Phytotherapy

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BLAND J s (1996) Phytonutrition, phytotherapy, and phytopharmacology. Altern Ther Health Med. 2 73-6. 

Schulz, V., Hansel, R. Tyler, V. E. (2001). Rational Phytotherapy A Physicians Guide to Herbal Medicine, 4th ed. Berlin Springer. 

Carraro JC, Raynaud JP, Koch G, et al. Comparison of phytotherapy (Permixon) with finasteride in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia a randomized international study of 1098 patients. Prostate 4 231-240, 1996. 

Hypericum An extract of Hypericum perforatum (St John s wort) used in the phytotherapy of depression. 

Phytotherapy A branch of complementary medicine also known as herbal medicine. 

Rigney U, Kimber S and Hindmarch I (1999). The effects of acute doses of standardised Ginkgo biloba extract on memory and psychomotor performance in volunteers. Phytotherapy Research, 13, 408 415. 

Although widely used in Europe for BPH, phytotherapy with products such as saw palmetto berry (Serenoa repens), stinging nettle (Urtica dioica),... 

Chamomile, Matricaria recutita L., is generally known as a weed - a weed with cnrative power. A medicinal plant, with a history going back to the time of Egyptian pharaohs, is nsed in phytotherapy today and nneqnivocally will be used tomorrow. 

Meier B. (1995). Passiflora incarnata L.—Passion flower. Zeitschrift fur Phytotherapie. 16(2) 115-26. Medina JH, Paladini AC, Wolfman C, Levi de Stein M, Calvo D, Diaz LE, Pena C. (1990). Chrysin (5,7-di-OH-flavone), a naturally-occurring ligand for benzodiazepine receptors, with anticonvulsant properties. Biochem Pharmacol. 40(10) 2227-31. 

Mills S, Bone K. (2000). Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy Modern Herbal Medicine. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone. 

Heinrich M, Barnes J, Gibbons S, Williamson EM, Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, Ghurchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2004. 

WiUiamson EM, Okpako DT, Evans FJ, Pharmacological Methods in Phytotherapy Research Selection, Preparation and Pharmacological Evaluation of Plant Material. Vol. 1, John Wiley Sons, New York, 1996. 

Howes MJR, Perry NSL, Houghton PJ, Plants with traditional uses and activities, relevant to the management of Alzheimer s disease and other cognitive disorders. Phytotherapy Res 17 1—18, 2003. 

Hussain G, Manyam BV, Mucunapruriens more effective than L-DOPA in Parkinson s disease animal model. Phytotherapy Res 11 419—423, 1997. 

Manyam BV, Dhanasekaran M, HareTA, Effect of antiparkinson drug HP-200 Mucunapruriens) on the central monoaminergic neurotransmitters, Phytotherapy Res... 

Al-Motarreb A, Baker K, Broadley KJ, Khat, pharmacological and medical aspects and its social use in Yemen Phytotherapy Res 16 403 13, 2002. 

Alkaloidal applications can be found in different areas of the economy, industry, trade and services. The applicable characteristics of alkaloids are both chemical ones and the ability to be isolated as pure molecules or to be modified. The specific activity and utilization is a basis for the applications. Alkaloids have been used throughout history in folk medicine in different regions around the world. They have been a constituent part of plants used in phytotherapy. Generally speaking, many of the plants that contain alkaloids are just medicinal plants and have been used as herbs. From the times of Hippocrates (460-377 BCE),... 

CS098 Singh, K. K. and J. K. Maheshwari. CSl 11 Traditional phytotherapy of some medicinal plants used by the Tharus of the Nainital District, Uttar Pradesh,... 

Leporatti, M. L. and E. Lattanzi. Traditional phytotherapy on coastal areas on Makran (Southern Pakistan). Eitoterapia 1994 65(2) 158-161. Smith, R. M. and K. D. Kempfert. Delta-1 -3,4-cis-tetrahydrocannabinol in Cannabis sativa. Phytochemistry 1977 16 1088-1089. 

DC072 De Feo, V., and F. Senatore. Medicinal plants and phytotherapy in the amalfital coast, Salerno province, Campania, southern Italy. J Ethno-farmacol 1993 39(1) 39—51. 

E. Ramundo, and F. Senatoare. Traditional phytotherapy in the Penin- DC115 sula sorrentina, Campania, Southern Italy. J Ethnopharmacol 1992 36(2) ... 

Antonone, R., F. de Simone, P. Mor-rica, and E. Ram undo. Traditional phytotherapy in the Roccamonfina volcanic group, Campania, southern Italy. J Ethnopharmacol 1988 22(3) 295-306. 

Kubo, I., and A. Matsumoto. Molusci-cides from olive Olea europaea and their efficient isolation by countercurrent chromatographies. J Agr Food Chem 1984 32(3) 687-688. Vardanian, S. A. Phytotherapy of bronchial asthma in medieval Armenian medicine. Ter Arkh 1978 50 133-136. Tucakov, J. Ethnophytotherapy of diabetes. SRP Arh Celok Lek 1978 106 159-173. 

Heinrich, M., H. Rimpler, and N. A. Barrera. Indigenous phytotherapy of gastrointestinal disorders in a lowland Mixe community (Oaxaca, Mexico) Ethnopharmacologic evaluation. J Ethnopharmacol 1992 36(1) 63—80. Liao, Z. K., J. Jiang, and X. P. Xu. The technical method for preparation of phytic acid and oryzenin. Huaxi Yaoxue Zazhi 1996 11(1) 46-70. Tokuyama, T. 5-Alpha-reductase inhibitor from rice for therapeutic use. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-07 157,436 1993 7 pp. 

SR108 Lowe, P. C., and ]. C. Ku. Phytotherapy in treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia a critical review. Urology 1996 48(1) 12-20. 

SR109 Odenthal, K. P. Phytotherapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with Cucurbita, Hypoxis, Pygeum, Urtica and Sabal serrulata (Serenoa repens). Phytother Res 1996 10 S141-S143. 

Gubarev, M. L, Enioutina, E. Y, Taylor, J. L., Visic, D. M., Daynes, R. A. (1998). Plant derived glycoalkaloids protect mice against lethal infection with Salmonella typhimurium. Phytotherapy Research PTR, 12, 79-88. 

Rasmussen P. A role for phytotherapy in the treatment of benzodiazepine and opiate drug withdrawal. EurJ Herbal Med 1997 3 11-21. 

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