Natural products for the prevention and treatment of hangover and alcohol use disorder

F Wang, Y Li, YJ Zhang, Y Zhou, S Li, HB Li - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine and spirits are widely consumed around the world.
However, alcohol and its metabolite acetaldehyde are toxic and harmful to human beings …

Potential herbs and herbal nutraceuticals: food applications and their interactions with food components

SA Hussain, NR Panjagari, RRB Singh… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Since ancient times, herbs have been used as natural remedies for curing many
physiological disorders. Traditional medicinal literature appreciated their value as nature's …

Anti-inflammatory activity of hexane leaf extract of Aspilia africana CD Adams

CO Okoli, PA Akah, SV Nwafor, AI Anisiobi… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The anti-inflammatory activity of hexane leaf extract of Aspilia africana CD Adams
(Compositae) was evaluated in rodents using the xylene-induced ear edema, egg albumin …

Evaluation of the anti-asthmatic property of Asystasia gangetica leaf extracts

PA Akah, AC Ezike, SV Nwafor, CO Okoli… - Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
The leaf of Asystasia gangetica T. Adams (Acanthaceae) is used in many parts of Nigeria for
the management of asthma. This study was aimed at investigating the anti-asthmatic …

Mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory activity of the leaf extracts of Culcasia scandens P. Beauv (Araceae)

CO Okoli, PA Akah - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2004 - Elsevier
The mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory activity of the leaf extracts of Culcasia scandens P.
Beauv were evaluated. The methanol leaf extract (CE) of C. scandens was subjected to …

Anti-inflammatory activity of extracts of root bark of Securidaca longipedunculata Fres (Polygalaceae)

CO Okoli, PA Akah, U Ezugworie - African Journal of Traditional …, 2006 - journals.athmsi.org
The effect of extract and fractions of the root bark of Securidaca longipedunculata Fres
(Polygalaceae) on acute inflammation was evaluated. Solvent extraction yielded the crude …

Anti-inflammatory activity of polysaccharide from Pholiota nameko

H Li, X Lu, S Zhang, M Lu, H Liu - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2008 - Springer
Abstract Pholiota nameko polysaccharide (PNPS-1) has been isolated and purified by
enzymatic hydrolysis, hot water extraction, ethanol precipitation, and ion-exchange and gel …

Anti-inflammatory medicinal plants and the molecular mechanisms underlying their activities

CS Nworu, PA Akah - African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and …, 2015 - ajol.info
Background: Medicinal plant and plant products have shown tremendous potentials and are
used beneficially in the treatment of inflammation and in the management of diseases with …

Analgesic and anti—inflammatory activities of the ethanol extract of the leaves of Helianthus Annus in Wistar rats

ED Emamuzo, SI Miniakiri, EJO Tedwin… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of the ethanol extract
of leaves of Helianthus annus L.(H. annus) in acclimatized Wistar rats. METHODS: It was …

In vitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of nine plants traditionally used in Gabon

JB Lekana-Douki, JB Bongui, SLO Liabagui… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
AIM OF THE STUDY: As part of a project to identify new compounds active on malarial
parasites, we tested the in vitro antiplasmodial activity of nine plants traditionally used to …