Herbal Of Therapy
Mostrando 13-24 de 24 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Uso da medicina alternativa em crianças com dermatite atópica no ambulatório de dermatologia pediátrica do Hospital Universitário de Brasília
Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease among children, with difficult management, that involves genetic and environmental factors. Studies correlating the use of Complementary or Alternative Medicine and atopic dermatitis are not rare out of Brazil, but are unpublished in our country. Complementary or Alternative Medicine (CAM) is defined as diagnosis, t
Publicado em: 2009
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14. Protection by Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer against the genotoxicity of doxorubicin in somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster
Panax ginseng is one of the most widely prescribed herbal medicines for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, chronic inflammation, and neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Since the use of alternative medicines in combination with conventional therapy may increase the risk of unwanted interactions, we investigated the possible genotoxicity of a water
Genetics and Molecular Biology. Publicado em: 2008-12
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15. Esteato-hepatite não alcoólica (ENA) em camundongos obesos (ob/ob): avaliação do efeito citoprotetor do Yo Jyo Hen Shi Ko (YHK) / YO JYO HEN SHI KO, a novel Chinese herbal, prevents nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in ob/ob mice fed a high fat or methionine/choline deficient diet
Background: Oxidative stress plays a role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Yo Jyo Hen Shi Ko (YHK) is a complex compound purported to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) by blocking the propagation of radical-induced reactions. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the effect of YHK in experimental NASH. Methods:
Publicado em: 2007
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16. "Efeitos da infusão de Luffa operculata sobre o epitélio e a atividade mucociliar do palato isolado de rã" / Effects of Luffa operculata infusion on the epithelium and the mucociliary activity of the isolated frog palate
Luffa operculata is a medicinal plant popularly used for treatment of rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. Its dry fruit infusion is used into the nose, delivering profuse mucous secretion, but may cause nasal mucosa irritation, epistaxis or anosmia. We evaluated the effects of different concentrations of Luffa operculata dry fruit infusion on mucociliary transport
Publicado em: 2004
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17. Adverse pregnancy outcome in rats following exposure to a Salacia reticulata (Celastraceae) root extract
The root extract of Salacia reticulata Wight (family: Celastraceae) is used in Sri Lanka by traditional practitioners as a herbal therapy for glycemic control even during pregnancy. It is recognized that some clinically used antidiabetic drugs have harmful effects on pregnancy but the effects of the S. reticulata root extract on reproductive outcome is unkno
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2003-07
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18. The Use of Herbal medicine in Family Medical Care Units in the municipal district of Maracanaà â CearÃ. / UtilizaÃÃo de fitoterÃpicos nas Unidades BÃsicas de AtenÃÃo à SaÃde à SaÃde da FamÃlia, no municipio de Maracanaà - CearÃ.
Um estudo transversal sobre a utilizaÃÃo de medicamentos fitoterÃpicos nas Unidades BÃsicas de AtenÃÃo à SaÃde da FamÃlia (UBASF) do municÃpio de MaracanaÃ-Ce foi realizado em duas etapas entre agosto de 2002 e janeiro de 2003; Primeiramente, foram entrevistados nas farmÃcias das UBASF, mediante questionÃrio estruturado, 226 usuÃrios maiores de
Publicado em: 2003
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19. An Overview of Traditional Chinese Herbal Formulae and a Proposal of a New Code System for Expressing the Formula Titles
Traditional Chinese herbal therapy can be characterized by the use of a large number of multi-herb formulae. To provide modern and Western scientists without knowledge of Chinese literature and cultural background easy access to information, a database with a total of 11 810 traditional Chinese herbal formulae was constructed. All the information was then tr
Oxford University Press.
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20. East meets West: an herbal tea finds a receptor
Jaundice, which is caused by accumulation of bilirubin, is extremely common in newborn infants. Phototherapy is an effective treatment, but a drug therapy would also be desirable. A Chinese herbal remedy for jaundice called Yin Zhi Huang is now shown to activate a liver receptor that enhances the clearance of bilirubin (see the related article beginning on p
American Society for Clinical Investigation.
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21. Medication errors: the importance of an accurate drug history
Medication histories are important in preventing prescription errors and consequent risks to patients. Apart from preventing prescription errors, accurate medication histories are also useful in detecting drug-related pathology or changes in clinical signs that may be the result of drug therapy. A good medication history should encompass all currently and re
Blackwell Science Inc.
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22. Identification in traditional herbal medications and confirmation by synthesis of factors that inhibit cholera toxin-induced fluid accumulation
Kampo formulations are traditional herbal medications used in China and Japan for many centuries to treat diarrheal diseases such as cholera. Our studies were undertaken to identify and verify by chemical synthesis the active components that inhibited cholera toxin (CT), the virulence factor secreted by Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera. The Ka
The National Academy of Sciences.
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23. An Alternative Approach to Atopic Dermatitis: Part I—Case-Series Presentation
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a complex disease of obscure pathogenesis. A substantial portion of AD patients treated with conventional therapy become intractable after several cycles of recurrence. Over the last 20 years we have developed an alternative approach to treat many of these patients by diet and Kampo herbal medicine. However, as our approach is highl
Oxford University Press.
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24. Tanshinone (Salviae miltiorrhizae Extract) Preparations Attenuate Aminoglycoside-Induced Free Radical Formation In Vitro and Ototoxicity In Vivo
Antioxidant therapy protects against aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity in animal models. A clinically suitable antioxidant must not affect the therapeutic efficacy of aminoglycosides or exhibit any side effects of its own. In addition, the treatment should be inexpensive and convenient in order to be implemented in developing countries where the use of amin
American Society for Microbiology.