Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market by Lucia Keter, Richard Too, Nicholas Mwikwabe, Charles Mutai, Jennifer Orwa, Lizzy Mwamburi, Stanley Ndwigah, Christine Bii, Richard Korir

“…Research was carried out to determine the presence of aflatoxins and fumonisins in herbal medicinal products sold in Eldoret and Mombasa towns in Kenya. …”
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Editorial: Emerging technologies for viability enumeration of live microorganisms by Hanan R. Shehata, Marco Pane, Elna M. Buys, Binu Koshy, Christina S. Vegge, Jean L. Schoeni

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Efficacy of Aloe vera, Ananas comosus, and Sansevieria masoniana Cream on the Skin Wound Infected with MRSA by Yos Adi Prakoso, Chylen Setiyo Rini, Roeswandono Wirjaatmadja

“…The tropical area has a lot of herbal medicines such as Aloe vera (AV), Ananas comosus (AC), and Sansevieria masoniana (SM). …”
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Simultaneous Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Flavonoids from Ultraviolet-B Radiation in Leaves and Roots of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Using LC-UV-ESI-Q/TOF/MS by Wen-Ting Tang, Min-Feng Fang, Xiao Liu, Ming Yue

“…Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese herbal medicines. It has been used for anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial activities, and so forth. …”
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Electrochemical Fingerprint Analyses Using Voltammetry and Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Multivariate Analyses for the Discrimination of Schisandra Fruits by Koichi Machida, Akira Kotani, Tomoya Osaki, Ayaka Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Hideki Hakamata

“…Thus, being able to distinguish between SSF and SCF is useful for the quality control of these herbal medicines. In this study, two kinds of electrochemical fingerprint analyses using voltammetry or HPLC with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD) were developed in combination with multivariate analysis for discriminating between SSF and SCF. …”
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Quantitation of Phenolic Compounds Related to Antioxidant and Antiosteoporosis Activities in Ripe and Unripe Maesil (Prunus mume) by Chong Woon Cho, Young Sik Park, Xi-Tao Yan, Hyun June Kim, Young Ho Kim, Kyung Tae Kim, Chu Van Men, Jong Seong Kang

“…The fruits of Prunus mume, maesil (Rosaceae), have been widely used as a valuable source of foods and herbal medicines from ancient times in Northeast Asia. …”
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SPE-UHPLC-FLD Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Five Anthraquinones in Human Urine Using Mixed-Mode Bis(tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine) Modified Silica as Sorbent by Kai Hu, Yonghui Qiao, Zhifen Deng, Mingxia Wu, Wei Liu

“…The five anthraquinones compounds (including aloe-emodin, emodin, physcion, chrysophanol, and rhein) are regarded as the main effective ingredients in rhubarb (Dahuang in Chinese, one of the commonly used Chinese herbal medicines). In this work, a simple and effective solid phase extraction (SPE) method based on bis(tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine) modified silica gel as adsorbent was developed. …”
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Acute Toxicity of Dental Gel Based on Origanum vulgare in Mice by Karakoz Badekova, Gayane Atazhanova, Irina Losseva, Aigul Medeshova, Ailazzat Aitkenova, Anar Brazhanova

“…The creation of new herbal medicines for their use in dentistry is relevant. …”
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Glycyrrhizic Acid Promotes M1 Macrophage Polarization in Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages Associated with the Activation of JNK and NF-κB by Yulong Mao, Baikui Wang, Xin Xu, Wei Du, Weifen Li, Youming Wang

“…The roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza species (licorice) have been widely used as natural sweeteners and herbal medicines. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) from licorice on macrophage polarization. …”
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The Effect and Related Mechanism of Action of Astragalus Compatible with Curcumin against Colon Cancer Metastasis in Mice by Jiafei Wu, Decai Tang

“…Because many Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) are consumed as food, using edible CHMs as a diet resource therapy for colon cancer treatment is a viable option. …”
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Hypolipidemic Effect of Chloroform Extract of Lagenaria siceraria: Potential Inhibitory Activity of Phytochemicals Targeting the HMG-CoA Reductase Revealed by Molecular Docking and... by Qudsia Kanwal, Mahmood Ahmed, Atiq Ur-Rehman, Aneela Anwar, Samiah Shahid, Atif Shahzad, Attaullah Shah Bukhari, Muhammad Ahmad, Numan Yousaf, Muhammad Muddassar

