Issue 128 CARSON and co-authors, Microbiology and Immunology (M502), School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia, have reviewed (158 references) the medicinal properties... more ISLAM and CARTER, Family Medicine Department, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1123, USA, jaislam@utmb.edu, have reviewed (48 references) the use of Echinacea in upper respiratory tract infections.
Abstract: The significant burden... more Issue 126 GANZERA and others, Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria, describe an inhibiting effect of chamomile essential oil on the detoxification system, cytochrome P-450.... more GURLEY and colleagues, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA, have examined the effect of milk thistle and black cohosh on the metabolism of a major heart medicine, digoxin.... more Issue 125 BETZ and co-authors, Klinik fur Anasthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Klinik am Eichert, Goppingen, Germany, have reviewed (48 references) ginger as an antiemetic agent.... more BORRELLI and others, Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, have reviewed (55 references) the safety and efficacy of ginger in the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.... more Issue 123 BALL and KOWDLEY, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, have reviewed (85 references) the use of milk thistle as a treatment for alcoholic liver disease.
Abstract: Silybum marianum (milk thistle) and its derivatives have been used for centuries fo... more COMAR and KIRBY, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA, have reviewed (146 references) herbal medicines used for complaints of the digestive system.
A... more Issue 120 FLAXMAN and GRIFFITHS, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, debbie.flaxman@qms.nhs.uk, have reviewed (24 references) the efficacy of tea tree oil in eradicating the 'superbug', MRSA.... more Issue 118 ANKE and RAMZAN, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, have reviewed (39 references) the liver toxicity of Kava.
Abstract: Kava kava (piper methysticum) has been implicated in liver failure, Even though on closer inspection the majority of cases are pro... more ISLAM and CARTER, Family Medicine Department, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1123, USA, jaislam@utmb.edu, have reviewed (48 references) the use of Echinacea in upper respiratory tract infections.
Abstract: Echinacea is an herb w... more LINDE and KNUPPEL, Department of Internal Medicine II, Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, Technische Universitat Munchen, Kaiserstr. 9, Munich 80801, Germany, klaus.linde@lrz.tu-muenchen.de, have reviewed (34 references) studies of St John's wort... more Issue 117 GONCALVES and colleagues, Laboratorio de Farmacognosia, Faculdade de Farmacia and Centro de Estudos Farmaceuticos, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000-295 Coimbra, Portugal, have studied the antioxidant properties of the pro-anthocyanidins exptracted from the ba... more MESSAGER and colleagues, Discipline of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia, have performed new measurements of the antibacterial activity of tea tree... more Issue 114 MESSAGER and co-workers, Discipline of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia, have measured the antibacterial activity of tea tree oil.... more Issue 113 ANKE and RAMZAN, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, have reviewed (39 references) the liver toxicity of Kava.
Abstract: Kava kava (piper methysticum) has been implicated in liver failure, Even though on closer inspection the majority of cases are pro... more DRYDEN and co-workers, Department of Microbiology and Communicable Disease, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 5DG, UK, matthew.dryden@weht.swest.nhs.uk, have tested tea tree oil for the clearance of MRSA infection.... more JIANG and colleagues, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, have studied the effects of St John's wort and ginseng on the pharmacokinetics of warfarin.... more MARTIN and ERNST, Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK, have reviewed (18 references) controlled clinical trials of herbal treatment for fungal infections.... more Issue 112 KAYE and co-workers, Department of Anesthesiology, Texas Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA, Alan.Kaye@ttuhsc.edu, have reviewed (110 references) alternative medicine in perioperative anaesthesia.
Abstract: Because of the ma... more Issue 111 CALDEFIE-CHEZET and co-workers, Laboratoire de Botanique, Cryptogamie et Microbiologie, Faculte des Sciences, Clermont-Ferrand, France, florence.caldefie-chezet@u-clermont1.fr, have found anti-inflammatory effects of tea tree oil on white blood cells.... more GERTSCH and others, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10 CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, juerg.gertsch@pharma.ethz.ch, have shed some light on the mechanism of action of Echinacea.
