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  1. Nigella sativa (NS), a member of family Ranunculaceae is commonly known as black seed or kalonji. It has been well studied for its therapeutic role in various diseases, particularly cancer. Literature is full of ...

    Authors: Yamna Khurshid, Basir Syed, Shabana U. Simjee, Obaid Beg and Aftab Ahmed

    Citation: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 2020 20:5

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  2. Echinops kebericho is widely used for treatment of a variety of diseases including infectious, non-infectious disease and fumigation during child birth. Antibacterial, antimalarial, anti-leshimania, anti-diarrhea...

    Authors: Serawit Deyno, Abiy Abebe, Mesfin Asefa Tola, Ariya Hymete, Joel Bazira, Eyasu Makonnen and Paul E. Alele

    Citation: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 2020 20:2

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  3. The use of Complementary Medicines (CMs) has significantly increased in Australia over the last decade. This study attempts to determine the extent to which complementary and alternative medicines are recorded...

    Authors: Freya Waddington, Jenny Lee, Mark Naunton, Greg Kyle, Jackson Thomas and Gabrielle O’Kane

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:374

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  4. Tempeh is a widely known fermented soybean that contains elevated level of bioactive contents. Our previous study has shown that anaerobic fermented Nutrient Enriched Soybean Tempeh (NESTE) with increase amino...

    Authors: Hamidah Mohd Yusof, Norlaily Mohd Ali, Swee Keong Yeap, Wan Yong Ho, Boon Kee Beh, Soo Peng Koh, Kamariah Long and Noorjahan Banu Alitheen

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:373

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  5. Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) willd is a traditional urgur herb in China for a long history. Its alcohol extract (AVE) has been proved to promote hair follicle growth in C57BL/6 mice. We conducted this study to inv...

    Authors: Qian Wang, Yongxin Wang, Silin Pang, Jia Zhou, Jie Cai and Jing Shang

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:372

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  6. Canscora lucidissima (Levl. & Vaniot) Hand.-Mazz. (C. lucidissima), mainly distributed in southern China, has been shown to be effective in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. However, the underlying mechanis...

    Authors: Qiao-ling Fei, Xiao-yu Zhang, Rui-juan Qi, Yun-feng Huang, Yi-xin Han, Xi-meng Li, Run-lan Cai, Yuan Gao and Yun Qi

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:371

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  7. Tianshu capsule (TSC), a formula of traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used in clinical practice for prophylactic treatment of headaches in China. However, former clinical trials of TSC were small, ...

    Authors: Shengyuan Yu, Ye Ran, Wei Xiao, Wenjing Tang, Jianjun Zhao, Wei Chen, Huikui Zhuang, Cun Ouyang, Hai Lin, Dequan Liu, Tongjun Chen, Hui Huang, Baoshen Wang, Yanlei Hao, Zhongrui Yan, Shike Zhao…

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:370

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  8. Bletilla striata is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat hemorrhage, scald, gastric ulcer, pulmonary diseases and inflammations. In this study, we investigated bioactivity of the effective fraction of B. ...

    Authors: Yu-Yao Zu, Quan-Fang Liu, Shu-Xin Tian, Li-Xia Jin, Fu-Sheng Jiang, Mei-Ya Li, Bing-Qi Zhu and Zhi-Shan Ding

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:369

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  9. Obesity and its associated health conditions, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), are worldwide health problems. It has been shown that insulin resistance is associate...

    Authors: Ting-Chen Chang, Hao Chiang, Yu-Heng Lai, Yu-Ling Huang, Hsiu-Chen Huang, Yu-Chih Liang, Hui-Kang Liu and Cheng Huang

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:368

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  10. ChondroT, a new herbal medication, consists of Angelica grosseserrata Maxim., Lonicera japonica Thunb., Angelica gigas Nakai, Clematis terniflora var. manshurica (Rupr.) Ohwi, and Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (6:...

    Authors: Jiwon Jeong, Kiljoon Bae, Jihoon Kim, Chanhun Choi, Changsu Na, Myeongkyu Park, Youngran Kim, Chang-Seob Seo and Seon-Jong Kim

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:367

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  11. Marsdenia tenacissima extract (MTE) is a phytochemical widely used as complementary therapy in cancer care. This systematic review was conducted to investigate the anticancer and detoxification effects of MTE, as...

    Authors: Xu Zhou, Meilu Liu, Qing Ren, Weifeng Zhu, Yang Wang, Haochen Chen and Jianrong Chen

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:366

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  12. The edible fruit Annona cherimola has previously shown many nutritional and medicinal properties. The current study evaluates the anti-cancer and anti-proliferative properties of Annona cherimola ethanolic leaf e...

