethoxyvoacamine-pseudoindoxyl. The known alkaloids are: (E)
16-epi-isositsirikine, beta-yohimbine, yohimbine,
19,20-dehydro-beta-yohimbine, beta-yohimbine-pseudoindoxyl,
isositsirikine, 19,20-dihydroisositsirikine, beta-yohimbine-
oxindole, normacusine B, affinisine, vobasine, dregamine,
tabernaemontanine, norfluorocurarine, 12-
hydroxynorfluorocurarine, apparicine, 3,14-dihydroellipticine,
antirhine, voacristine, ibogaine, iboxygaine, iboxygaine-
hydroxyindolenine, iboluteine, 4',17,(17 beta)-
dihydrotchibangensine, 16-decarbomethoxyvoacamine and 19,20-
dihydro-16-decarbomethoxyvoacamine. Structural elucidation of the
new alkaloids is based on spectral data and chemical
correlations.
26 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Alkaloids from Melodinus suaveolens.
Ye, J.H.; Zhou, Y.L.; Huang, Z.H.; Picot, F.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (9): p. 3168-3170; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Apocynaceae; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Alkaloids
Abstract: Fourteen alkaloids were isolated from the trunk of
Melodinus suaveolens. Thirteen of them were identified as
delta 14-vincine, vindolinine, 11-methoxytabersonine,
vincadifformine, hazuntine, 11-hydroxytabersonine, 11-
methoxyoxyvicadiffromine, cathovalinine, vincoline, 19R-
hydroxytabersonine, 11-methoxy-19R-hydrotabersonine, 11,19R-
dihydroxytabersonine and tabersonine. The last one is a new
alkaloid, named suvaeolenine; its structural elucidation was
achieved by means of detailed spectral analysis.
27 NAL Call. No.: 450 P697
Alkaloids of anatolian Thalictrum foetidum.
Baser, K.H.C.; Ertan, A.
Stuttgart, W. Ger. : Georg Thieme Verlag; 1990 Jun.
Planta medica v. 56 (3): p. 337; 1990 Jun. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Turkey; Thalictrum; Plant extracts; Medicinal
plants; Alkaloids
28 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Allelopathic activity of the essential oils of Nigerian
medicinal plants. Oguntimein, B.O.; Elakovich, S.D.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Feb.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (1): p. 39-44; 1991
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nigeria; Eugenia uniflora; Piper guineense;
Chromolaena; Medicinal plants; Lactuca sativa; Plant extracts;
Essential oils; Allelopathins; Allelopathy; Seedling growth;
Bioassays
29 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Allose gallates from Euphorbia fischeriana.
Lee, S.H.; Tanaka, T.; Nonaka, G.I.; Nishioka, I.; Zhang, B. Oxford
: Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (4): p. 1251-1253; 1991. Part 104 in the
series 'Tannins and Related Compounds'. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Euphorbia; Medicinal plants; Insecticidal
plants; Roots; Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Gallic
acid; Tannins; Ellagic acid
Abstract: A chemical investigation of the roots of Euphorbia
fischeriana has led to the isolation of three novel
gallotannins, 1,3,6-tri-O-, 1,2,6-tri-O-and 1,2,3,6-tetra-O-
galloyl-beta-D-allopyranoses, together with ellagitannins
(corilagin, sanguiin H-5 and tercatain) and 3,4,6-tri-O-
galloyl-D-glucose. The structures of these compounds were
established from spectroscopic and chemical evidence.
30 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
alpha-Amyrin derivatives from Corchorus depressus.
Khan, M.S.Y.; Javed, K.; Khan, M.H.; Shamsi, M.A.; Siddiqui, A.A.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (6): p. 1989-1992; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Corchorus; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Triterpenoids
Abstract: From the whole plant of Corchorus depressus, in
addition to sitosterol glucoside, sitosterol, apigenin and
luteolin, three new alpha-amyrin derivatives, cordepressic
acid, cordepressenic acid and cordepressin, have been isolated and
their structures established by spectral data and chemical
evidence.
31 NAL Call. No.: 450 P697
Ambrosanolides and other constituents of two Rudbeckia
species. Gutierrez, A.B.; Herz, W.
Stuttgart, W. Ger. : Georg Thieme Verlag; 1990 Jun.
Planta medica v. 56 (3): p. 295-297; 1990 Jun. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Missouri; Medicinal plants; Sesquiterpenoid
lactones; Coumarin; Plant extracts; Rudbeckia
32 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Ambrosia maritima: effects on molluscs and non-target
organisms. Geerts, S.; Belot, J.; Sabbe, F.; Triest, L.;
Sidhom, M.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 1-12; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ambrosia; Molluscicidal properties; Toxicology;
Pharmacology; Chemical properties; Plant morphology; Taxonomy;
Geographical distribution; Traditional medicines;
Sesquiterpenoid lactones
Abstract: The actual knowledge about Ambrosia maritima is
reviewed with emphasis on recent developments in the fields of
plant morphology and taxonomy, the molluscicidal principles--the
sesquiterpene lactones--present in the plant and the
effects on snails and on nontarget organisms. The use of the plant
in traditional medicine is also discussed. Areas where more
research is needed are outlined.
33 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Analgesic and antiinflammatory effects of chasmanthera
dependens. Onabanjo, A.O.; John, T.A.; Sokale, A.A.; Samuel, O.T.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Feb.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (1): p. 24-28; 1991
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Menispermaceae; Medicinal plants; Pharmaceutical
products; Plant extracts; Alkaloids; Tannins; Cardiac
glycosides; Medicinal properties; Analgesics; Antiinflammatory
agents; Drug toxicity; Mice
34 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Analgesic effect of Momordica charantia seed extract in mice and
rats. Biswas, A.R.; Ramaswamy, S.; Bapna, J.S.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Jan.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 31 (1): p. 115-118; 1991 Jan.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Momordica charantia; Medicinal plants; Plant
extracts; Analgesics; Mice; Rats
35 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.O74 And
now for something completely different: create your own botanical
bodycare.
Meyer, S.
Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, Inc; 1991 Dec.
Organic gardening v. 38 (9): p. 46-49; 1991 Dec.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Home gardens; Essential oils;
Allergic reactions; Essential oil plants
36 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Anthraquinones from Salvia przewalskii.
Lu, X.Z.; Xu, W.H.; Naoki, H.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Feb.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (2): p. 708-709; 1992 Feb. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Salvia; Medicinal plants; Roots; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Anthraquinones
Abstract: One new anthraquinone, przewalskinone B and a known
compound, ziganein, were isolated from Salvia przewalskii.
Their chemical structures were elucidated by spectral
analysis.
37 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Antibacterial aromatic isothiocyanates from the essential oil of
Hippocratea welwitschii roots.
Iwu, M.W.; Unaeze, N.C.; Okunji, C.O.; Corley, D.G.; Sanson, D.R.;
Tempesta, M.S.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Jun.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (2): p. 154-158; 1991
Jun. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Celastraceae; Medicinal plants; Antibacterial
plants; Essential oils; Benzyl isothiocyanate; Antibacterial
properties; Volatile compounds; Saponins; Cyanogenic
glycosides; Triterpenoids
38 NAL Call. No.: 381 J825N
Anticancer drug: boost to taxol supply planned.
Borman, S.
Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society; 1992 Mar09.
Chemical and engineering news v. 70 (10): p. 4; 1992 Mar09.
Language: English
Descriptors: Taxus; Medicinal plants
39 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Anticholinergic action of Swertia japonica and an active
constituent. Yamahara, J.; Kobayashi, M.; Matsuda, H.; Aoki, S.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 31-35; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Japan; Swertia japonica; Colon; Cholinergic
mechanisms; Contraction; Carbachol; Plant extracts; Rats;
Traditional medicines
Abstract: The anticholinergic action of Swertia japonica,
used in Japan as a bitter stomachic, was examined using in
vivo experiments in rats in order to substantiate the presence or
absence of antispasmodic properties. The methanol extract of
Swertia japonica was found to be an effective
anticholinergic given orally. Fractionation and purification of the
methanol extract through column chromatography revealed that
swertiamarin, found in the methanol extract in amounts of about
30%, was an active constituent with an anticholinergic action.
40 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Anticonceptive and estrogenic effects of a seed extract of
Ricinus communis var. minor.
Okwuasaba, F.K.; Osunkwo, U.A.; Ekwenchi, M.M.; Ekpenyong,
K.I.; Onwukeme, K.E.; Olayinka, A.O.; Uguru, M.O.; Das, S.C.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Sep.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 34 (2/3): p. 141-145; 1991 Sep.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ricinus communis; Seeds; Plant extracts;
Contraceptives; Estrogenic properties; Females; Rates; Mice;
Traditional medicines
Abstract: An ether-soluble fraction of a methanol extract of
Ricinus communis var. minor seeds administered subcutaneously to
adult female rats and rabbits at doses up to 1.2 g/kg and 600
mg/kg, respectively, in divided doses showed anti-
implantation and anticonceptive activities. Laparotomy
performed on Day 10 and Day 15 or pregnancy on mated female rats
and rabbits treated with the extract did not reveal any uterine
implantation sites. The animals were protected against pregnancy
for over three gestation periods and among those
that later delivered, there was no evidence of abnormality in the
pups. In ovariectomized young female rats as well as in immature
mice, the extract dose-dependently increased uterine wet weight.
Furthermore, the extract induced premature opening of the vagina,
increased the number of epithelial cells and cornified cells and
decresed the leucocyte number in the
vaginal smear. The estrogen-like activities exhibited by the
extract were dose-dependent and the anticonceptive effect may be
due at least in part to such estrogenic action.
41 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antihypertensive action of a procyanidin glycoside from
Rhamnus lycioides. Terencio, M.C.; Sanz, M.J.; Paya, M.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Jan.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 31 (1): p. 109-114; 1991 Jan.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Rhamnus; Antihypertensive agents; Glycosides;
Hypertension; Rats; Folk medicine
Abstract: The antihypertensive action of a procyanidin
glycoside from Rhamnus lycioides aerial parts was studied in
spontaneously and renal hypertensive rats. This compound, like 20
microgram/kg i.v. of captopril, produced a very clear in vivo
inhibition of angiotensin I converting enzyme when given at a dose
of 3 mg/kg i.v.
42 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antiinflammatory activity of a Ghanaian antiarthritic herbal
preparation. I. Kweifio-Okai, G.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Jul.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (3): p. 263-267; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ghana; Alstonia boonei; Rauvolfia vomitoria;
Elaeis guineensis; Roots; Antiinflammatory agents;
Carrageenan; Traditional medicines; Plant extract; Arthristis; Rats
Abstract: A boiling water extract from a powdered sample
containing Alstonia boonei root bark (90%) Rauvolfia vomitoria root
bark (5%) and Elaeis guineensis nut without pericarp (5%) was
tested intraperitoneally for its antiinflammatory activity by
measuring rat hindpaw edema induced by the subplantar
injection of carrageenin in the presence or absence of
arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid increased swelling during the
early phase of carrageenin edema. The extract suppressed the late
phase of carrageenin edema and both phases in the
presence of arachidonic acid. These preliminary results are
consistent with a herbal preparation known to be used in the
management of r heumatoid arthritis.