Abstract: Ec... more TILAK and colleagues, Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India, have studied the antioxidant properties of turmeric used both as a spice and as a medicine.... more Issue 110 KOLL and colleagues, Merck Selbstmedikation GmbH, Roesslerstr. 96, D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany, report on a trial of a comfrey root extract in the treatment of ankle distorsions.... more Issue 109 PARK and colleagues, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology, Seoul, Korea, have found that post-operative sore throats can be prevented by the application of a capsicum plaster at the Korean hand acupuncture point.... more PLATEL and SRINIVASAN, Department of Biochemistry & Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, have reviewed (48 references) the reputed stimulating action of spices on the digestive system.
Abstract: Spices have long been... more Issue 108 DARSHAN and DORESWAMI, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110 012, India, have reviewed (102 references) patented anti-inflammat... more JIANG and colleagues, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, NSW2006, Australia, have investigated the effects of St John's wort and ginseng on the pharmacokinetics of warfarin in healthy subjects.... more Issue 107 HAMMER and co-workers, Microbiology Discipline, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, khammer@cyllene.uwa.edu.au, have studied the anti-fungal effects of tea tree oil on the yeast strains... more Issue 106 TAKARADA and colleagues, Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan, have compared the antibacterial activities of essential oils against oral pathogens.... more YU and colleagues, Office of Data and Information Management, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, USA, have surveyed the use of herbal supplements amongst women in the USA.... more Issue 105 KUMAR and SHANMUGASUNDARAM, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai 600 113, India, introduce Amrita Bindu, an antioxidant inducer therapy for childhood asthma.... more MUELLER and colleagues, Center of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany, silke.mueller@med.uni-rostock.de, have investigated the effect of the dose and preparation of St John's wort on the... more Issue 103 LEHRL, Clinic and Policlinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany, reports the results of a multicentre randomized pla... more SHERRY and colleagues, OR Design Unit, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, PO Box 63, Penrith, NSW 2750, Australia, esherry@bigpond.com, present the first report of treatment of chronic multidrug-resistant osteomyelitis with a novel plant-derived antise... more Issue 102 GOEL and colleagues, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, have conducted a randomized controlled trial of a standardized preparation of Echinacea in the treatment of common colds.... more Issue 101 HOWES and HOUGHTON, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Jodrell Laboratory, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK, have reviewed (250 references) the plants used in Chinese and Indian traditional medicine for the improvement of memory and cognitive function.
Abstrac... more Issue 98 HAMMER and colleagues, Discipline of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, khammer@cyllene.uwa.edu.au, have investigated the susceptibility of oral bacteria to... more Issue 97 HAMMERand colleagues, Discipline of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia, khammer@cyllene.uwa.edu.au, have tested the components of tea tree oil for antifungal activity.... more HUNTLEY and ERNST, Department of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter & Plymouth, England, alyson.huntley@pms.ac.uk, have conducted a systematic review (36 references) of herbal medicine products for the treatment of menop... more Issue 96 ARORA and colleagues, Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India, jroshl@rediffmail.com, introduce Indian medicinal plants as a reservoir of protective phytochemicals.... more MOTSEI and co-workers, Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Botany and Zoology, University of Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa, have screened traditionally used South African plants for activity... more Issue 95 REICHLING and colleagues, Institut fuer Pharmazie und Molekulare Biotechnologie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet, Heidelberg, Germany, Juergen.Reichling@online.de, have found that Echinacea powder is a treatment for chronic and seasonal upper respiratory tract... more Issue 93 FLICKER and colleagues, Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, report on the inhibition of human pathogenic fungi by ethnobotanically selected plant extracts.... more TEWTRAKUL and co-workers, Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan, have described HIV-1 integrase inhibitory substances from the plant Coleus parvifolius.... more WILASRUSMEE and colleagues, Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA, kittur@upstate.edu, have shown an immunostimulatory effect of milk thistle extract.... more Issue 92 CHAINANI, Department of Stomatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 9443-0658, USA, nitacwu@itsa.ucsf.edu, reviews (42 references) the safety and anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin, a component of turmeric.... more TESCH, Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53236, USA, has reviewed (184 references) the herbs commonly used by women.... more Issue 90 BARRETT, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Medison WI 53715, USA, bbarrett@wisc.edu, has critically reviewed (172 references) the medicinal properties of Echinacea.