    Authors: Carl Ammoury, Maria Younes, Marianne El Khoury, Mohammad H. Hodroj, Tony Haykal, Peter Nasr, Marilyne Sily, Robin I. Taleb, Rita Sarkis, Rana Khalife and Sandra Rizk

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:365

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  13. The body responds to overnutrition by converting stem cells to adipocytes. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown polyphenols and other natural compounds to be anti-adipogenic, presumably due in part to their...

    Authors: Woo Nam, Seok Hyun Nam, Sung Phil Kim, Carol Levin and Mendel Friedman

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:364

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  14. To assess the efficacy and safety of oral Guanxinshutong (GXST) capsules in Chinese patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP) in a prospective, multicenter, double-Blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinic...

    Authors: Yang Li, Lei Zhang, Shuzheng Lv, Xiaozeng Wang, Jian Zhang, Xiaoxiang Tian, Yan Zhang, Bojun Chen, Dayue Liu, Jie Yang, Peikang Dong, Yunzhong Xu, Yingmin Song, Junling Shi, Lian Li, Xuechang Wang…

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:363

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  15. Infertility and gonadal dysfunction are well known side-effects by cancer treatment in males. In particularly, chemotherapy and radiotherapy induced testicular damage, resulting in prolonged azoospermia. Howev...

    Authors: Kumpei Takahashi, Kenta Nagahori, Ning Qu, Miyuki Kuramasu, Yoshie Hirayanagi, Shogo Hayashi, Yuki Ogawa, Naoyuki Hatayama, Hayato Terayama, Kaori Suyama, Shuichi Hirai, Kou Sakabe and Masahiro Itoh

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:362

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  16. Moringa oleifera Lam. is a commonly used plant in herbal medicine and has various reported bioactivities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer and antidiabetes. It is rich in nutrients and polyphenols. T...

    Authors: Nur Zahirah Abd Rani, Endang Kumolosasi, Malina Jasamai, Jamia Azdina Jamal, Kok Wai Lam and Khairana Husain

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:361

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  17. Lingguizhugan decoction (LGZG), an ancient Chinese herbal formula, has been used to treat cardiovascular diseases in eastern Asia. We investigated whether LGZG has protective activity and the mechanism underly...

    Authors: Xueping Li, Guangmin Xu, Shujun Wei, Baocheng Zhang, Huan Yao, Yuchi Chen, Weiwei Liu, Baojia Wang, Juan Zhao and Yongxiang Gao

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:360

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  18. Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang (YHS) is a well-known Chinese flowering herbal plant commonly used for centuries in functional food and traditional Chinese medicine. In the present study, we have identified and char...

    Authors: Li Wan, Yang Zhao, Qun Zhang, Guangyi Gao, Shanlan Zhang, Yong Gao, Xiaofei Chen and Xiaoping Qian

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:359

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  19. No previous study has investigated the association between oolong tea consumption and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), we aim to elucidate the association between oolong tea consumption and ESCC and ...

    Authors: Shuang Liu, Zheng Lin, Liping Huang, Huilin Chen, Yanfang Liu, Fei He, Xiane Peng, Weilin Chen, Ruigang Huang, Wanting Lu, Huimin Yang, Zhisheng Xiang, Zhihui Zhang and Zhijian Hu

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:358

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  20. Shenxian-Shengmai (SXSM) Oral Liquid is a CFDA-approved patent Chinese Herbal medicine, which has been clinically used for the treatment of bradycardia. However, its active components and action mechanism rema...

    Authors: Jiaming Gao, Taiyi Wang, Xi Yao, Weiwei Xie, Xianru Shi, Shuang He, Tao Zhao, Chunhua Wang and Yan Zhu

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:357

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  21. Radix Astragali and Radix Angelicae Sinensis are two herbs that compose Danggui Buxue Tang (an herbal formula for treatment of anemia diseases). In this study, we explored the molecular mechanism and effective ta...

    Authors: Juan Liu, Jie Wei, Changzhi Wang, Xiaoying Meng, Hening Chen, Peiying Deng, Meiyier Huandike, Huijie Zhang, Xue Li and Limin Chai

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:356

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  22. Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) was reported to play a role in improving diabetic nephropathy (DN), however, the underlying mechanisms still remain unclear. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether AS-I...

    Authors: Yuyan Fan, Hongyu Fan, Bin Zhu, Yilun Zhou, Qingshan Liu and Ping Li

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:355

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  24. Plants have been used as a primary source of medicine since ancient times and about 80% of the world’s population use herbal medicine to treat different ailments. Plant use knowledge differs in space and time ...

    Authors: Patience Tugume and Clement Nyakoojo

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:353

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  25. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta and clinically manifested mainly with motor dysfunctions. Pl...