43 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antiinflammatory activity of a Ghanaian antiarthritic herbal
preparation. II. Kweifio-Okai, G.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 129-133; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ghana; Alstonia boonei; Rauvolfia vomitoria;
Elaeis guineensis; Roots; Bark; Nuts; Antiinflammatory agents;
Arthritis; Rats; Plant extracts
Abstract: A boiling water extract from a mixture of Alstonia
boonei and Rauvolfia vomitoria root barks and Elaeis
guineensis nuts without pericarp was tested for its
antiinflammatory activity by measuring over a period of 17
days the changes in rat ankle diameter caused by subplantar
injection of complete Freund's adjuvant. The extract fed in
drinking water ad libitum reduced ipsilateral ankle adjuvant
swelling by an average of 16% for the period of +4 to +17 days and
improved weight gain.
44 NAL Call. No.: RS164.P59 The
antiinflammatory effect in rats of Chieh-pu-warn, a
traditional Chinese herbal preparation.
Chang, C.G.; Chen, M.C.; Yang, H.Y.
Sussex : John Wiley & Sons; 1991 Jun.
Phytotherapy research : PTR v. 5 (3): p. 107-110; 1991 Jun.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Antiinflammatory agents; Drug
toxicity; Folk medicine
45 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antiinflammatory evaluation of a Pluchea indica root extract. Sen,
T.; Nag Chaudhuri, A.K.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 135-141; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pluchea; Roots; Plant extracts; Antiinflammatory
agents; Arthritis; Traditional medicines; Mice
Abstract: A methanolic fraction of a chloroform extract of
defatted Pluchea indica roots was investigated for its
antiinflammatory potential against several models of
inflammation. The extract showed significant inhibitory
activity against carrageenin-, histamine-, serotonin-,
hyaluronidase- and sodium urate-induced pedal inflammation. The
extract inhibited protein exudation and leucocyte
migration. The extract also inhibited carrageenin- and cotton
pellet-induced granuloma formation as well as turpentine-
induced joint oedema and adjuvant-induced polyarthritis. The
present observations establish the efficacy of the extract in the
exudative, proliferative and chronic stages of
inflammation.
46 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity of Evodia fatraina stem bark
extracts. Ratsimamanga-Urverg, S.; Rasoanaivo, P.;
Rakoto-Ratsimamanga, A.; Le Bras, J.; Ramiliarisoa, O.; Savel, J.;
Coulaud, J.P.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Jul.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (3): p. 231-236; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Madagascar; Euodia; Bark; Plant extracts;
Traditional medicines; Antimalarials; Cytotoxicity; Plasmodium
falciparum; Mice
Abstract: Stem bark extracts of Evodia fatraina (Rutaceae) were
tested for antimalarial activity in vitro on Plasmodium falciparum
using an isotopic semi-microtest and in vivo on
Plasmodium berghei in mice. Ethyl acetate extract showed
moderate antimalarial activity in vitro (IC50=8.5 microgram ml-1).
However, ethanolic extract exhibited significant
potency in vivo (65% suppression of parasitaemia). Moreover, low
toxicity against HeLa cells and L 929 fibroblasts was
observed with ethanolic extract (IC50=95 microgram ml-1 and 60
microgram ml-1, respectively).
47 NAL Call. No.: R850.A1B72
Antimalarial activity of crude extracts from Brazilian plants
studied in vivo in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice and in
vitro against Plasmodium falciparum in culture.
Carvalho, L.H.; Brandao, M.G.L.; Santos-Filho, D.; Lopes,
J.L.C.; Krettli, A.U.
Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil : Associacao Brasileira de
Divulgacao Cientifica; 1991.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research; Revista
brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas v. 24 (11): p.
1113-1123; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Brazil; Medicinal plants; Plant extracts;
Medicinal properties; Folk medicine; Plasmodium falciparum;
Plasmodium berghei; Malaria; Mice
48 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antimalarial activity of some plant remedies in use in
Marracuene, southern Mozambique.
Jurg, A.; Tomas, T.; Pividal, J.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 79-83; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mozambique; Euphorbiaceae; Bridelia; Plant
extracts; Antimalarials; In vitro; Traditional medicines
Abstract: Two plants, Spirostachys africana and Bridelia were
selected for investigation on the basis of a clinical study of four
herbal antimalarial remedies used in southern Mozambique. Petroleum
ether, ethanol and aqueous extracts were tested for activity in
vitro against Plasmodium falciparum. Crude
ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the root and the ethanolic
extract of the stem of B. cathartica caused a 50% inhibition of
parasite growth at an incubation concentration of 0.05
mug/ml.
49 NAL Call. No.: 450 P697
Antimalarial activity of Tanzanian medicinal plants.
Weenen, H.; Nkunya, M.H.H.; Bray, D.H.; Mwasumbi, L.B.;
Kinabo, L.S.; Kilimali, V.A.E.B.
Stuttgart, W. Ger. : Georg Thieme Verlag; 1990 Aug.
Planta medica v. 56 (4): p. 368-370; 1990 Aug. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tanzania; Plasmodium falciparum; Medicinal
plants; Antimalarials
50 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Antimalarial activity of traditional plants against
erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium berghei.
Misra, P.; Pal, N.L.; Guru, P.Y.; Katiyar, J.C.; Tandon, J.S.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Feb.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (1): p. 19-23; 1991
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Pharmaceutical products; Plant
extracts; Screening; Antimicrobial properties; Plasmodium
berghei; Malaria; Treatment; Mice; Schizonts
51 NAL Call. No.: 450 P697
Antimalarial compounds containing an alpha, beta-unsaturated
carbonyl moiety from Tanzanian medicinal plants.
Weenen, H.; Nkunya, M.H.H.; Bray, D.H.; Mwasumbi, L.B.;
Kinabo, L.S.; Kilimali, V.A.E.B.; Wijnber, J.B.P.A.
Stuttgart, W. Ger. : Georg Thieme Verlag; 1990 Aug.
Planta medica v. 56 (4): p. 371-373; 1990 Aug. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tanzania; Plasmodium falciparum; Medicinal
plants; Plant extracts; Antimalarials
52 NAL Call. No.: 448.9 R813 Anti-
malarial property of an extract of the plant Streblus
asper in murine malaria.
Das, M.K.; Beuria, M.K.
London : The Society; 1991 Jan.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene v. 85 (1): p. 40-41; 1991 Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Medicinal plants; Plant extracts; Bark;
Pharmaceutical products; Medicinal properties; Malaria;
Plasmodium berghei; Mice
53 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6 The
antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Achillea
fragrantissima. Barel, S.; Segal, R.; Yashphe, J.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 187-191; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Achillea; Plant extracts; Essential oils;
Antimicrobial properties; Folk medicine
Abstract: Essential oil from Achillea fragrantissima exerted a
bactericidic effect on several gram positive and gram
negative bacterial strains, as well as on Candida albicans. The oil
was fractionated on sillica gel columns by a gradient of ether in
petrol ether (30 degrees C - 40 degrees C). Two fractions which
contained less polar compounds were active
against C. albicans only. The fractions which contained more polar
compounds inhibited the growth of all the microorganisms tested.
One of these compounds was identified as terpinen-4-ol. Commercial
terpinen-4-ol had a similar antimicrobial
activity.
54 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antimicrobial screening of medicinal plants from Baja
California Sur, Mexico. Dimayuga, R.E.; Garcia, S.K.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Feb.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 31 (2): p. 181-192; 1991 Feb.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mexico; Medicinal plants; Plant extracts;
Antimicrobial properties; Staphylococcus aureus; Bacillus
subtilis; Streptococcus faecalis; Escherichia coli; Candida
albicans; Traditional medicines; Correlation; Screening
Abstract: The ethanolic extracts of 72 plants belonging to 35
different families, and used in traditional medicine in Baja
California Sur (Mexico), were tested for antimicrobial
activity in vitro using the filter paper disk assay method.
Activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis,
Streptococcus faecalis (Gram-positive microorganisms),
Escherichia coli (Gram-negative microorganisms) and Candida
albicans (yeast) is discussed.
55 NAL Call. No.: 450 P697 Anti-
platelet action of GU-7, a 3-arylcoumarin derivative,
purified from glycyrrhizae radix.
Tawata, M.; Yoda, Y.; Aida, K.; Shindo, H.; Sasaki, H.; Chin, M.;
Onaya, T. Stuttgart, W. Ger. : Georg Thieme Verlag; 1990 Jun.
Planta medica v. 56 (3): p. 259-263; 1990 Jun. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Japan; Glycyrrhiza uralensis; Plant extracts;
Medicinal plants; Coumarin; Platelets
56 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antipyretic activity of six indigenous medicinal plants of
Tirumala Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Vedavathy, S.; Rao, K.N.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 193-196; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Andhra pradesh; Medicinal plants; Plant extracts;
Antipyretics; Rats; Folk medicine
57 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antitumor activity of quassinoids from Hannoa klaineana.
Lumonadio, L.; Atassi, G.; Vanhaelen, M.; Vanhaelen-Fastre, R.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Jan.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 31 (1): p. 59-65; 1991 Jan.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Simaroubaceae; Roots; Bark; Quassinoids;
Medicinal plants; Neoplasms; Leukemia; Melanoma; Carcinoma; Mice
Abstract: Of the five quassinoids isolated from the root bark of
Hannoa klaineana, only 15-desacetylundulatone was found
active against P388 mouse lymphocytic leukemia cells and colon 38
adenocarcinoma. Undulatone and especially 15-O-beta-D-
glucopyranosyl-21-hydroxy-glaucarubolone were found to be more
toxic while 6 alpha-tigloyloxy-glaucarubol and
21-hydroxyglaucarubolone were found inactive. Structure-
activity relationships are discussed.
58 NAL Call. No.: QD415.A1B52
Antitumor effect of echitamine chloride on methylcholonthrene
induced fibrosarcoma in rats.
Kamarajan, P.; Sekar, N.; Mathuram, V.; Govindasamy, S.
Marrickville : Academic Press; 1991 Oct.
Biochemistry international v. 25 (3): p. 491-498; 1991 Oct.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alstonia scholaris; Plant composition; Alkaloids;
Antineoplastic agents; Bioassays; Neoplasms; Rats; Medicinal plants
Abstract: Echitamine chloride a plant alkaloid from Alstonia
scholaris has been used to examine the anticancer effects on
methylcholanthrene - induced fibrosarcoma. Echitamine chloride
dissolved in saline (10mg/kg body weight) and injected
subcutaneously for 20 days in fibrosarcoma rats has exhibited
significant regression in tumor growth. The altered activities of
plasma and liver transaminases and gamma-glutamyl
transpeptidase and lipid peroxidation in fibrosarcoma have
been corrected to near normal after echitamine chloride
treatment. The decreased liver glutathione content and the
lowered activities of glutathione peroxidase, superoxide
dismutase and catalase have also been reversed to near normals
after echitamine chloride treatment.