Abstract: Preparations of Echinacea purpurea are am... more ERGIN and ARIKAN, University of Hacettepe, School of Health Services, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey, have compared two different in vitro methods for assessing the activity of tea tree oil against vaginal Candida as c... more Issue 89 KITTUR and colleagues, Department of Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA, kitturs@upstate.edu, habe investigated neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects of milk thistle on neurones in culture.... more KOH and colleagues, Department of Dermatology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, have found that tea tree oil reduces histamine-induced skin inflammation.... more TESCH has reviewed (183 references) the herbs commonly used by women.... more Issue 88 FAHEY and STEPHENSON, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Cancer Chemoprotection Center, Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA, j... more ALBERT and colleagues, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, D-60439 Frankfurt, Germany, found that hyperforin is a dual inhibitor of cyclo-oxygenase 1 and 5-lipoxygenase.... more GONG and SUCHER, Department of Biology and Biotechnology Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China, reviewed (39 references) stroke therapy in traditional Chinese medicine and its prospects for the di... more Issue 87 BARAK et al., Immunology Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis, Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jersualem, Israel, barak845@yahoo.com, investigated the effect of herbal remedies on the production of human inflammatory and anti-inflammatory c... more BEAN, Rogers Memorial Hospital, Oconomowac, WI, USA, pambean@charter.net, reviewed (14 references) the use of alternative medicine in the treatment of Hepatitis C.... more Issue 86 BRAND and colleagues, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Flinders Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, report that tea tree oil reduces the swelling associated with the efferent phase o... more JACOBS and colleagues, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA, jacobsb@ocim.ucsf.edu, review and meta- analyze milk thistle in the treatment of liver disease .... more MITRA and co-workers, Department of Payachikitsa, Institute of Post Graduate Ayurvedic Education and Research, Calcutta 700 009, India, describe the chemical constituents and antioxidant activity of the Ayurvedic drug, Swarnabhasma (gold ash ).... more WILASRUSMEE and colleagues, Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA, conducted an in vitro investigation of immunomodulatory effects of herbal products .... more Issue 85 NKUO and co-workers, Departments of Life Sciences and Chemistry, University of Buea, PO Box 63, Buea, South West Province, Cameroon, describe the anti-Salmonella activity of medicinal plants from Cameroon .... more MCCULLOCH and colleagues, Pine Street Clinic, San Anselmo, CA, USA, analyze Chinese herbal medicine and interferon in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.... more NKUO and co-workers, Departments of Life Sciences and Chemistry, University of Buea, PO Box 63, Buea, South West Province, Cameroon, describe the anti-Salmonella activity of medicinal plants from Cameroon .... more ROEMHELD-HAMM and DAHL, Department of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA, hammbr@umdnj.edu, review (100 references) herbs, menopause, and dialysis .... more SHOSKES, Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USA, dshoskes@urol.com, discusses phytotherapy and other alternative forms of care for patients with prostatitis .... more Issue 84 STEINER, ggsteiner@yahoo.com, supplies preliminary data on Kava as an anti-craving agent .... more DENHAM and colleagues, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, adenham@uclan.ac.uk, report on the unfolding story of Kava .... more MUR and colleagues, Department of Internal Medicine, Innsbruck University Hospital, Austria, erich.mur@uibk.ac.at, conducted a randomized, double-blinded trial of an extract from Uncaria tomentosa for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis .... more SATCHELL et al., Department of Dermatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia, studied the treatment of tinea pedis [fungal infection of the feet] with 25% and 50% tea tree oil .... more Issue 83 KYOKONG et al., Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, tested the efficacy of chamomile extract spray for the prevention of post-operative sore throat .... more FOSTER et al, Office of Science, Therapeutic products Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Research in Biopharmaceuticals, University of Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1B6, Canada, E: brian_foster@hc-sc.gc.ca investigated the effect of seve... more Issue 80 DEY and colleagues, Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research and Department of Anesthesia