    Authors: Uzma Saleem, Zohaib Raza, Fareeha Anwar, Zunera Chaudary and Bashir Ahmad

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:352

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  26. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). HIV-1 protease (HIV-1 PR) is an essential enzyme for the HIV replication, and therefore, it is an importa...

    Authors: Chanin Sillapachaiyaporn, Sunita Nilkhet, Alison T. Ung and Siriporn Chuchawankul

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:351

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  27. The use of deer velvet antler (DVA) as a potent traditional medicine ingredient goes back for over 2000 years in Asia. Increasingly, though, DVA is being included as a high protein functional food ingredient i...

    Authors: Stephen R. Haines, Mark J. McCann, Anita J. Grosvenor, Ancy Thomas, Alasdair Noble and Stefan Clerens

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:350

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  28. Ocimum species (Lamiaceae) has been traditionally used for treatment of upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, coughs, sore throat, and wound healing. The Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effect...

    Authors: Naima Eftekhar, Ali Moghimi, Nema Mohammadian Roshan, Saeideh Saadat and Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:349

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  29. Ficus palmata (Fig), are distributed in different parts of the world, and are used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments including inflammation, tumor, epilepsy, jaundice, influenza and bacillary dyse...

    Authors: Muhammad Bilal Riaz, Arif-ullah Khan and Neelam Gul Qazi

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:348

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  30. The root bark of Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. has been successfully used for the treatment of inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema and pruritus. However, the anti-psoriatic effect of this plant has not unti...

    Authors: Minjee Choi, Jun Koo Yi, Si-Yong Kim, Jung Hyun Ryu, Jinhee Lee, Wookbong Kwon, Soyoung Jang, Dongjun Kim, MyoungOk Kim, Hyungwoo Kim, Sung Hyun Kim, Seong-Kyoon Choi and Zae Young Ryoo

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:347

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  31. Influenza A virus (IAV) is still a major health threat. The clinical manifestations of this infection are related to immune dysregulation, which causes morbidity and mortality. The usage of traditional medicat...

    Authors: Parvaneh Mehrbod, Samad Nejad Ebrahimi, Fatemeh Fotouhi, Fatemeh Eskandari, Jacobus N. Eloff, Lyndy J. McGaw and Folorunso O. Fasina

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:346

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  32. Cuphea ignea is one of the herbal resources belonging to Lythraceae family. Some species of this family have been used traditionally in South and Central America’s folk medicine for treating stomach disorders. Th...

    Authors: Amria M. Mousa, Nermin M. El-Sammad, Sherien K. Hassan, Abd El Nasser A. Madboli, Amani N. Hashim, Eman S. Moustafa, Sherien M. Bakry and Elsayed A. Elsayed

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:345

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  33. Mangosteen is a native fruit from Southeast Asia. It is rich in phenolic compounds such as xanthones, anthocyanins and phenolic acids. Mangosteen pericarp extract showed inhibitory activity towards pancreatic ...

    Authors: Noratirah Shazlin Muhamad Adyab, Asmah Rahmat, Noor Atiqah Aizan Abdul Kadir, Hawa Jaafar, Radhiah Shukri and Nurul Shazini Ramli

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:344

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  34. Chloranthus serratus (Chloranthaceae) has been used to treat bruises, rheumatoid and bone pain. However, the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of C. serratus in vitro have not been fully elucidated. The present study ...

    Authors: Shuping Sun, Yunyan Du, Chuanliu Yin, Xiaoguo Suo, Rui Wang, Rongping Xia and Xiaoping Zhang

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:343

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  35. The medicinal mushroom Trametes versicolor (Tv, Turkey Tail) is often prepared for consumption as a powder from the fungal mycelium and the fermented substrate on which it grew. The goal for this study was to eva...

    Authors: Kathleen F. Benson, Paul Stamets, Renee Davis, Regan Nally, Alex Taylor, Sonya Slater and Gitte S. Jensen

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:342

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  36. Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is commonly used by cancer patients in Northern Norway, in particular spiritual forms like traditional healing. T&CM is mainly used complementary to conventional c...

    Authors: Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen, Trine Stub, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad and Anne Helen Hansen

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:341

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  37. Clinacanthus nutans Lindau (C. nutans) is a species of in Acanthaceae family and primarily used in South East Asian countries. C. nutans is well known as Sabah snake grass in Malaysia, and its leaves have diverse...

    Authors: Nik Mohd Afizan Nik Abd Rahman, M. Y. Nurliyana, M. N. F. Natasha Nur Afiqah, Mohd Azuraidi Osman, Muhajir Hamid and Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:340

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  38. The dried fruits of Forsythia suspensa has generally been used to clear heat and detoxify in traditional Korean and Chinese medicine. Oxaliplatin is a first-line treatment chemotherapeutic agent for advanced colo...