59 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Antiulcerogenic effects of two Maytenus species in laboratory
animals. Souza-Formigoni, M.L.O.; Oliveira, M.G.M.; Monteiro, M.G.;
Silveira-Filho, N.G. da; Braz, S.; Carlini, E.A.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Aug.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 34 (1): p. 21-27; 1991 Aug.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Brazil; Maytenus; Medicinal properties; Gastric ulcer;
Rats; Traditional medicines
Abstract: Leaves of Maytenus species are commonly used in
Brazil for the treatment of gastric ulcers, dyspepsias and
other gastric problems. The present study evaluated the
antiulcerogenic potential of a boiling water extract of equal parts
of M. aquifolium and M. ilicifolia leaves against ulcer lesions
induced by indomethacin and cold-restraint stress in rats.
Ranitidine and cimetidine were used as reference drugs. The oral
and intraperitoneal administration of the extract had a potent
antiulcerogenic effect against both types of ulcers. The extract
was shown to cause an increase in volume and pH of gastric juice of
the animals with the pH effects comparable to those of cimetidine.
The results tend to confirm the popular use of the plant.
60 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Antraquinones from Cassia greggii.
Gonzalez, A.G.; Barrera, J.B.; Davila, B.B.; Valencia, E.;
Dominguez, X.A. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Jan.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (1): p. 255-258; 1992 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mexico; Cassia; Medicinal plants; Roots; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Anthraquinones
Abstract: The dichloromethane extract of the roots of Cassia
greggii afforded seven new anthraquinones:
5-hydroxy-1,4,6,7-tetramethoxy-2-methylanthraquinone,
1,5,7-trihydroxy-4,6-dimethoxy-2-methylanthraquinone,
5,6-dihydroxy-1,4,7-trimethoxy-2-methylanthraquinone,
1-hydroxy-4,7-dimethoxy-5,6-methylenedioxy-2-
methylanthraquinone, 5,7-dihydroxy-1,4,6-trimethoxy-2-
hydroxymethylanthraquinone, 4,5-dihydroxy-1,6,7-trimethoxy-2-
methylanthraquinone, and 5,6-dihydroxy-4,7-dimethoxy-2-
methylanthraquinone. Their structures were elucidated on the basis
of chemical and spectral data.
61 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Applanoxidic acids A, B, C and D, biologically active
tetracyclic triterpenes from Ganoderma applanatum.
Chairul; Tokuyama, T.; Hayashi, Y.; Nishizawa, M.; Tokuda, H.;
Chairul, S.M.; Hayashi, Y.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (12): p. 4105-4109; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Indonesia; Ganoderma applanatum; Medicinal
plants; Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Triterpene acids
Abstract: Four novel polyoxygenated lanostanoid triterpenes, named
applanoxidic acids A, B, C, and D, have been isolated from an
Indonesian tropical fungus, Ganoderma applanatum.
Their structures were determined by spectrocopic and chemical
methods. Biological activity as an anti-tumour promoter was
observed for these components.
62 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Arbutin and sucrose in the leaves of the resurrection plant
Myrothamnus flabellifolia.
Suau, R.; Cuevas, A.; Valpuesta, V.; Reid, M.S.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2555-2556; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zimbabwe; Dicotyledons; Medicinal plants; Leaves;
Plant composition; Sucrose; Disaccharides; Metabolites;
Drought resistance; Desiccation
Abstract: Forty-two per cent of the desiccated leaves of
Myrothamnus flabellifolia was extracted in methanol, and
contained two major components, sucrose (30%) and arbutin
(65%). Its arbutin content can probably explain the purported
medicinal properties of this plant. By analogy with other
desiccation-tolerant organisms, sucrose and arbutin may be
partially responsible for the extreme resistance of
Myrothamnus to environmental stress.
63 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Aryltetralin lignans from Linum flavum and Linum capitatum.
Broomhead, A.J.; Dewick, P.M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1990.
Phytochemistry v. 29 (12): p. 3839-3844; 1990. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Linum; Podophyllum; Podophyllum peltatum;
Chemical composition; Lignans; Spectral analysis;
Antineoplastic agents; Biosynthesis; Medicinal plants;
Glucosides
Abstract: Phytochemical analysis of ethanol extracts from
Linum flavum, L. flavum compactum and L. capitatum has
demonstrated their capability of producing and storing
relatively large amounts of cytotoxic aryltetralin lignans
structurally related to podophyllotoxin. 5-
Methoxypodophyllotoxin, its glucoside and acetate are the main
constituents of both roots and stem/leaves of L. flavum and L.
flavum compactum, the roots containing up to 3.5% dry weight of
these compounds. Although 5-methoxypodophyllotoxin and its
glucoside were also found in L. capitatum roots, stem/leaves were
shown to produce alpha- and beta-peltatins and their 5-O-
glucosides. Coniferyl alcohol and coniferin were present in all
three plants.
64 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A-
type proanthocyanidins from Prunus spinosa.
Kolodziej, H.; Sakar, M.K.; Burger, J.F.W.; Engelshowe, R.;
Ferreira, D. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (6): p. 2041-2047; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Prunus spinosa; Flowers; Medicinal plants;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Stereochemistry;
Anthocyanidins; Metabolites
Abstract: The range of natural dimeric A-type
proanthocyanidins is extended by identification of ent-
epicatechin-(4 alpha leads to 8;2 alpha leads to O leads to 7)-
catechin and ent-epiafzelechin-(4 alpha leads to 8;2 alpha leads to
O leads to 7)-epicatechin. They are accompanied in the flowers of
Prunus spinosa by the structurally related
metabolites ent-epicatechin-(4 alpha leads to 8;2 alpha leads to O
leads to 7)-epicatechin, ent-epiafzelechin-(4 alpha leads to 8;2
alpha leads to O leads to 7)-catechin and ent-
epiafzelechin-(4 alpha leads to 8;2 alpha leads to O leads to 7)-
epiafzelechin, these being reported from a plant source for the
second time. Nuclear Overhauser effect difference
spectroscopy facilitated assessment of both 3,4-relative
stereochemistry of the heterocyclic ring C and absolute
configuration of terminal units, as well as determination of the
mode of interflavanyl linkage. Whereas methylation and
subsequent acetylation of A-types with 'lower' catechin units
produce the expected methyl ether acetates, those species with a
'lower' epicatechin moiety indicate restricted access of
diazomethane to 5-OH(A).
65 NAL Call. No.: SB294.A8W44 1991
Australian bush flower essences.. Bush flower essences
White, Ian
Sydney ; New York : Bantam Books,; 1991.
xiv, 210 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-194).
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Wild flowers; Essences and
essential oils; Plants
66 NAL Call. No.: TX392.A1V44 A
beginner's guide to using herbs at home.
Gladstar, R.
Mt. Morris, Ill. : Vegetarian Times; 1991 Dec.
Vegetarian times (172): p. 64-70. ill; 1991 Dec.
Language: English
Descriptors: Home food preparation; Food quality; Food
purchasing; Food storage; Medical treatment; Information
services; Medicinal plants
Abstract: The author explains her view of herbology as an
excellent preventive and first choice medicine and how it is
possible to incorporate this philosophy into your life.
Included are the basic steps needed to get started as a
knowledgeable home herbalist.
67 NAL Call. No.: 450 EC7
Begonias as food and medicine.
Laferriere, J.E.
Bronx, N.Y. : New York Botanical Garden; 1992 Jan.
Economic botany v. 46 (1): p. 114-116; 1992 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Begonia; Ethnobotany; Medicinal properties;
Edible species; Medicinal plants; Food crops
68 NAL Call. No.: 451 F16B The
Belize ethnobotany project: discovering the resources of the
tropical rain forest.
Balick, M.J.
Miami, Fla. : The Garden; 1991 Apr.
Fairchild Tropical Garden bulletin v. 46 (2): p. 16-24. ill; 1991
Apr.
Language: English
Descriptors: Belize; Ethnobotany; Tropical rain forests
69 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Benzofuranosesquiterpenes from Ligularia virgaurea.
Jia, Z.J.; Chen, H.M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (9): p. 3132-3134; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gansu; Ligularis; Rhizomes; Medicinal plants;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Sesquiterpenes;
Furans
Abstract: Three new benzofuranosesquiterpenes,
2-(3'-pentenyl)-3,7-dimethylbenzofuran-1,4-dione,
1-hydroxy-2,(3'-pentenyl)-3,7-dimethylbenzofuran and
1-methoxy-2-(3'-pentenyl)-3,7-dimethylbenzofuran, were
isolated from the rhizome of Ligularia virgaurea, together
with two known furanoeremophilanes, cacalol and 4 alphaH-9-
methoxyfuranoeremophilane.
70 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
benzoquinone and a coumestan from Psoralea plicata.
Rasool, N.; Khan, A.Q.; Ahmad, V.U.; Malik, A.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2800-2803; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pakistan; Psoralea; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Benzoquinone; Coumarins;
Derivatives
Abstract: The neutral fraction from the ethanolic extract of
Psoralea plicata afforded a new coumestan, plicadin, and a new
benzoquinone, alpha-tocopherolquinone methyl ether, together with
alpha-tocopherolquinone. Their structures were elucidated by
spectroscopic studies and biogenetic consideration.
71 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
betulinic and glycoside from Schefflera venulosa.
Purohit, M.C.; Pant, G.; Rawat, M.S.M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (7): p. 2419; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Schefflera; Medicinal plants; Leaves; Chemical
composition; Triterpenoids; Glycosides
Abstract: A new betulinic acid glycoside,
lup-20(29)-en-28-oic-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (2 leads to 1)-O-
beta-D-glucopyranoside has been characterized from the
leaves of Schefflera venulosa.
72 NAL Call. No.: HD9000.9.U5A1
Beware the unknown brew--herbal teas and toxicity.
Snider, S.
Rockville, Md. : Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health
& Human Services; 1991 May.
F.D.A. consumer v. 25 (4): p. 30-33; 1991 May.
Language: English
Descriptors: Herbal teas; Toxicity; Food and nutrition
controversies; Health hazards; Regulations; Adverse effects;
Symphytum officinale; Lobelia; Sassafras
Abstract: Herbal teas have been the subject of controversy in the
United States since their introduction into the mainstream
marketplace two decades ago. Possible adverse effect and toxic
reactions are discussed.
73 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
bidesmosidic triterpenoid saponin from Schefflera
octophylla. Sung, T.V.; Peter-Katalinic, J.; Adam, G.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3717-3720; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Vietnam; Medicinal plants; Leaves; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Triterpenoids; Saponins;
Trisaccharides; Schefflera
Abstract: A new 3,28-bidesmosidic triterpenoid saponin was
isolated from the leaves of Schefflera octophylla together
with a new trisaccharide and oleanonic acid. Based on
spectroscopic data and chemical transformations, the
structures of the new constituents were determined as 3-epi-
betulinic acid 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside 28-O-[alpha-L-
rhamno-pyranosyl (1 leads to 4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1
leads to 6)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside and alpha-L-
rhamnopyranosyl(1 leads to 4)-O-beta-D-g]ucopyranosyl(1 leads to
6)-beta-D-glucopyranose.
74 NAL Call. No.: A00110 Bill
would catalog U.S. biological riches: aim is to protect nation's
'biodiversity'.
San Francisco, Calif. : The Chronical Publishing Co; 1991
May25. San Francisco chronicle. p. A3; 1991 May25.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Diversity; Legislation; Medicinal plants
75 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Bioactive butenolides from Melodorum fruticosum.
