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The application of music therapy as an alternative treatment for depression in ADHD children and adolescents showed positive neurophysiological and psychological effects.

Topical 0.1% CBD reduced ulcer size and accelerated ulcer healing without any reported local or systemic side effects.

Chemical composition, cholinesterase, and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the essential oils of some Iranian native Salvia species

Authors: Houra Jazayeri Gharehbagh, Masoud Ebrahimi, Farid Dabaghian, Somayeh Mojtabavi, Roshanak Hariri, Mina Saeedi, Mohammad Ali Faramarzi and Mahnaz Khanavi

Content type: Research 3 June 2023
Structural modification of resveratrol analogue exhibits anticancer activity against lung cancer stem cells via suppression of Akt signaling pathway

Authors: Sunisa Thongsom, Satapat Racha, Korrakod Petsri, Zin Zin Ei, Kittichate Visuttijai, Sohsuke Moriue, Masashi Yokoya and Pithi Chanvorachote

Content type: Research 3 June 2023
Transcriptome sequencing and network pharmacology-based approach to reveal the effect and mechanism of Ji Chuan Jian against Parkinson’s disease

Authors: Yao Wu, Yu Bai, Yan Lu, Zhennian Zhang, Yang Zhao, Sirui Huang, Lili Tang, Yan Liang, Yue Hu and Chengcheng Xu

Content type: Research 3 June 2023
Catechin, epicatechin, curcumin, garlic, pomegranate peel and neem extracts of Indian origin showed enhanced anti-inflammatory potential in human primary acute and chronic wound derived fibroblasts by decreasing TGF-β and TNF-α expression

Authors: Prakash Monika, M. N. Chandraprabha and K. N. Chidambara Murthy

Content type: Research 2 June 2023
Effects of Si-Miao-Yong-An decoction on myocardial I/R rats by regulating gut microbiota to inhibit LPS-induced TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway

Authors: Yuting Cui, Fangyuan Zhang, Weiming Xu, Ziyun Li, Jiaxi Zou, Ping Gao and Jingqing Hu

Content type: Research 2 June 2023

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In vitro antibacterial activity of some plant essential oils

Authors: Seenivasan Prabuseenivasan, Manickkam Jayakumar and Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu

Content type: Research article 30 November 2006
Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity

Authors: Mark Barton Frank, Qing Yang, Jeanette Osban, Joseph T Azzarello, Marcia R Saban, Ricardo Saban, Richard A Ashley, Jan C Welter, Kar-Ming Fung and Hsueh-Kung Lin

Content type: Research article 18 March 2009
Why people use herbal medicine: insights from a focus-group study in Germany

Authors: Alexandra N. Welz, Agnes Emberger-Klein and Klaus Menrad

Content type: Research article 15 March 2018
Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of whole plant extracts Torilis leptophylla L

Authors: Naima Saeed, Muhammad R Khan and Maria Shabbir

Content type: Research article 16 November 2012
Inhibitory effect of green coffee bean extract on fat accumulation and body weight gain in mice

Authors: Hiroshi Shimoda, Emi Seki and Michio Aitani

Content type: Research article 17 March 2006

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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles on interventions and resources that complement or replace conventional therapies, with a specific emphasis on research that explores the biological mechanisms of action, as well as their efficacy, safety, costs, patterns of use and/or implementation.

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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Latest collections open to submissions

Knowledge and attitudes attitudes towards complementary medicine

Mind-body interventions: creative art interventions

Mind-body interventions: mindfulness and meditation

Mind-body interventions: mindful movement practices

Editor's choice

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Chemical composition, cholinesterase, and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the essential oils of some Iranian native Salvia species

Structural modification of resveratrol analogue exhibits anticancer activity against lung cancer stem cells via suppression of Akt signaling pathway

Transcriptome sequencing and network pharmacology-based approach to reveal the effect and mechanism of Ji Chuan Jian against Parkinson’s disease

Catechin, epicatechin, curcumin, garlic, pomegranate peel and neem extracts of Indian origin showed enhanced anti-inflammatory potential in human primary acute and chronic wound derived fibroblasts by decreasing TGF-β and TNF-α expression

Effects of Si-Miao-Yong-An decoction on myocardial I/R rats by regulating gut microbiota to inhibit LPS-induced TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway

In vitro antibacterial activity of some plant essential oils

Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity

Why people use herbal medicine: insights from a focus-group study in Germany

Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of whole plant extracts Torilis leptophylla L

Inhibitory effect of green coffee bean extract on fat accumulation and body weight gain in mice

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