Critical Care, The Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, reviewed (108 references) literature on the use of medicinal herbs and ot... more MORI and colleagues, Research and Development Division, Institute of Cosmetic Science, Club Cosmetics Co., Ltd., 145-1, Ichibu-cho, Ikoma City, Nara 630-0222, Japan, analysed the amounts and relative ratios of the main constituents in commercially availabl... more Issue 77 GIESE [no affiliation provided) reviewed (12 references) literature on the beneficial effects of milk thistle (silybum marianum) on liver function .... more KHAN and BALICK, Institute of Economic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 10458, USA, mbalick@nybg.org, reviewed (5 references) available literature on the clinical or other biological effects of 166 species of plants used in Ayurvedic medicine .... more Issue 76 BARNES and colleagues, Centre for Pharmacognosy Phytotherapy, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK, reviewed (172 references) extensive literature reporting on the clinical effects, chemistry and pharmacology of St. John's wort (SJW) (Hypericum pe... more BRAND and colleagues, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, investigated the effects of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) essential oil (TTO) on production of oxygen-derived free r... more GU and colleagues, Institute of Neurosurgery PLA, Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China, gujian@pub.xaonline.com.cn, investigated the possible benefits of the Chinese medicinal herb Rhubarb in... more Issue 75 AFZAL and colleagues, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait, reviewed (99 references) the medicinal properties and chemical and molecular characteristics of ginger (Zingiber officinale).... more ERNST, Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4NT, UK, E.Ernst@exeter.ac.uk, reviewed (76 references) published data from clinical studies of commonly used h... more | Issue 75 cont'd KORMAN and colleagues, Departments of Clinical Biochemistry, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, korman@hadassah.org.il, reported on false suspicion of maple-syrup urine disease (MSUD) in newborns in mothers who consumed fenugreek prenatally.... more MARK and colleagues, Department of Pediatrics, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA, reviewed (28 references) details pertaining to available preparations of the herbal product Echinacea .... more SILVERSTEIN and SPIEGEL, of the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, USA, conducted a survey to investigate physicians' knowledge about their patients' use, side effects, drug interactions and contraindications of commonly used herbs/dietary supplements .... more Issue 74 BANES-MARSHALL and colleagues, Department of Microbiology, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, Northamptonshire, UK, evaluated the antibacterial and antifungal activities of tea tree oil (TTO) (Melaleuca alternifolia) in vitro against microorganisms isol... more BONIEL and DANNON, Pharmaceutical Service, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel reviewed (27 references) the most commonly used herbal drugs and their safety and efficacy in psychiatric disorders .... more GUSTAFSON and colleagues, Microbiology Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, studied the bactericidal actions of tea tree oil (TTO) on antibiotic-resistant (mutant) strains of Escherichia coli (E c... more Issue 73 GUPTA and colleagues, Department of Medicine, Medical College Jammu, JK, India, studied the gum resin of Boswellia serrata for the treatment of patients with chronic colitis .... more ZHANG and colleagues, Division of Natural Products Chemistry, Shen Yang Pharmaceutical University, China, zywlcell@yahoo.com, examined the effects of 27 ginsenosides isolated from Panax ginseng on gap junction-mediated intercellular communication (GJIC) .... more Issue 72 LONG and colleagues, Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Studies, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 4NT, UK, aimed to systematically review (46 references) all randomized controlled trials... more MARININ and colleagues, Russia investigated the effects of aerotherapy with olesan oil in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .... more Issue 70 SCHULTEN and colleagues, Company Medical Service, Madaus AG, Cologne, Germany, b.schulten@madaus.de, investigated the efficacy and speed of onset of action of Echinaceae purpureae herba in relieving common cold symptoms .... more SUGAYA and colleagues, Division of Oriental Medicine, Tokyo Hospital, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Japan, examined the gene expression regulatory activities of a Japanese herbal mixture, Saiko-keishi-to-ka shakuyaku (SK, TJ-960).... more VERMA and BORDIA, Department of Medicine and Indigenous Drug Research Centre, R. N. T. Medical College, Udaipur-313 001,India, investigated the effects of supplementing a