Tuchinda, P.; Udchachon, J.; Reutrakul, V.; Santisuk, T.;
Taylor, W.C.; Farnsworth, N.R.; Pezzutos, J.M.; Kinghorn, A.D.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2685-2689; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Thailand; Annonaceae; Branches; Leaves; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Flavonoids; Cytotoxic
compounds; Medicinal plants
Abstract: From leaves and branches of Melodorum fruticosum, five
butenolides have been isolated: (4Z)-6-acetoxy-7-
benzoyloxy-2,4-heptadien-4-olide, (4E)-6-acetoxy-7-
benzoyloxy-2,4-heptadien-4-olide,
(4Z)-7-benzoyloxy-6-hydroxy-2,4-heptadien-4-olide,
(4E)-7-benzoyloxy-6-hydroxy-2,4-heptadien-4-olide and
(4Z)-6-benzoyloxy-7-hydroxy-2,4-heptadien-4-olide. In
addition, two known flavonoids (chrysin, pinocembrin) and
benzoic acid were isolated. All butenolides showed cytotoxic
activities in several tumour cell lines. The structures of the
isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.
76 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Bioactivity in plants: the link between phytochemistry and
medicine. Hamburger, M.; Hostettmann, K.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (12): p. 3864-3874; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Plant physiology; Bioassays;
Screening; History; Literature reviews
Abstract: The development of medicinal plant research over the
last 30 years is reviewed with reference to the search for new
active principles. Difficulties inherent to activity
guided isolation and the specific requirements of bioassays are
discussed. An overview is given on currently used systems for
various bioactivities, with emphasis on simple bioassays for
phytochemical laboratories. The progress in medicinal
plant research is illustrated by selected examples of plant derived
compounds of importance as drugs or pharmacological tools.
77 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Biomimetic cyclizations of a germacranolide from Tanacetum
annuum. Barrero, A.F.; Sanchez, J.F.; Barron, A.; Ramirez, A.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Jan.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (1): p. 332-335; 1992 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tanacetum; Flowers; Medicinal plants; Chemical
composition; Sesquiterpenoid lactones
Abstract: A new germacranolide was isolated from the flowers of
Tanacetum annuum, which was chemically transformed into
three eudesmanolides and a lactone with a rearranged
sesquiterpene skeleton.
78 NAL Call. No.: TP248.2.A77
Biosource genetics using tobacco plants as protein factories.
Stamford, Conn. : Business Communications Co., Inc; 1991 Sep.
Applied genetics news v. 12 (2): p. 11-12; 1991 Sep.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Tobacco mosaic tobamovirus;
Field tests; Genetic engineering; Nicotiana tabacum
79 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47 Blood
sugar lowering effect of Pterocarpus santalinus (Red
Sanders) wood extract in different rat models.
Nagaraju, N.; Prasad, M.; Gopalakrishna, G.; Rao, K.N.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Jun.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (2): p. 141-144; 1991
Jun. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pterocarpus santalinus; Medicinal plants; Wood; Plant
extracts; Pharmaaceutical products; Medicinal
properties; Blood sugar; Experimental diabetes; Rates
80 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Boerhaavia diffusa: a study of its hepatoprotective activity.
Chandan, B.K.; Sharma, A.K.; Anand, K.K.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Mar.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 31 (3): p. 299-307; 1991 Mar.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Uttar pradesh; Boerhavia diffusa; Plant extracts; Folk
medicine; Liver; Rats; Mice
Abstract: An alcoholic extract of whole plant Boerhaavia
diffusa given orally exhibited hepatoprotective activity
against experimentally induced carbon tetrachloride
hepatotoxicity in rats and mice. The extract also produced an
increase in normal bile flow in rats suggesting a strong
choleretic activity. The extract does not show any signs of
toxicity up to an oral dose of 2 g/kg in mice.
81 NAL Call. No.: 450 EC7 The
botanical origin of scented myrrh (bissabol or habak
hadi). Thulin, M.; Claeson, P.
Bronx, N.Y. : New York Botanical Garden; 1991 Oct.
Economic botany v. 45 (4): p. 487-494; 1991 Oct. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Somalia; Commiphora; Resins; Ethnobotany;
Perfumery; History; Geographical distribution; Habitats
82 NAL Call. No.: Q1.S37
Botanists ply trade in tropics, seeking plant-based
medicinals. Eisner, R.
Philadelphia, Pa. : Institute for Scientific Information :.; 1991
Jun10. The scientist v. 5 (12): p. 1, 4-5, 25; 1991
Jun10.
Language: English
Descriptors: Rain forests; Diversity; Conservation;
Ethnobotany; Patents; Licenses; Medicinal plants
83 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Brahmighritham, an Ayurvedic herbal formula for the control of
epilepsy. Shanmugasundaram, E.R.B.; Mohammed Akbar, G.K.;
Radha Shanmugasundaram, K. Limerick : Elsevier Scientific
Publishers; 1991 Jul.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (3): p. 269-276; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cacopa; Cyperus rotundus; Saussurea lappa; Ghee;
Epilepsy; Rats; Traditional medicines; Drug formulations
Abstract: Brahmighritham is an Ayurvedic herbal recommended for
the control of epilepsy. The preparation of the drug is described.
It was tested for its oral effectiveness in
controlling pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in male albino rats
and was compared with benzdiazepam. Alterations in the EEG pattern
and gross neurological function were measured or rated 60 min after
pentylenetetrazole administration. Thirty-day pretreatment with
both Brahmighritham and benzdiazepam
served to make the rats more insensitive to epileptogenic
events.
84 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Brandioside, a phenylpropanoid glycoside from Brandisia
Hancei. He, Z.D.; Yang, C.R.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (2): p. 701-702; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Yunnan; Scrophulariaceae--glycosides--medicinal
plants--chemical composition--spectral analysis
Abstract: A new phenylpropanoid glycoside, brandioside, was
isolated from Brandisia hancei. Its structure,
[beta-(3',4'-dihydroxylphenyl)-ethyl]-(2-O-acetyl)-
(3,6-O-di-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl) (4-O-caffeoylyl)-beta-D-
glucopyranoside, was established by chemical and spectroscopic
methods.
85 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
butyrolactone lignan disaccharide from Flacourtia ramontchi.
Satyanarayana, V.; Krupadanam, G.L.D.; Srimannarayana, G.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (3): p. 1026-1029; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Flacourtia; Medicinal plants; Heartwood;
Spectral analysis; Lignans; Lactones; Disaccharides
Abstract: beta-Sitosterol, beta-sitosterol-beta-D-
glucopyranoside and a butyrolactone lignan disaccharide,
ramontoside, were isolated from the heartwood of Flacourtia
ramontchi. The structure of ramontoside was determined as
diphyllin-4-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1 leads to
4)]-beta-2,3-di-O-methyl-D-xylopyranoside by hydrolysis and
spectral data.
86 NAL Call. No.: QK725.P54
Callus induction in Phyllanthus species and inhibition of
viral DNA polymerase and reverse transcriptase by callus
extracts.
Unander, D.W.
Berlin, W. Ger. : Springer International; 1991.
Plant cell reports v. 10 (9): p. 461-466; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Phyllanthus; Phyllanthus urinaria; Medicinal
plants; In vitro culture; Callus; Induction; Growth; Plant
extracts; Hepatitis b virus; Enzyme inhibitors; Dna
polymerase; Transcription
Abstract: Studies on callus induction and growth in
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. (Euphorbiaccae) and some related
species are described, as well as the inhibition of enzymes of
hepatitis B and related viruses by callus extracts. Callus was
induced from stem or branch pieces of P. amarus
placed on several media combinations. Optimum induction and growth
of friable, undifferentiated calli occurred on
Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with either 0.5 mg or 1 mg
of BA/liter and 1 mg/liter of either 2,4-D or IBA, but not IAA.
Callus induction using the same media was also
attempted with other Phyllanthus spp. The best success was
with P. abnormis. Aqueous extracts from field-grown plants
were more active in vitro against viral DNA polymerase and
reverse transcriptase than extracts of calli.
87 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6 Can
ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility
drugs?. Xiao, P.G.; Wang, N.G.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Apr.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 32 (1/3): p. 167-177; 1991 Apr.
Paper presented at the First International Conference on
Ethnopharmacology, June 5-9, 1990, Strasbourg, France.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Females; Males; Fertility agents; Birth
control; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants; Medicinal properties
Abstract: China, one of the developing countries with approx. one-
fifth of the world population, has been making great
efforts in controlling her population size. One of the efforts
being stressed is to look into the practicability of employing
Chinese herbal medicine for fertility control. The rich
ethnopharmacological descriptions in the ancient books of
herbal remedy and those scattered in the folklore medicine
contribute the possibility of this approach. After a
discussion concerning the facets of antifertility drugs linked with
male or female fertility regulation, several selected
examples are presented, which include yuehchukene (isolated from
Murraya paniculata), pseudolarix acids A and B (from
Pseudolarix kaempferi), mardekoside A (from Mardenia koi),
gardenic acid and gardenodic acid A (from Gardenia
jasminoides) as early pregnancy terminating agent, for
fertility regulation in females; whereas gossypol (from
cottonseed oil) and total glycosides of Tripterygium wilfordii
(GTW) as antispermatogenic agent for fertility regulation in males.
Further research and development strategies of
antifertility drugs from herbal medicines have also been
discussed based on a collective research data in this field
worldwide.
88 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6 Can
ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of
antimalarial agents?. Phillipson, J.D.; Wright, C.W.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Apr.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 32 (1/3): p. 155-165; 1991 Apr.
Paper presented at the First International Conference on
Ethnopharmacology, June 5-9, 1990, Strasbourg, France.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Plasmodium malariae; Plasmodium ovale; Plasmodium
vivax; Plasmodium falciparum; Antimalarials; Medicinal plants;
Traditional medicines; Terpenoids; Alkaloids; Quinones;
Phenols
Abstract: The resistance of Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of
tertian malaria, to synthetic antimalarials, together with the
resistance of the vector mosquitoes to insecticides, has resulted
in a resurgence in the use of quinine and a search for new
antimalarial agents. In recent years, artemisinin,
isolated from Artemisia annua which is used in Chinese
traditional medicine for the treatment of malaria, has proved to be
effective in the treatment of cerebral malaria due to chloroquine-
resistant strains of P. falciparum. The
development of in vitro tests utilising P. falciparum obtained from
malaria patients means that it is possible to use
bioassay guided fractionation of active extracts in order to
isolate active principles. A number of laboratories throughout the
world are currently investigating plants used in
traditional medicine for their active constituents. Some of their
results will be described and in particular two aspects of our
investigations with species of Simaroubaceae and
Menispermaceae will be discussed. There is every possibility that
such approaches which use leads from Ethnopharmacology will result
in the development of new antimalarial agents. it is vitally
important to those populations relying on
traditional medicines for the treatment of malaria that the safety
and efficacy of such medicines be established, their active
principles determined and that reproducible dosage
forms be prepared and made available for use.
89 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6 Can
ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of
antiviral drugs?. Vlietinck, A.J.; Vanden Berghe, D.A.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Apr.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 32 (1/3): p. 141-153; 1991 Apr.