    Authors: Jin-Mu Yi, Sarah Shin, No Soo Kim and Ok-Sun Bang

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:339

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  39. To investigate the potential of Catharanthus roseus leaf aqueous crude extract (CRACE) as a regulator of adipocyte development and function.

    Authors: Anuj Kumar Borah, Archana Singh, Rafika Yasmin, Robin Doley, Venkata Satish Kumar Mattaparthi and Sougata Saha

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:338

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  40. Tong-Xie-Yao-Fang (TXYF) has been shown to be effective in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) patients. However, the underlying mechanism remains to be clarified. The aim of this study was ...

    Authors: Qiuke Hou, Yongquan Huang, Zhaoyang Zhu, Liu Liao, Xinlin Chen, Quanbin Han and Fengbin Liu

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:337

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  41. This study aims to assess the tolerability and safety of DQTM tablet, which contains a complex mixture of Salvia miltiorrhiza salvianolic acids and Panax notoginseng saponins.

    Authors: Zhong-ping Gou, Wei Zhang, Xiu-fang Liang, Ying Wang, Ju-hong Mou, Mei Li, Ya Zhang and Ping Feng

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:336

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  42. Concerns have been raised regarding the efficacy and safety resulting from the potential interactions of herbs with Western medications due to the use of both herbs and Western medicine by the general public. ...

    Authors: Chang-Shiann Wu, Yu-Huai Chen, Chi-Liang Chen, Sheng-Kan Chien, Nailis Syifa, Yu-Chun Hung, Kai-Jen Cheng, Shu-Chin Hu, Pei-Tzu Lo, Shun-Yung Lin and Tzu-Hua Wu

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:335

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  43. Psoriasis, a recurrent, chronic inflammatory disorder of skin, is a common problem in middle age and elderly people. Thymoquinone (TQ), a lipid soluble benzoquinone is the major active ingredient of volatile o...

    Authors: Poonam Negi, Ishita Sharma, Chetna Hemrajani, Charul Rathore, Alpna Bisht, Kaisar Raza and O. P. Katare

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:334

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  44. Monotropein, astragalin, and spiraeoside (MAS) are active compounds extracted from medicinal herbs; monotropein from Morinda officinalis How (Rubiaceae), astragalin (kaempferol 3-O-glucoside) from Cuscuta chin...

    Authors: Keshab Kumar Karna, Bo Ram Choi, Jae Hyung You, Yu Seob Shin, Wan Shou Cui, Sung Won Lee, Ji Hoon Kim, Chul Young Kim, Hye Kyung Kim and Jong Kwan Park

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:333

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  45. Zingiber zerumbet rhizome and its bioactive metabolites have previously been reported to exhibit innumerable pharmacological properties particularly anti-inflammatory activities. In the present study, the 80% eth...

    Authors: Nabilah Mohammad Yaqoob Akhtar, Ibrahim Jantan, Laiba Arshad and Md. Areeful Haque

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:331

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  46. Endophytic fungi are a proven source of bioactive secondary metabolites that may provide lead compounds for novel drug discovery. In this study, crude extracts from fungal endophytes isolated from Datura stramoni...

    Authors: Kudzanai Ian Tapfuma, Nkemdinma Uche-Okereafor, Tendani Edith Sebola, Raeesa Hussan, Lukhanyo Mekuto, Maya Mellisa Makatini, Ezekiel Green and Vuyo Mavumengwana

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:330

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  47. The control of biofilm adherence on tooth surface has always been the keystone of periodontal therapeutic systems. However, prevalence of gingivitis suggest inadequacy of self-performed oral hygiene measures a...

    Authors: Namratha Nayak, Jothi Varghese, Seema Shetty, Vinutha Bhat, Tejal Durgekar, Richard Lobo, Usha Y. Nayak and Vishwanath U

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:327

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  48. It has been testified that Diabetes mellitus (DM) has a close association with chronic inflammation and Toll-like Receptors (TLRs), and DM could be prevented by mulberry leaf. Therefore, a hypothesis came into...

    Authors: Simin Tian, Min Wang, Chenyue Liu, Hongbin Zhao and Baosheng Zhao

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:326

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  49. Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related joint disease with characteristics that involve the progressive degradation of articular cartilage and resulting chronic pain. Previously, we reported that Astragalus membran...

    Authors: Doo Jin Choi, Soo-Im Choi, Bo-Ram Choi, Young-Seob Lee, Dae Young Lee and Geum Soog Kim

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:325

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  50. Carpinus tschonoskii (CT) has been previously studied for various activities in the improvement of skin diseases. In the present study, we examined the in vitro anti-acne vulgaris (AV) effect of CT leaves (CTL) a...

    Authors: Jun Yin, In Hyoek Hwang and Min Won Lee

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:323

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