fatty meal with ginger powder on fibrinolytic activity in healthy adults.... more Issue 69 BURITS and colleagues, Institute of Pharmacognosy, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 4/1, A-8010, Graz, Austria, examined the possible antioxidant (free radical scavenging) activities of three essential oils (Artemisia afra Jacq., Artemi... more HARNACK and colleagues, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis 55454, USA, harnack@epivax.epi.umn.edu, documented the usage of herbal products among adults in a large metropolitan area (Minneapolis/St. Paul).... more JOSHI and KAUL, University of Georgia, Institute for Natural Products Research, Athens, GA 30605, USA, bsjoshi@prodigy.net, reviewed (315 references) and critically appraised the increasing global usage of herbal medicine .... more OKYAR and colleagues, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Istanbul, 34452 Universite, Istanbul, Turkey, investigated the effects of Aloe vera leaves on blood glucose levels in rat models of diabetes .... more Issue 68 GOVINDAN and GOVINDAN, Department of Chemistry, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA 01420, USA, mgovindan@fsc.edu, evaluated the usefulness of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) as a method of determining the quality of the herbal product goldenseal (Hydr... more SCHNITZLER and colleagues, Department of Virology, Hygiene Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany, examined the antiviral effects of Australian tea tree oil (TTO) and eucalyptus oil (EUO) against herpes simplex virus (HSV) in vitro.... more Issue 67 CHING, Deakin University, Burwood, studied the application of aromatherapy, and specifically lavender, in acute pain relief .... more MACKAY, Thorne Research, 4616 SE 30th, Portland, OR 97202, USA, mackaynd@earthlink.net, has reviewed (70 references) treatment options for haemorrhoids and varicose veins.... more The perennial shrub, PETASIDES HYBRIDUS, has been used medicinally for centuries. In this monograph the history of its use is traced, and the plant is described in its appearance and its common names (butterbur in English). Currently the plant is used prim... more Issue 66 MAHADY, Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA reviews (15 references, and discusses the increasing global importance of herbal medicine and the cons... more Issue 64 ABE and SAITO, Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan reviewed recent evidence of the effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) extract on learning and memory in animals... more BECKMAN, SOMMI and SWITZER , Department of Psychiatry, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Western Missouri Mental Health Center, Missouri 64108-2792, USA conducted a telephone survey of people who had taken St John's wort .... more BINNS and colleagues, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Canada evaluated the phototoxic antimicrobial (antifungal) activity of Echinacea extracts.... more CHAN and TOMLINSON, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Taipei Medical College, Taipei Wan Fang Hospital, Taiwan examined the antioxidant effects of trilinolein, a triacylglycerol isolated from the Chinese herb sanchi (Panax pseudoginseng) and commonly u... more SAEKI, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Nagano College of Nursing, Japan investigated the effect of a foot bath with or without lavender essential oil on the autonomic nervous system .... more SCHEMPP and colleagues, Department of Dermatology, Photodermatology Unit, University Medical Center, Haupstr. 7, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany investigated immunomodulatory properties of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) ointment, and the Hypericum metabol... more Issue 63 BRENNER and colleagues, St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, New York 11691, USA compared hypericum (St. John's wort) to the serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) sertraline for the treatment of depression .... more MAY and colleagues, Microbiology Department, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK investigated the kill rate and kill time of tea tree oil against several multidrug-resistant microorganisms and other sensitive microorganisms.... more MILLER and colleagues, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College, New York 12208, USA, millermj@mail.amc.edu carried out studies to evaluate, in an animal model and in vitro, the possible uses of Sangre de grad... more TSEN and colleagues, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA quantified the use of herbal remedies and vitamins in the pre-surgical population of a large ter... more Issue 62 LaFrance Jr and colleagues, Department of Neurology, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903, USA. clafrance@pol.net reported on use of herbal alternative medicines in neuropsychiatry.... more Mitra and colleagues, Research and Technical Services