Paper presented at the First International Conference on
Ethnopharmacology, June 5-9, 1990, Strasbourg, France.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Antiviral agents; Virucides; Medicinal plants; Plant
extracts; In vitro; Testing; Rhinovirus; Human
immunodeficiency virus
Abstract: In recent years, many compounds having potent
antiviral activity in cell cultures and in experimental
animals have been detected, but only a few have been approved by
Western health authorities for clinical use. Nevertheless, some of
these compounds are currently undergoing either
preclinical or clinical evaluation, and perspectives for
finding new interesting antiviral drugs are promising. Among these
antiviral substances are several natural compounds
isolated from plants used in traditional medicine including
polysaccharides, flavonoids, terpenes, alkaloids, phenolics and
amino acids. Some of these plant compounds exhibit a
unique antiviral mechanism of action and are good candidates for
further clinical research. What follows is a brief summary of the
selection methods of plants for antiviral screening and in vitro
and in vivo assays, which are currently used for
detecting this activity in plant extracts. The importance of the
plant kingdom as a source of new antiviral substances will be
illustrated by presenting a survey on plant-derived
antirhinovirus and anti-HIV agents.
90 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6 Can
ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of new
anticancer drugs?. Cordell, G.A.; Beecher, C.W.W.; Pezzuto, J.M.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Apr.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 32 (1/3): p. 117-133; 1991 Apr.
Paper presented at the First International Conference on
Ethnopharmacology, June 5-9, 1990, Strasbourg, France.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Neoplasms; Plants; Medical research; Drug
therapy; Databases; Pharmacology; Government organizations
Abstract: Ethnopharmacologic and ethnomedical information has been
poorly utilized in the past in the search for new and
effective treatments for cancer. In spite of this, plants have been
a very viable source of clinically useful compounds,
leads for synthetic modification and tools for mechanistic
studies. In this paper, a new strategy for the discovery of
anticancer agents from plants is proposed in which
ethnomedical information is correlated against pertinent
published chemical and biological information, resulting in a
prioritization of plants for collection. Authenticated plants are
extracted and the extracts tested in a broad array of more than 20
human cancer cell and mechanism-based assays through a cooperative
research program involving a university, a
research institute and a pharmaceutical company. Bioactivity-
directed fractionation will be carried out at all three sites, with
a view to identifying novel compounds which will serve as
candidates for preclinical testing.
91 NAL Call. No.: 330.9 N21NE Can
the neem solve world problems?.
Lowe, S.
Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, National
Research Council; 1992 Feb.
News report v. 42 (2): p. 5-7; 1992 Feb.
Language: English
Descriptors: Azadirachta indica; Medicinal plants; Drought
resistance; Research support; Pesticidal properties
92 NAL Call. No.: A00110 The
cancer medicine no one knew was there.
Mathews, J.
San Francisco, Calif. : The Chronical Publishing Co; 1991
Jul07. San Francisco chronicle. p. 16; 1991 Jul07. This
article is found in the San Francisco Examiner which is the Sunday
edition to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Language: English
Descriptors: Taxus baccata; Medicinal plants; Diversity
93 NAL Call. No.: A00110
Cancer-killing yew bark plundered.
McCabe, M.
San Francisco, Calif. : The Chronical Publishing Co; 1991
Oct09. San Francisco chronicle. p. A1, A9; 1991 Oct09.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oregon; Taxus baccata; Medicinal plants;
Vandalism
94 NAL Call. No.: SB108.P4R8 1990
Catalogo de plantas utiles de la Amazonia Peruana [Catalog of
useful plants of the Peruvian Amazon]., 2. ed. rev..
Rutter, Richard A.; Shanks, Ann
Yarinacocha, Pucallpa, Peru : Ministerio de Educacion :
Instituto Linguistico de Verano,; 1990.
xix, 349 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (Comunidades y culturas peruanas ; no.
22). "Primera edicion en microfichas: Plantas de la
Amazonia y sus usos, Datos etno-linguisticos, no. 44, 1976"--T.p.
verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-349).
Language: Spanish
Descriptors: Botany, Economic; Medicinal plants; Plant names,
Popular; Dictionaries, Polyglot
95 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 Cell
culture of Holarrhena antidysenterica: growth and
alkaloid production. Panda, A.K.; Bisaria, V.S.; Mishra, S.;
Bhojwani, S.S.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (3): p. 833-836; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Holarrhena; Callus; Cell suspensions;
Growth; Steroid alkaloids; Biosynthesis; Medicinal plants;
Quantitative analysis; Spectral analysis
Abstract: Callus and suspension culture of Holarrhena
antidysenterica were established for production of steroidal
alkaloids, especially conessine. The doubling time and
specific growth rate of cells in suspension culture were
computed to be 47.5 hr and 0.35 per day respectively. A
maximum of 300 mg alkaloids per 100 g dry cell wt in 40 days and
130 mg per 100 g dry cell wt in eight days were obtained in the
callus and suspension cultures respectively. Alkaloid production in
suspension culture was a combined growth and
non-growth associated phenomena. About 90% of the total
alkaloids produced in the cell culture was conessine, which was
confirmed by spectral data.
96 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Chalcones from Angelica keiskei.
Baba, K.; Nakata, K.; Taniguchi, M.; Kido, T.; Kozawa, M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1990.
Phytochemistry v. 29 (12): p. 3907-3910; 1990. Part 7 in the
series 'Chemical Components of Angelica keiskei.'. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Japan; Angelica keiskei; Medicinal plants; Roots;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Chalcones
Abstract: Four new chalcones, xanthangelols B-E were isolated from
roots of Angelica keiskei and their structures determined to be
2',4,4'-trihydroxy-3'-[(E)-6-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-2,7-
octadienyl]chalcone, 2',4,4'-trihydroxy-3'-[(E)-3-methyl-6-
oxo-2-hexenyl]chalcone, 2',4-dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-3'-(2-
hydroxy-3-methyl-3-butenyl)chalcone and 2',4-dihydroxy-4'-
methoxy-3'-(2-hydroperoxy-3-methyl-3-butenyl)chalcone,
respectively, by means of chemical and spectral analyses.
97 NAL Call. No.: 26 T754
Changes in yield components of Plantago ovata Forsk. in
northern Western Australia in response to sowing date and
sowing rate.
McNeil, D.L.
Guildford : Butterworth Scientific; 1991 Apr.
Tropical agriculture v. 68 (2): p. 191-195; 1991 Apr.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Western australia; Plantago ovata; Medicinal
plants; Plant density; Seed production; Sowing date; Sowing rates;
Yield components; Anticholesteremic agents
98 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Changes of the triterpenoid patterns during formation of the fruit
body in Ganoderma lucidum.
Hirotani, M.; Furuya, T.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1990.
Phytochemistry v. 29 (12): p. 3767-3771. ill; 1990. Part 8 in the
series 'Studies on the Metabolites of Higher Fungi'.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ganoderma lucidum; Fruits; Mycelium;
Developmental stages; Chemical composition; Triterpenoids;
Regenerative ability; Metabolites; Biosynthesis; Biochemical
pathways; Stereochemistry; Medicinal plants
Abstract: The terpenoid components of the extracts of three parts
(pileus, stalk and underground part) of the fruiting
bodies of different growth stages (small, medium and large) of the
fruit body of Ganoderma lucidum and of regenerated
fruiting bodies from cultured mycelia were examined by HPLC.
Ganoderic acids T, S and R were found in the extract of the
underground part of the fruit bodies and ganoderic acid T was
isolated and identified with an authentic sample.
99 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Chemical and pharmacological investigations of Limnophila
conferta and Limnophila heterophylla.
Reddy, G.B.S.; Melkhani, A.B.; Kalyani, G.A.; Rao, J.V.;
Shirwaikar, A.; Kotian, M.; Ramani, R.; Aithal, K.S.; Udupa, A.L.;
Bhat, G. Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Jun.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (2): p. 145-153; 1991
Jun. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Limnophila heterophylla; Limnophila; Medicinal plants;
Antifungal plants; Antibacterial plants; Nematicidal plants;
Essential oils; Thymol; Phellandrene; Flavones;
Antibacterial properties; Antifungal properties;
Anthelmintics; Cytotoxic compounds; Medicinal properties;
Healing; Wounds
100 NAL Call. No.: SB351.H5H365
Chinese medicinal plants in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm
System. Widrlechner, M.P.; Foster, S.
Amherst, Mass. : Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service; 1991.
The Herb, spice and medicinal plant digest v. 9 (4): p. 1-5; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; U.S.A.; Medicinal plants; Gene banks
101 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Chromones from Cnidium monnieri.
Baba, K.; Kawanishi, H.; Taniguchi, M.; Kozawa, M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Apr.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (4): p. 1367-1370; 1992 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Japan; Cnidium; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Chromones
Abstract: Four new chromones, cnidimol C F, along with
cnidimol A, cnidimol B and karenin were isolated from the
aerial parts of Cnidium monnieri. The structures of the new
chromones were determined to be 5,7-dihydroxy -2-hydroxy-
methylchromone,
5,7-dihydroxy-6-[(2Z)-3-hydroxymethyl-2-butenyl]-2-
hydroxymethylchromone, 5,7-dihydroxy-6-[2-hydroxy-3-methyl-3-
butenyl]-2-hydroxymethylchromone and 5,8-dihydroxy-2-
hydroxymethyl-8-methyl-4H,
9H-pyrano[3,2-h][1]benzoxepin-4-one.
102 NAL Call. No.: RS180.C6C58 1975
Ch'uan kuo Chung ts'ao yao hui pien [Collection of Chinese
medicinal plants]., Ti 1 pan..
Pei-ching shih : Jen min wei sheng ch'u pan she : Hsin hua shu tien
Pei-ching fa hsing so fa hsing, 1975-1978; 1975-1978.
2 v. : ill. ; 27 cm. Includes indexes.
Language: Chinese; Chinese
Descriptors: Materia medica, vegetable; Medicinal plants
103 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Clerodane-type diterpenes and other constituents of Penianthus
zenkeri. Achenbach, H.; Hemrich, H.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (6): p. 1957-1962; 1991. Part 42 in the
series 'Constituents of Tropical Medicinal Plants'. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ghana; Menispermaceae; Medicinal plants; Leaves;
Roots; Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Alkaloids
Abstract: Twenty-four compounds were isolated from Penianthus
zenkeri and their structures determined by spectroscopic and
chemical studies. 6-Hydroxycolumbin, 6-hydroxyisocolumbin,
penianthic acid methyl ester, 2 beta-3 alpha-dihydroxy-2,3,7,8
alpha-tetrahydropenianthic acid lactone and the glycosides
floribundic acid glucoside and zenkerin are new clerodanes or
clerodane derivatives.
104 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Clerodendrum colebrookianum, a folk remedy for the treatment of
hypertension in northeastern India.
Nath, S.C.; Bordoloi, D.N.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Jun.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (2): p. 127-129; 1991
Jun. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Clerodendrum colebrookianum; Medicinal
plants; Ethnobotany; Medicinal properties; Plant extracts;
Pharmaceutical products; Hypertension; Folk medicine;
Traditional medicines
105 NAL Call. No.: QH442.A1G4
Cloning of trichosanthin cDNA and its expression in
Escherichia coli. Shaw, P.C.; Yung, M.H.; Zhu, R.H.; Ho,
W.K.K.; Ng, T.B.; Yeung, H.W. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science
Publishers; 1991.
