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  1. No consistent relationship exists between pre-treatment expectations and therapeutic benefit from various complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in clinical trials. However, many different expe...

    Authors: Karen J Sherman, Emery R Eaves, Cheryl Ritenbaugh, Clarissa Hsu, Daniel C Cherkin and Judith A Turner
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:39
  2. Retama monosperma L. (Boiss.) or Genista monosperma L. (Lam.), locally named as “R’tam”, is an annual and spontaneous plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. In Morocco, Retama genus is located in desert regions...

    Authors: Lamiae Belayachi, Clara Aceves-Luquero, Nawel Merghoub, Youssef Bakri, Silvia Fernández de Mattos, Saaïd Amzazi and Priam Villalonga
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:38
  3. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a severe neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no effective treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether repeated electroacupuncture (EA) stimula...

    Authors: Xuying Li, Fan Guo, Qiaomei Zhang, Tingting Huo, Lixin Liu, Haidong Wei, Lize Xiong and Qiang Wang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:37
  4. Dioscorea opposita Thunb. (Huai Shan Yao, DOT), a common staple food in China, has been used for more than 2000 years in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat different systemic diseases including hypert...

    Authors: Nurmuhammat Amat, Raziya Amat, Sajida Abdureyim, Parida Hoxur, Zulpiya Osman, Dolkun Mamut and Anake Kijjoa
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:36
  5. Matairesinol is a plant lignan present in a wide variety of foodstuffs such as seeds, vegetables and fruits. It has various biological functions including anti-angiogenic, anti-cancer and anti-fungal activitie...

    Authors: Sik-Won Choi, Kie-In Park, Jeong-Tae Yeon, Byung Jun Ryu, Kwang-Jin Kim and Seong Hwan Kim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:35
  6. Soyo-san is a traditional oriental medicinal formula, a mixture of 9 crude drugs, and it has been clinically used for treating mild depressive disorders. The role of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in psy...

    Authors: Hyun-Jung Park, Hyun-Soo Shim, Sun Yong Chung, Tae Hee Lee and Insop Shim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:34
  7. Rhaponticum cathamoides (RC) is an endemic wild Siberian herb with marked medicinal properties that are still poorly understood. The aim of this study is to investigate the therapeutic potential of RC extract (E...

    Authors: Michael Dushkin, Marina Khrapova, Gennadiy Kovshik, Marina Chasovskikh, Elena Menshchikova, Valeriy Trufakin, Anna Shurlygina and Evgeniy Vereschagin
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:33
  8. This paper is to investigate the effects of Centella asiatica on HepG2 (human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cell line). Centella asiatica is native to the Southeast Asia that is used as a traditional medicine. T...

    Authors: Faridah Hussin, Sima Ataollahi Eshkoor, Asmah Rahmat, Fauziah Othman and Abdah Akim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:32
  9. Centella asiatica (C. asiatica) was previously reported to have anti-hyperglycemic effects in animal diabetic model rats. However, its activity on organ and tissue level remains unstudied. Our study aims at expl...

    Authors: Ashraf Ul Kabir, Mehdi Bin Samad, Ninadh Malrina D’Costa, Farjana Akhter, Arif Ahmed and JMA Hannan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:31
  10. The active components of Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, GJ) exhibit a hypoglycemic effect by improving insulin secretion and lowering plasma lipids. In the present study, we fed a water extract of gardenia...

    Authors: Ying-I Chen, Yu-Wen Cheng, Chung-Yuh Tzeng, Yu-Chen Lee, Yaw-Nan Chang, Shih-Chieh Lee, Chin-Chun Tsai, Jaw-Chyun Chen, Jason Tze-Cheng Tzen and Shih-Liang Chang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:30
  11. Osteoporosis (OP) is one of the most serious diseases in the modern world, and OP patients frequently suffer from fragility fractures in the hip, spine and wrist, resulting in a limited quality of life. Althou...

    Authors: Yoshiki Mukudai, Seiji Kondo, Tomoyuki Koyama, Chunnan Li, Seika Banka, Akiko Kogure, Kazunaga Yazawa and Satoru Shintani
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:29
  12. There is an urgent need for innovative and developmentally appropriate lifestyle interventions to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and to prevent the early onset of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseas...

    Authors: Marc J Weigensberg, Christianne J Lane, Quintilia Ávila, Kati Konersman, Emily Ventura, Tanja Adam, Zohreh Shoar, Michael I Goran and Donna Spruijt-Metz
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:28
  13. Infertility is a public health problem associated with devastating psychosocial consequences. In countries where infertility care is difficult to access, women turn to herbal medicines to achieve parenthood. T...