The Himalaya Drug Co., Makali, Bangalore, India. hdcrd@bgl.vsnl.net.in investigated the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Ophthacare brand, an herbal eye drops .... more Mongelli and colleagues, Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellon 2, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina, investigated the cytotoxic and DNA interaction activities of extracts from medicinal plant... more Samuelsen, Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1068, Blindern, N-0316, Oslo, Norway. a.b.samuelsen@farmasi.uio.no reviewed (155 references) the traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological properties of... more Schey and colleagues, Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA. investigated the photooxidation properties of hypericin (the active ingredient in St. John's Wort ).... more Issue 61 CHANG and colleagues, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA 23298, USA evaluated the knowledge and attitudes of pharmacists with regard to herbal medicines .... more SANDOVAL and colleagues, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA sandovm@mail.amc.edu investigated the biochemical mechanisms by which Cat's claw protects cells against damage caused by... more Issue 60 GILES and colleagues, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond 23298-0533, USA systematically reviewed echinacea for treatment of the common cold .... more MASAGO and colleagues, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University. mryoko@ergo1.ti.chiba-u.ac.jp investigated the effects of inhalation of essential oils on EEG activity and sensory evaluation .... more MORELLI and ZOOROB, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, USA. reviewed alternative therapies with respect to depression, diabetes and obesity .... more The Properties of Green Tea (no author or affiliation) are reviewed.... more WOELK, Klinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universitat Giessen, Licher Strasse 106, D-35394 Giessen, Germany compared St John's Wort and imipramine in treating mild to moderate depression .... more Issue 59 Bucci, Weider Nutrition International, Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4726, USA. lukeb@weider.com reviewed the effect of selected herbals on human exercise performance .... more Argento, Tiraferri and Marzaloni, Centro Sorveglianza Anticoagulati, Ospedale Infermi di Rimini discussed oral anticoagulants and medicinal plants . An emerging interaction. [Article in Italian]... more BAUER, Division of Area General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA investigated what clinicians need to know about herbal preparations to counsel patients effectively .... more Taylor and Kobak, Dean Foundation for Health Research and Education, Middleton, WI 53562, USA conducted an open-label trial of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) in obsessive-compulsive disorder.... more Issue 58 BENNETT and BROWN, Methodist Hospital. Omaha, Nebr., USA examined the use of herbal remedies by patients in a health maintenance organization.... more STEVENSON and ERNST, Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, UK reported a pilot study of Hypericum perforatum for the treatment of premenstrual syndrome.... more Issue 57 BERMAN, SWYERS and KACZMARCZYK, Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, James L. Kerman Hospital 21207-6697, USA discussed herbal therapies for diabetes.... more ERNST and HUNTLEY, Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, UK. E.Ernst@ex.ac.uk conducted a systematic review (23 references) on tea-tree oil.... more LAKE, InnoVision Communications, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA reviewed (112 references) the research and recommendations for psychotropic medications from natural products.... more PATZELT-WENCZLER and PONCE-POSCHL, ASTA Medica AG, Weismullerstr. 45, D-60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Dr_Jeannette.Simon@astamedica.de conducted a trial into the efficacy of Kamillosan® cream in atopic eczema.... more Issue 56 EINARSON and colleagues, The Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. einarson@sickkids.on.ca described and compared attitudes and practices of physicians and naturopaths toward herbal medicine.... more GRAF, Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA set out to describe the use of anti-inflammatory effects of some herbal medicine for skin disease.... more MANN, COX and MARKHAM, Centre for Biostructural and Biomolecular Research, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. c.mann@uws.edu.au described how the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa protects it against the action of tea tree oi... more PERCIVAL, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. ssp@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu reviewed (26 references) the medicinal use of echinacea.... more ROBY and colleagues, Department of Pharmacy, St Agnes