Gene v. 97 (2): p. 267-272; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Trichosanthes kirilowii; Medicinal plants;
Escherichia coli; Cloning; Pharmaceutical proteins; Plant
proteins; Genes; Recombinant DNA; Nucleotide sequences; Amino acid
sequences; Restriction mapping; Gene expression
Abstract: Several cDNA clones coding for trichosanthin (TCS) have
been isolated from a cDNA library prepared from the
poly(A) + RNA of the root tuber of Trichosanthes kirilowii
Maximowicz. The nucleotide sequence codes for a protein of 289
amino acids (aa) including a putative signal peptide of 23 aa and
an extra 19 aa at the C terminus; the latter two have not been
found in TCS obtained from the natural product [Collins et al., J.
Biol. Chem. 265 (1990) 8665-8669]. Recombinant TCS (reTCS) was
synthesized in Escherichia coli, in which the cDNA without the
signal sequence was expressed under the control of the trc
promoter; reTCS was detected by a rabbit anti-TCS
antiserum.
106 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Cohirsinine, an alkaloid from Cocculus hirsutus.
Ahmad, V.U.; Rasheed, T.; Iqbal, S.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (4): p. 1350-1351; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pakistan; Cocculus; Medicinal plants; Chemical
composition; Alkaloids; Spectral analysis
Abstract: A new alkaloid, cohirsinine, was isolated from
Cocculus hirsutus. Its structure is assigned on the basis of
chemical and spectral studies.
107 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Comparative study on essential oil of some Teucrium species from
Cyprus. Arnold, N.; Bellomaria, B.; Valentini, G.;
Rafaiani, S.M. Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Dec.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 35 (2): p. 105-113; 1991 Dec.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cyprus; Teucrium; Traditional medicines;
Essential oils; gas chromatography
Abstract: A comparative study on the essential oil of
Teucrium cyprium ssp. cyprium. T micropodioides. T divaricatum ssp.
canescens and T. kotschyanum has been carried out. The four
specimens are found in Cyprus and were used in the
traditional mecidine of the island. The first three are
endemic to Cyprus. The essential oil was extracted by steam
distillation of the dried flowers, leaves and stems and
analyzed by GLC and GC-MS. The percentage of the essential oil
obtained varies in the different parts of the plants from 0.07 to
1.3%. Forty-eight components have been identified. Some of them
were present in all the species which have been
investigated, others were characteristic of one species only.
108 NAL Call. No.: NBUQK99 C66 1988 The
conservation of medicinal plants proceedings of an
International consultation, 21-27 March 1988 held at Chiang Mai,
Thailand. Akerele, Olayiwola; Heywood, V. H._1927-;
Synge, Hugh
World Health Organization, International Union for
Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, World Wide Fund for
Nature
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,; 1991. xvi, 362
p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Plant conservation
109 NAL Call. No.: 475 AC8
Constituents of Bidens pilosa L.: Do the components found so far
explain the use of this plant in traditional medicine?.
Geissberger, P.; Sequin, U.
Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Publishers; 1991 Feb.
Acta tropica v. 48 (4): p. 251-261; 1991 Feb. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Bidens pilosa; Traditional medicines; Plant
extracts; Antiinflammatory agents; Antimicrobial properties
110 NAL Call. No.: RS164.C698 1989
Contribution to the medico-botany of East Godavari and West
Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh.. Andhrapradesa ke Purvi evam
Pascimi Godavari janapadom ki aushadha vanaspatiyam
Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (India) New
Delhi : Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and
Siddha, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India;
1989.
xiii, 116 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Summary in English and
Hindi. Cover title: Andhrapradesa ke Purvi evam Pascimi
Godavari janapadom ki aushadha vanaspatiyam. Includes
bibliographical references (p. 69-[71]).
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Materia medica, Vegetable--Material medica,
Vegetable--Medicinal plants
111 NAL Call. No.: S592.7.A1S6 The
core structure of shilajit humus.
Ghosal, S.; Lal, J.; Singh, S.K.
Exeter : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Soil biology and biochemistry v. 23 (7): p. 673-680; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Rocks; Exudates; Humic acids; Folk
medicine
Abstract: The nature of the building blocks and their
alignments in the humus 'core' of shilajit were determined by mild
and drastic degradations and by comprehensive
spectroscopic analyses of the products. Mild hydrolysis of
humic acids (HAs) from shilajit afforded two new dibenzo-
alpha-pyrones, viz. 3-O-palmitoyl-8-hydroxydibenzo-alpha-
pyrone (1) and
3-O-beta-D-glucosyl-8-hydroxydibenzo-alpha-pyrone (2), and two new
tirucallane-type triterpenic acids, viz. 24(Z)-3
beta-hydroxy-tirucalla-8,24-dien-26-oic acid (3) and 24(Z)-3 beta-
hydroxy-tirucalla-7,24-dien-26-oic acid (4). The
resistant Has (RHAs), obtained after mild hydrolysis, when
subjected, separately, to KMnO4 oxidation and Zn dust
distillation gave several aromatic carboxylic acids,
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, a simple dibenzo-alpha-
pyrone (= 3,4-benzo-coumarin) and fluorene. These products, except
the two last-named compounds, have been reported from similar
degradations of soil-sediment humus indicating the
inherent structural similarities of humus from two dissimilar
sources. On the basis of the above and related observations, a
partial structure of the shilajit humus core, involving
oxygenated dibenzo-alpha-pyrones, is postulated. Additionally, the
necessity of standardization of shilajit, a panacea in
oriental medicine, on the basis of its active principles and
carrier molecules (e.g. fulvic acids, FAs) is suggested.
112 NAL Call. No.: TX341.P53
Coumarin compounds in cassava diets: 2 health implications of
scopoletin in gari.
Obidoa, O.; Obasi, S.C.
Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic; 1991 Jul.
Plant foods for human nutrition v. 41 (3): p. 283-289; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nigeria; Cassava; Lipids; Extractants; Cyanides;
Toxicity; Flours; Medicinal plants; Pharmacodynamics
113 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Coumarin derivatives in Coptis trifolia.
Mizuno, M.; Kojima, H.; Iinuma, M.; Tanaka, T.; Goto, K.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Feb.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (2): p. 717-719; 1992 Feb. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Japan; Coptis; Medicinal plants; Chemotaxonomy;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Coumarin; Derivatives
Abstract: Known compounds, epiberberine, groenlandicine,
scopoletin and beta-sitosterol were characterized in the whole
plants of Coptis trifolia. By means of spectral analysis, the
structures of two new compounds were determined to be
glycosides of a 10-hydroxygeranyl residue which is linked with
scopoletin (7-hydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin) through an ether
linkage.
114 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
coumarin from Setaria italica.
Jain, N.; Alam, M.S.; Kamil, M.; Ilyas, M.; Ali, M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3826-3827; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: India; Setaria italica; Medicinal plants; Leaves;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Coumarin
Abstract: A new coumarin named setarin has been isolated from the
leaves of Setaria italica and its structure elucidated as 4-
propenoxycoumarin on the basis of spectral and chemical
analysis.
115 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Croton zehntneri: possible central nervous system effects in
rodents. Bernardi, M.M.; Souza-Spinosa, H. de; Batatinha,
M.J.M.; Giorgi, R. Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991
Jul.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (3): p. 285-287; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Brazil; Croton zehntneri; Plant extracts; Central
nervious system; Folk medicine; Rats
116 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Cucurbitacins from Wilbrandia ebracteata.
Schenkel, E.P.; Farias, M.R.; Mayer, R.; Breitmaier, E.;
Rucker, G. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Apr.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (4): p. 1329-1333; 1992 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Brazil; Cucurbitaceae; Medicinal plants; Roots;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Cucurbitacins;
Glucosides; Purification
Abstract: Three new cucurbitacins were isolated from the
roots of Wilbrandia ebracteata and their structures
established as
16-alpha,23-alpha-epoxy-2-beta,3-beta,20-beta-trihydroxy-10-alpha,
23-beta-cucurbit-5,24-dien-11-one,
16-alpha,23-alpha-epoxy-2-beta,3-beta,20-beta-trihydroxy-10-alpha,
23-alpha-cucurbit-5,24-dien-11-one and 2-beta,3-
beta,16-alpha, 20,25-pentahydroxy-10-alpha-cucurbit-5,23-
dien-11-one, mainly by spectroscopy.
117 NAL Call. No.: NBUSB302 I4 C84 1982
Cultivation and utilization of aromatic plants.. Cultivation &
utilisation of medicinal and aromatic plants, [Rev. ed.]. Atal, C.
K.; Kapur, B. M.
Jammu-Tawi : Regional Research Laboratory, Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research,; 1982.
xxiii, 815 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Companion volume to Cultivation and
utilization of medicinal plants. Previous ed.:
Cultivation & utilisation of medicinal and aromatic plants. 1977.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Aromatic plants; Plant products
118 NAL Call. No.: SB351.H5H365
Cultivation of finnochio fennel.
Morales, M.; Charles, D.; Simon, J.
Amherst, Mass. : Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service; 1991.
The Herb, spice and medicinal plant digest v. 9 (1): p. 7; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Bavaria; Culinary herbs; Medicinal plants;
Poetry; History; Gardening
119 NAL Call. No.: 450 EC7 The
Curagua (Ananas lucidus, Bromeliaceae) crop in Venezuela. Freddy,
L.; Amaya, L.
Bronx, N.Y. : New York Botanical Garden; 1991 Apr.
Economic botany v. 45 (2): p. 216-224; 1991 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Venezuela; Ananas; Fiber plants; Crop production;
Plant morphology; Plant ecology; Geographical distribution; Plant
fibers; Ethnobotany
120 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Cyclopeptide alkaloids from Zizyphus spina-christi.
Abdel-Galil, F.M.; El-Jissry, M.A.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (4): p. 1348-1349; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Egypt; Ziziphus spina-christi; Medicinal plants;
Stems; Bark; Spectral analysis; Chemical composition;
Alkaloids
Abstract: In addition to the known alkaloids, zizyphine-F,
jubanine-A and amphibine-H, a new peptide alkaloid spinanine-A has
been isolated from the stem bark of Zizyphus spina-
christi. The structure was deduced by spectroscopic methods and
chemical degradation. Spinanine-A is a 14-membered
cyclopeptide alkaloid of the amphibine-B type.
121 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Cytotoxic pyranocoumarins from the aerial parts of Peucedanum
japonicum. Duh, C.Y.; Wang, S.K.; Wu, Y.C.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2812-2814; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Taiwan; Peucedanum; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Coumarins; Cytotoxic compounds
Abstract: Bioactivity-guided fractionation of a chloroform extract
of the aerial parts of Peucedanum japonicum has
afforded two new cytotoxic pyranocoumarins, (+)-trans-
khellactone and
(+)-trans-4'-acetyl-3'-tigloylkhellactone, as well as a known
cytotoxic pyranocoumarin, (+)-cis-4'-acetyl-3'-
angeloylkhellactone.
122 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
dammarane from Stevia salicifolia.
