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Ethnopharmacological relevance: The different plant parts of Cassia occidentalis Linn, (CO) such as root, leaves, seeds and pods have traditionally been used in multifarious medicines for the treatment of dysentery, diarrhea,
Background: Acalypha indica is a tropical plant used as a herbal medicine in various parts of the world, including Thailand. In glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient patients, acute hemolysis has been reported
An 83-year-old woman, largely bedridden since a stroke 2 years before, was hospitalized because of upper abdominal pain, nausea and obstipation. She had regularly been taking laxatives of the anthraquinone type. She had a fever of 38.6 degrees C and leukocytosis (14,900/microliters). Radiological
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Mitoxantrone is an anthraquinone derivative that has demonstrated encouraging preclinical and clinical activity against a variety of human carcinoma cell lines and malignancies. Three Phase II studies of systemically administered mitoxantrone in patients with colorectal carcinoma failed
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In Pakistan Fagonia olivieri (Zygophyllaceae) is commonly used in the indigenous system of medicine for treatment of conditions like diabetes, cancer, fever, asthma, toothache, stomach troubles and kidney disorders. This study evaluated the crude methanol extract of F. olivieri (FOM) and
A phase II clinical trial of an anthraquinone, mitoxantrone was performed in a total of 31 patients with various advanced solid tumors and 2 patients with malignant lymphomas refractory to extensive prior chemotherapies. Mitoxantrone was administered at dosages of 2 to 4 mg/m2 with a 5-day schedule
A combination of LC-MS technology and activity evaluation was used to identify the antipyretic ingredients in rhubarb. The rat model of fever was established with dried yeast and then was administered ethanol extract and different polar fractions of rhubarb. Next, the anal temperature of these rats
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Preparations of Carissa edulis (Vahl) have been used in the Nigerian traditional medicine for the management of fever, sickle cell disease, epilepsy, pain and inflammation for many years and their efficacy is widely acclaimed among the Hausa communities of northern Nigeria.
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The
The analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects of the aqueous extract of Mezoneuron benthamianum (MB) were evaluated in mice, rats and rabbits using the mouse writhing, tail flick, hot plate and formalin-induced pain tests; 2-4-Dinitrophenol (DNP), D-Amphetamine and E-coli
A methanol extract of Zizyphus oxyphylla Edgew leaves has been investigated for its analgesic and antipyretic activities in Adult Wistar and Swiss albino mice of either sex at 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg orally. The extract demonstrated marked antipyretic activity against Brewer's yeast-induced pyrexia in
This study was carried out to study elemental, nutritional, phytochemical and biological evaluation of Hypericum perforatum collected from Swat in 2010. The elemental analysis showed that Ca was highest (5600 μg/g) in leaves and lowest (2500 μg/g) in flowers. The potassium was highest (840 μg/g) in
Several cases of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb-induced hepatitis have been reported worldwide. Anthraquinone is an active ingredient of P. multiflorum Thunb. that has been thought to play a role in its hepatotoxicity. Here we report the case of a 34-year-old Korean man who had P. multiflorum
Cassia singueana (Family: Fabaceae) is used in northern Nigeria for the treatment of acute malaria attack. We investigated the activities of the methanol extract of the root bark of this plant against rodent plasmodia infection, nociception, pyrexia and inflammation in mice and rats. The studies
Novantrone (mitoxantrone) is a novel anticancer drug, having an anthraquinone structure. This compound was selected from many candidate compounds for purpose to find out a drug having lesser cardiac toxicity than doxorubicin and excellent antitumor activities. In the Japanese clinical trials,
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Sterculia tragacantha (Sterculiaceae) is used in the treatment of boils, diarrhea, dyspepsia, fever, gonorrhea, snake bite, syphilis, and tapeworm in some West African nations. This study is to investigate its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities since the plant is being used to