Hospital, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA conducted a clinical trial of the effect of St John's Wort on the activity of the metabolic enzyme CYP3A4.... more SCHRADER, Praxis Klinische Arzneimittelforschung, Pohlheim, Germany conducted a clinical trial comparing the effects of St Johns Wort with fluoxetine on mild -moderate depression.... more Issue 55 BERBERINE (No author or institutional assignation) is a plant alkaloid with a long history of medicine use in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.... more ERNST and PITTLER, Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter UK performed a systematic review of the evidence from randomized controlled trials for or against the efficacy of ginger for... more PARSONS and colleagues, Westmead Hospital, Australia studied the safety and efficacy of raspberry leaf products consumed by a group of mothers during their pregnancy, by comparison with a group of mothers who did not.... more Issue 54 BIANCHI, Centro Orinetamento Educativo, Milano, Italy writes that clinical evaluation of modern phytotherapy is predominantly carried out today using meta-analysis.... more KELMANSON and colleagues, Research Center for Plant Growth and Development, School of Botany and Zoology, University of Natal Pietermaritzburg, Scottsville, South Africa screened plants used in traditional Zulu medicine for antibacterial activity.... more Issue 53 MARKOWITZ and colleagues, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425 USA. markowij@musc.edu studied the effects of St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) upon the activity of cytochrome P-450 (CYP... more PITTLER and ERNST, Department of complementary Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. M.H. Pittler@exeter.ac.uk conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the evidence for and aga... more Issue 52 ERNST, Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, UK. E.Ernst@exeter.ac.uk conducted an overview of systematic reviews of herbal treatment for conditions common in elderly individuals.... more FISHER and colleagues, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Fore Base, TX 78235 USA. charles.fisher@mirage.brooks.af.mil conducted a study and review (43 references) to identify the botanical preparations of potential risk to th... more GASTER and HOLROYD, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA barakg@u.washington.edu conducted a systematic review (40 references) of the English language literature regarding the efficacy, safety and availability of St John's wort in... more KLEPSER and colleagues, Division of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City 52242 USA evaluated the demographics and beliefs regarding safety and efficacy of herbal therapy among people in Iowa, and assessed... more Issue 47 REHMAN and colleagues, Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Diego 92161 USA write that little is known about whether treatment with certain medicinal plants can enhance antigen-specific immunit... more CHANG, Pharmanex Inc., Simi Valley California 93065 USA. jchang@pharmanex.com writes that in the United States traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) are sold as dietary supplements, defined under The dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). The a... more REGE and colleagues, Ayurveda Research Centre, Department of Pharmacology and therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India.kemarc@bom3.vsnl.net.in write that plants from all over the world, including Eleutherococcus senticosus, Panax ginseng... more Issue 46 BALES and colleagues, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois USA conducted a survey to assess awareness and use of phytotherapeutic agents for the treatment of urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) .... more GRAY and FLATT, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK write that Coriandrum sativum (coriander) has been documented as a traditional treatment for diabetes . The authors conducted a study to investigate the antihyperglycaemic a... more Issue 37 DE SMET, Pharmaceutical Care Unit, Scientific Institute Dutch Pharmacists, The Hague, The Netherlands. writes that many of our present medicines are derived directly or indirectly from higher plants . The author has extensively reviewed the literature (525... more Issue 36 BORCHERS and colleagues, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis 95616 USA write that demand for and scientific interest in many aspects of complementary medicine, particularly medicinal botanicals has i... more SHAW and colleagues, Medical Toxicology Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, UK write that the Medical Toxicology Unit (MTU) at Guys' Hospital has been evaluating the toxicological problems associated with the use of traditional and herbal re... more STERN, (affiliation not supplied), reports the treatment of 2 cases of hepatitis C using herbal medicine and nutritional supplements .... more |