Mata, R.; Rodriguez, V.; Pereda-Miranda, R.; Bye, R.; Linares, E.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3822-3823; 1991. Part 20 of the
series 'Chemical Studies on Mexican Plants Used in Traditional
Medicine'. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mexico; Stevia; Medicinal plants; Roots; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Triterpenoids
Abstract: A new dammarane was isolated from the hexane
extract of the roots of Stevia salicifolia. The new metabolite was
characterized by spectroscopic and chemical methods as
(20S)-dammar-13(17),24-diene-3 beta-yl acetate.
123 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Dammarane triterpenoids from Dysoxylum richii.
Aalbersberg, W.; Singh, Y.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (3): p. 921-926; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fiji; Dysoxylum; Fruit; Medicinal plants;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Triterpenoids
Abstract: Four new dammarane-type triterpenoids, named methyl
richenoate, richenone, richenol and richenoic acid, together with
four known triterpenoids, ocotillone, cabraleone, shoreic acid and
eichlerianic acid, were isolated from the fruits of Dysoxylum
richii. The proposed structures were established by chemical
interconversions, spectral analysis and comparisons among closely
related compounds.
124 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Derivatives of (+)-catechin-5-gallate from the bark of Acacia
nilotica. Malan, E.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2737-2739; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Acacia nilotica; Acacia gerrardii; Medicinal
plants; Bark; Chemical composition; Catechin; Gallic acid
Abstract: Four derivatives of (+)-catechin-5-gallate present in
very low concentrations in the bark of Acacia nilotica were
isolated and characterized from the acetone extract. An
attempt was made to synthesize some of the (+)-catechin
galloyl esters found to date.
125 NAL Call. No.: 475 J824
Determination of cinnamic acid and paeoniflorin in traditional
chinese medicinal preparations by high-performance liquid
chromatography. Wen, K.C.; Huang, C.Y.; Liu, F.S.
Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Publishers; 1992 Feb28.
Journal of chromatography v. 593 (1/2): p. 191-199; 1992
Feb28. Paper presented at the 15th International Symposium on
Column Liquid Chromatography, June 3-7, 1991, Basel,
Switzerland, Part 2. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Paeonia; Cinnamic acid; Medicinal plants; Plant
extracts; Determination; Hplc
126 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Dibenzocyclo-octandiene lignans from Kadsura heteroclita.
Chen, D.F.; Xu, G.J.; Yang, X.W.; Hattori, M.; Tezuka, Y.;
Kikuchi, T.; Namba, T.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Feb.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (2): p. 629-632; 1992 Feb. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Yunnan; Kadsura; Medicinal plants; Stems;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition
Abstract: From the stems of Kadsura heteroclita, new
dibenzocyclo-octadiene lignans, named heteroclitins A-E, were
isolated together with the known compounds, kadsurin and
interiorin. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic
means.
127 NAL Call. No.: RM666.H33D5
Dictionary of herbal remedies used by migrant farm workers.
National Migrant Resource Program (U.S.),Migrant Clinicians Network
Austin, TX : National Migrant Resource Program, Inc; 1990. 20 p. ;
28 cm. For the MCN, Migrant Clinicians Network. Publication of
this document was made possible by funds from the Migrant Health
Program, Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Includes bibliographical rerferences (p. 17).
Language: English
Descriptors: Herbs; Migrant agricultural workers
Abstract: This booklet is designed as a reference tool. It is
designed to be used by clinicians to determine the interactive and
medicinal properties of herbs used by migrant workers. The
dictionary contains Latin, English and Spanish names for the herbs,
in addition to information on usage.
128 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Digitalis: is there a future for this classical
ethnopharmacological remedy?. Marullaz, P.D.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Apr.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 32 (1/3): p. 111-115; 1991 Apr.
Paper presented at the First International Conference on
Ethnopharmacology, June 5-9, 1990, Strasbourg, France.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Digitalis purpurea; Medicinal properties; Drugs;
History; Traditional medicines
Abstract: Withering's (1741-1799) greatest merit is not so much
that of having discovered the therapeutic value of
foxglove in hydropsy, since this indication (among others) was
already part of traditional medicine, but actually during a decade
of carefully recording clinical observations, he
authoritatively settled definite guidelines for its use. In spite
of its further utilization in many additional illnesses such as
madness, foxglove, and later its main heteroside
digitoxine, progressively reached their eventual place in the
treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias and in congestive heart
failure. In the latter indication. However, its value is now being
questioned; it is being accused of augmenting
myocardial work due to its vasoconstrictor properties, of
favoring dysrhythmic events in a disease already burdened with a
50% arrhythmia mortality, and actually of having a low
therapeutic index. Even though being discarded by a number of
cardiologists, digitoxine still remains in the appraisal of others
as an indispensable medicine.
129 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
dimeric stilbene from Gnetum parvifolium.
Lin, M.; Li, J.B.; Li, S.Z.; Yu, D.Q.; Liang, X.T.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Feb.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (2): p. 633-638; 1992 Feb. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Guangxi; Gnetum; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Stilbenes
Abstract: Ten constituents have been isolated from lianas of
Gnetum parvifolium. Two novel dimeric stilbenes, gnetifolin C and
D, a new stilbene glucoside and flavone, gnetifolin E and B have
been identified along with six known compounds. Their structures
were deduced on the basis of spectroscopic
evidence.
130 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Dioncopeltine A and dioncolactone A: alkaloids from
Triphyophyllum peltatum. Bringmann, G.; Rubenacker, M.; Vogt, P.;
Busse, H.; Assi, L.A.; Peters, K.; Schnering, H.G. von
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (5): p. 1691-1696; 1991. Part 24 in the
series 'Acetogenic Isoquinoline Alkaloids.'. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ivory coast; Triphyophyllum peltatum; Medicinal
plants; Stems; Bark; Chemical composition; Alkaloids;
Stereochemistry; Oxidation; Biochemical pathways
Abstract: The isolation of two novel alkaloids from
Triphyophyllum peltatum is described. The complete
stereostructure of dioncopeltine A, which is closely related to
dioncophylline A, is established by spectroscopic,
chiroptical, and degradative methods, and is furthermore
confirmed by its transformation to O-methyl-dioncopophylline A, as
well as by X-ray crystallography. Dioncolactone A, which can be
transformed into dioncopeltine A by reductive ring-
opening, is the first naturally occurring representative of this
novel type of 'axially prostereogenic' biaryl alkaloids.
131 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Dioncophylline B, a naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid with a new
coupling type from Triphyophyllum peltatum.
Bringmann, G.; Rubenacker, M.; Geuder, T.; Assi, L.A.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3845-3847; 1991. Part 26 in the
series 'Acetogenic Isoquinoline Alkaloids'. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ivory coast; Triphyophyllum peltatum; Medicinal
plants; Roots; Bark; Spectral analysis; Chemical composition;
Isoquinoline alkaloids
Abstract: The isolation of a new alkaloid, dioncophylline B, from
the roots of Triphyophyllum peltatum is described. Its complete
structure, including absolute configuration, was
established by spectroscopic and degradative methods.
Dioncophylline B has an unprecedented 7,6'-coupling, and is,
because of the lack of bulky substituents next to its axis, the
first 'non-bridged' naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid that is not split
up into stable atropisomers.
132 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
dipeptide derivative from Hypericum japonicum.
Ishiguro, K.; Nagata, S.; Fukumoto, H.; Yamaki, M.; Takagi, S.;
Isoi, K. Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3639-3641; 1991. Part 7 in the
series 'A Flavanonol Rhamnoside from Hypericum japonicum'.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Spectral analysis; Chemical
composition; Dipeptides; Derivatives; Hypericum
Abstract: The structure of a novel peptide analogue
saropeptate, N-benzoyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-phenylalaninol
acetate, isolated from the whole plant of H. japonicum was
elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and its absolute
configuration determined by comparison with four synthetic
diastereoisomers.
133 NAL Call. No.: 475 J824
Direct coupling of high-speed counter-current chromatography to
thin-layer chromatography. Application to the separation of
asiaticoside and madecassoside from Centella asiatica.
Diallo, B.; Vanhaelen-Fastre, R.; Vanhaelen, M.
Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Publishers; 1991 Oct11.
Journal of chromatography v. 558 (2): p. 446-450; 1991 Oct11.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Plant products; Medicinal plants; Saponins;
Separation; Plant extracts; Thin layer chromatography;
Centella asiatica
134 NAL Call. No.: SB44.D57 1989
Directory of specialists in herbs, spices, and medicinal
plants., 2nd ed.. Craker, Lyle E.
Amherst, MA : Herb, Spice, and Medicinal Plant Digest, the
Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts;
1989.
17 leaves ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Descriptors: Horticulturists; Medical botanists
135 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Diterpenes from Saliva mellifera and their biogenetic
significance. Gonzalez, A.G.; Andres, L.S.; Aguiar, Z.E.;
Luis, J.G.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Apr.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (4): p. 1297-1305; 1992 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Salvia; Medicinal plants; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Diterpenes; Biosynthesis;
Biochemical pathways
Abstract: The new diterpenes,
11,12-dihydroxy-20-nor-abieta-5(10),8,11,13-tetraen-1-one and
isogaldosol, together with the known compounds carnosic acid,
carnosol, rosmanol, rosmadial, galdosol and isorosmanol were
isolated from the aerial part of Salvia mellifera. The
structures of the new diterpenes were established from their
spectral data and by chemical correlations. The co-occurrence of
all these compounds in one species taken together with
their chemical behaviour led to the postulation of a
biogenetic pathway to highly oxidized abietatriene diterpenes in
which enzymatic dehydrogenation processes and the
participation of singlet-state oxygen appear to play an
important role.
136 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
diterpenoid alkaloid from Aconitum alboviolaceum.
Hao, Z.; Liu, J.; Zhao, S.; Miao, Z.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (10): p. 3494-3496; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Medicinal plants; Spectral analysis;
Diterpenoids; Alkaloids; Aconitum albo-violaceum
Abstract: A new diterpenoid alkaloid, named albovionitine, was
isolated from Aconitum alboviolaceum. Its structure was elucidated
by spectral analysis and was shown to be a seco-N-6 and N-20
hetisine-type diterpenoid alkaloid. Albovionitine is the first
example of a diterpenoid alkaloid bearing a hydroxyl group at C-18
and a seco-N-20 functionality. Four known
diterpenoid alkaloids were also isolated and identified as
ajacine, avadharidine, lycoctonine and lycaconitine.
137 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622 A
diterpenoid from Rabdosia excisa.
Chang, R.; Kim, D.; U, Z.; Shen, X.; Chen, Y.; Sun, H.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Jan.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (1): p. 342-343; 1992 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Korea democratic people's republic; Plectranthus;
Medicinal plants; Leaves; Spectral analysis; Chemical
composition; Diterpenoids; Kaurene
Abstract: A minor new diterpenoid, excisanin C and five known
diterpenoids were isolated from Rabdosia excisa. Structures were
elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.
138 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Diterpenoids from Eragrostis ferruginea.