“…Conventional systems of medicine play a crucial role in maintaining healthcare. Herbal medicines are intact and less harmful to human beings than synthetic medicines. …”
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Isoferulic acid facilitates effective clearance of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae through targeting capsule. by Tingting Wang, Huaizhi Yang, Qiushuang Sheng, Ying Ding, Jian Zhang, Feng Chen, Jianfeng Wang, Lei Song, Xuming Deng

“…Here, we identified isoferulic acid (IFA), a natural phenolic acid compound widely present in traditional herbal medicines, as a potent broad-spectrum K. pneumoniae capsule inhibitor that suppresses capsule polysaccharide synthesis by increasing the energy status of bacteria. …”
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Molecular Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Associated with Carissa edulis, an Endangered Plant Species along Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya by Benard O. Ogoma, Stephen F. Omondi, Jane Ngaira, Josephine W. Kimani

“…The species is widely used in the preparation of various herbal medicines. Earlier works in Kenya show that an aqueous extract from the roots of C. edulis has remarkable anti-herpes simplex virus. …”
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Evaluation of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activities and Correlation with Phytoconstituents in Some Medicinal Plants of Nepal by Keshav Ranabhat, Kamal Prasad Regmi, Sarwesh Parajuli, Ranjita Thapa, Arjun Prasad Timilsina, Saurav Katuwal, Shantel Fleming, Akkal Dev Mishra, Khaga Raj Sharma, Bishnu P. Regmi

“…Traditional herbal medicines have been consumed in Nepal and other parts of the eastern hemisphere since ancient times. …”
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Self-medication and knowledge of pregnant women about the use of medication during pregnancy in the cities of Rijeka and Zadar, Croatia by Željko Jovanović, Petra Vulić

“…The most commonly used medications were dietary supplements—75 (44.88%); over-the-counter pain relievers and fever, cough, allergy, cold, and nausea remedies—42 (33.07%); and herbal medicines—8 (6.29%).ConclusionPregnant women need to be better informed about self-medication and the safe use of medication. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Artemisia capillaris Thunb. Based on Qualitative Analysis of the HPLC Fingerprint and UFLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS Combined with Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents by Ying Dai, Zhihua Dou, Rongrong Zhou, Lin Luo, Li Bian, Yufeng Chen, Jinhua Tao, Zhixian Chen

“…(A. capillaris, named Yinchenhao in Chinese), which is one of the most commonly used herbal medicines (HMs). First, fingerprints of 31 batch samples of A. capillaris were determined by HPLC, the reference fingerprint was established, and the common peaks were assigned. …”
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Investigation of <i>Atraphaxis virgata</i>, an Unexplored Medicinal Plant Rich in Flavonoids, as a Functional Material by Soeun Shin, Seunghee Kim, Jeongho Lee, Hyerim Son, Jin-Hyub Paik, Nadezhda Gennadievna Gemejiyeva, Zhanat Zhumabekovna Karzhaubekova, Taek Lee, Hah Young Yoo

“…Plants of the genus <i>Atraphaxis</i> have been widely used as traditional herbal medicines and are just beginning to be recognized for their pharmacological activities by scientific validation. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of the Extracts of the Pods of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) by Memory Makosa, Simbarashe Sithole, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…Traditional medicines including the herbal medicines are used for primary healthcare in some domains in almost every country. …”
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TangBi Formula for Painful Diabetic Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled and Parallel‐Group Trial by Xuefei Zhao, Xuedong An, Yashan Cui, Liu Dong, Zhaohui Fang, Zhonghua Zheng, Xinhe Zuo, Huailin Gao, Tianshu Gao, Qing Ni, Fengmei Lian, Xiaolin Tong

“…ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether the use of herbal medicines combined with conventional treatment is more effective than conventional medication alone in improving clinical symptoms in patients with diabetic distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN). …”
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Fatigue interventions in long term, physical health conditions: A scoping review of systematic reviews. by Katrin Hulme, Reza Safari, Sarah Thomas, Tom Mercer, Claire White, Marietta Van der Linden, Rona Moss-Morris

“…'Complementary medicine' interventions (e.g. Chinese herbal medicines) showed promise, but the possibility of publication bias must be considered.…”
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