Nishiya, K.; Kimura, T.; Takeya, K.; Itokawa, H.; Lee, S.R. Oxford
: Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (7): p. 2410-2411; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Korea republic; Eragrostis ferruginea; Roots;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Diterpenoids;
Medicinal plants
Abstract: Two new diterpene compounds have been isolated from the
roots of Eragrostis ferruginea. Their structures were
elucidated as isopimara-9(11),15-dien-19-ol-3-one and
cassa-13(14),15-diene-3,12-dione by various spectroscopic
methods. We have also isolated the known diterpene diol,
isopimara-9(11),15-diene-3 beta,19-diol.
139 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Diterpenoids from Salvia miltiorrhiza.
Ikeshiro, Y.; Hashimoto, I.; Iwamoto, Y.; Mase, I.; Tomita, Y.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (8): p. 2791-2792; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Salvia miltiorrhiza; Medicinal plants;
Roots; Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Diterpenoids
Abstract: The structure of a new abietane type diterpenoid from
the Chinese traditional medicine Dan-shen, Salvia
miltiorrhiza, was isolated and its structure determined by
spectroscopic methods.
140 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Diterpenoids from Spirostachys africana.
Duri, Z.J.; Hughes, N.A.; Munkombwe, N.M.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1992 Feb.
Phytochemistry v. 31 (2): p. 699-702; 1992 Feb. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zimbabwe; Euphorbiaceae; Heartwood; Spectral
analysis; Chemical composition; Diterpenoids; Medicinal
plants; Insecticidal plants
Abstract: Two new beyerene derivatives; ent-3
beta,18-dihydroxy-beyer-15-ene-2-one and ent-3
beta-hydroxy-19-nor-beyer-15-ene-2,12-dione have been isolated from
Spirostachys africana in addition to the known ent-3
beta-hydroxy-beyer-15-ene-2-one.
141 NAL Call. No.: 450 P5622
Diterpenoids from the roots of Salvia przewalskii.
Li, B.; Niu, F.D.; Lin, Z.W.; Zhang, H.J.; Wang, D.Z.; Sun, H.D.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Phytochemistry v. 30 (11): p. 3815-3817; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sichuan; Salvia; Medicinal plants; Roots;
Spectral analysis; Chemical composition; Diterpenoids
Abstract: Five abietane diterpenoids, przewalskin,
przewaquinone A, tanshinone II A, tanshinone I and tanshinone II B
were isolated from the roots of Salvia przewalskii.
Przewalskin is a new compound. Its structure was established by a
detailed spectroscopic analysis.
142 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Diuretic, natriuretic and hypotensive effects produced by
Allium sativum (garlic) in anaesthetized dogs.
Pantoja, C.V.; Chiang, L.C.; Norris, B.C.; Concha, J.B.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Mar.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 31 (3): p. 325-331; 1991 Mar.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Allium sativum; Dogs; Medicinal properties;
Diuretics; Traditional medicines; Pharmacology
Abstract: Gastric administration of encapsuled garlic powder to
anaesthetized dogs induced dose-dependent (2.5 to 15 mg/kg)
natriuretic and diuretic responses which reached maximum 30-40 min
after garlic administration and decreased to basal levels after
100-150 min. A simultaneous decrease in arterial blood pressure was
observed which continued past the 250 min-mark. High garlic doses
(15 and 20 mg/kg) provoked bradycardia and T-wave inversion during
the first 10-15 min of the experiment with recordings returning to
normal and staying normal
throughout the remainder of the experiment.
143 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6 Does
pharmacology corroborate the nicotine therapy and
practices of South American shamanism?.
Wilbert, J.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Apr.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 32 (1/3): p. 179-186; 1991 Apr.
Paper presented at the First International Conference on
Ethnopharmacology, June 5-9, 1990, Strasbourg, France.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South America; American indians; Tobacco;
Nicotine; Ethnography; Pharmacology; Therapy
Abstract: The use of tobacco by South American Indians is
deeply rooted in their culture and thought. From early pre-
Columbian times to the present, tobacco has functioned as an
important psychotropic drug for magico-religious, medicinal and
recreational purposes. Native interest in tobacco centers on the
nicotine alkaloid it contains. Data culled from about 1800 sources
and pertaining to nearly 300 societies reveal
that South American Indians employ six major and several minor
means of nicotine application. There exists a close functional
relationship between tobacco and shamanism. The empirical
ethnographical data base of nicotine application is compared to the
comprehensive literature of experimental clinical
studies of tobacco and nicotine. Ritual tobacco use aims to achieve
acute nicotine intoxication. The pharmacological
effects of the alkaloid on the human body are shown to have
informed shamanic therapeutic practices and beliefs. Closely
associated with soil cultivation, tobacco use in the New World is
much more recent than shamanism. Thus, it is not the drug that gave
origin to shamanic religion but religion that
informed the effects of the drug.
144 NAL Call. No.: SB108.N45B76 1988
Economic native plants of New Zealand.
Brooker, S. G.; Cambie, R. C.; Cooper, Robert C.
Christchurch, N.Z. : Botany Division, D.S.I.R.,; 1988.
xii, 130 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. February 1988. Includes
bibliographical references (p. 99-118) and index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Botany, Economic; Native plants for cultivation; Maori
(New Zealand people); Ethnobotany
145 NAL Call. No.: RS164.E28 The
economic significance of plants and their constituents as drugs.
Principe, P.P.
Orlando, Fla. : Academic Press; 1985.
Economic and medicinal plant research / edited by H. Wagner,
Hiroshi Hikino, Norman R. Farnsworth. v. 3 p. 1-17; 1985.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Economic impact; Market
economics
146 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Effect of ascorbic acid on the yield and quality of essential oils
in Indian dark variyali sowa (Anethum sowa).
Pundarikakshudu, K.; Bhavsar, G.C.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Feb.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (1): p. 57-61; 1991
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Anethum sowa; Medicinal plants; Essential oils; Crop
yield; Carvone; Dihydrocarvone; Phenolic compounds;
Foliar spraying; Ascorbic acid; Fruits
147 NAL Call. No.: TP368.J6
Effect of batch extraction conditions on extraction of
polyphenols from rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis).
Joubert, E.
Oxford : Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1990 Jun.
International journal of food science and technology v. 25
(3): p. 339-343; 1990 Jun. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Herbal teas; Flavonoids; Polyphenols; Extraction;
Flow; Temperature
148 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Effect of cream bases on the antimicrobial properties of the
essential oil of Aframomum meleguata.
Igwilo, C.I.; Akpan, U.E.; Adeoye, A.O.; Ilozor, C.N.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Feb.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (1): p. 45-50; 1991
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Aframomum melegueta; Medicinal plants; Essential oils;
Medicinal properties; Antibacterial properties;
Antifungal properties; Candida albicans; Escherichia coli;
Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Bacillus
cereus; Ointments
149 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Effect of Melothria maderaspatana on carbon tetrachloride-
induced changes in rat hepatic microsomal drug-metabolizing enzyme
activity. Jayatilaka, K.A.P.W.; Thabrew, M.I.; Perera, D.J.B.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1990 Aug.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 30 (1): p. 97-100; 1990 Aug.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Rats; Melothria; Ethanol; Liver diseases;
Medicinal plants; Plant extracts; Enzymes
Abstract: Treatment with an aqueous extract of the aerial
parts of Melothria maderaspatana, before or after CCl4
administration in rats markedly decreased CCl4-mediated
reductions in aniline hydroxylase and p-aminopyrine N-
demethylase activities. Phenobarbital-induced sleeping time in rats
and kinetic enzyme studies showed that the effect of the plant was
neither due to an induction of the drug metabolizing enzymes nor
due to an alteration in the Km values of the
enzymes.
150 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Effect of Salvia haematodes on sexual behaviour of male rats.
Islam, M.W.; Tariq, M.; Ageel, A.M.; Al-Said, M.S.; Al-Yhya, A.M.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 May.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (1/2): p. 67-72; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saudi arabia; Rats; Salvia pratensis; Plant
extracts; Roots; Sex; Stimulants; Sexual behavior; Traditional
medicines; Males
Abstract: The effect of an ethanolic extract of Salvia
haematodes roots was studied on the sexual behaviour of male rats.
in the initial experiments, male sexual responses were assessed by
recording penile erection, licking and grooming of genitals and
copulatory movement in absence of females. In the second set,
copulatory behaviour was observed by caging males with a receptive
female brought into estrus with s.c.
injection of estradiol benzoate and progesterone. The
frequencies of mounting and intromission and latency of the
ejaculation were recorded. The results show that the extract (500
mg/kg, orally) produced a significant increase in
episodes of penile erection. The drug was found to enhance the
orientation of males towards the female by increased
anogenital investigatory behaviour and enhanced licking and
grooming of the genitals. The extract also increased the
ejaculation latency. These findings support the folk use of this
plant as aphrodisiac and for the treatment of premature
ejaculation.
151 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6 The
effectiveness of Hernandia spp. (Hernandiaceae) in
traditional Samoan medicine and according to scientific
analyses.
Dittmar, A.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1991 Jul.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 33 (3): p. 243-251; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Western Samoa; Hernandia; Traditional medicines;
Analysis; Medicinal properties
Abstract: The use of Hernandia nymphaefolia (Presl.)
Kubitzki, Hernandia ovigera Linn., Hernandia peltata Meissner and
Hernandia sonora Linn. in traditional Samoan medicine is given. The
constituents have been listed and the effectiveness of the various
plant parts deduced from them. A comparison of the traditional
medicinal use with the assigned medicinal
effectiveness shows clear concordances. Further
pharmacological investigations are needed.
152 NAL Call. No.: RS160.J6
Effects of an aqueous extract of Ferula ovina on rabbit and guinea
pig smooth muscle.
Al-Khalil, S.; Aqel, M.; Afifi, F.; Al-Eisawi, D.
Limerick : Elsevier Scientific Publishers; 1990 Aug.
Journal of ethno-pharmacology v. 30 (1): p. 35-42; 1990 Aug.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ferula; Smooth muscle; Rabbits; Guinea pigs;
Medicinal plants; Plant extracts; Intestines; Trachea; Aorta;
Acetylcholine; Norepinephrine; Contraction
Abstract: The effects of an aqueous extract of Ferula ovina were
tested in vitro using isolated segments of rabbit and
guinea pig intestine, trachea and aorta. The extract inhibited the
spontaneous movements of rabbit jejunum and guinea pig
ileum and the contractions induced by acetylcholine. The
aqueous extract also inhibited the contractions of rabbit
trachealis muscle induced by acetylcholine and the
contractions of guinea pig trachealis muscle induced by
histamine. These inhibitions were dose-dependent and
reversible. However, the aqueous extract did not inhibit the
contractions of rabbit and guinea pig aortic rings induced by
norepinephrine. These data suggest that this plant has non-
specific anticholinergic and antihistaminic antispasmodic
effects.
153 NAL Call. No.: RS160.I47
Effects of aqueous extract of Glaucium arabicum on smooth
muscles of rabbit and guinea pig.
Aqel, M.; Al-Khalil, S.; Afifi, F.; Al-Eisawi, A.
Lisse, Netherlands : Swets & Zeitlinger; 1991 Feb.
International journal of pharmacognosy v. 29 (1): p. 2-8; 1991 Feb.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Glaucium; Medicinal plants; Plant extracts;
Pharmaceutical products;