    Authors: Henry Francisco Kaadaaga, Judith Ajeani, Sam Ononge, Paul E Alele, Noeline Nakasujja, Yukari C Manabe and Othman Kakaire
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:27
  14. Genistein (Gen) exhibits anti-mutagenic and anti-metastatic activities in hepatoma cell lines. Gen has suppressive effects on tumor growth and angiogenesis in nude mice. Gen suppresses the enzymatic activity o...

    Authors: Shulhn-Der Wang, Bor-Chyuan Chen, Shung-Te Kao, Ching-Ju Liu and Chia-Chou Yeh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:26
  15. Despite acupuncture’s wide and successful use, it is still considered as lacking scientifically rigorous evidence, especially with respect to its effectiveness. To address this problem, it is necessary to re-e...

    Authors: Sujung Yeo, Hyungtaeck Lim, Ilwhan Choe, Sung-Hoon Kim and Sabina Lim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:25
  16. Human skin properties have been used as an important diagnostic component in traditional medicine as they change with health conditions. Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) puts emphasis on the recognition of...

    Authors: Young-Min Kim, Boncho Ku, Chang Jin Jung, Jaeuk U Kim, Young Ju Jeon, Keun Ho Kim and Jong Yeol Kim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:24
  17. Compound Danshen Tablet (CDT), a Traditional Chinese Medicine, has recently been reported to improve spatial cognition in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease. However, in vivo neuroprotective mechanism of the C...

    Authors: Yan Teng, Meng-Qi Zhang, Wen Wang, Li-Tao Liu, Li-Ming Zhou, Shi-Kun Miao and Li-Hong Wan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:23
  18. Osteoporosis poses a significant public health issue. It is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength that predisposes to increased risk of fracture. There is a direct relationship between...

    Authors: Ansam Aly Seif
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:22
  19. Saussurea involucrata (Kar. et Kir.) (S. involucrate), is a rare traditional Chinese medicinal herb. Rutin and hispidulin as well as their metabolites are flavonoids of the flavonol type that abound in S. involu...

    Authors: Kang-Yi Su, Chao Yuan Yu, Ya-Ping Chen, Kuo-Feng Hua and Yi-Lin Sophia Chen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:21
  20. Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) increases the rates of acute kidney failure, delayed graft function, and early mortality after kidney transplantation. The pathophysiology involved includes oxidative st...

    Authors: Miao Lin, Long Li, Liping Li, Gaurab Pokhrel, Guisheng Qi, Ruiming Rong and Tongyu Zhu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:19
  21. In human beings or animals, ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of the liver may occur in many clinical conditions, such as circulating shock, liver transplantation and surgery and several other pathological con...

    Authors: Cheng-Chu Hsieh, Shu-Chen Hsieh, Jen-Hwey Chiu and Ying-Ling Wu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:18
  22. Increasing numbers of reports show the beneficial effects of listening to Mozart music in decreasing epileptiform discharges as well as seizure frequency in epileptic children. There has been no effective meth...

    Authors: Lung-Chang Lin, Mei-Wen Lee, Ruey-Chang Wei, Hin-Kiu Mok and Rei-Cheng Yang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:17
  23. The doctor-patient encounter (DPE) and associated patient expectations are potential confounders in open-label randomized trials of treatment efficacy. It is therefore important to evaluate the effects of the ...

    Authors: Mitchell Haas, Darcy Vavrek, Moni B Neradilek and Nayak Polissar
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:16
  24. Plumbagin is the major active constituent in several plants including Plumbago indica Linn. (root). This compound has been shown to exhibit a wide spectrum of biological and pharmacological activities. The presen...

    Authors: Wiriyaporn Sumsakul, Tullayakorn Plengsuriyakarn, Wanna Chaijaroenkul, Vithoon Viyanant, Juntra Karbwang and Kesara Na-Bangchang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:15
  25. Sho-saiko-to (SST) (also known as so-shi-ho-tang or xiao-chai-hu-tang) has been widely prescribed for chronic liver diseases in traditional Oriental medicine. Despite the substantial amount of clinical evidenc...

    Authors: Kwang Hoon Song, Yun Hee Kim and Bu-Yeo Kim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:14
  26. In Chinese traditional medicine, Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb (APL) exhibits great effect on treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), however its mechanism is still unknown. Considering that T2DM are correlated wi...

    Authors: Xi Liu, Liancai Zhu, Jun Tan, Xuemei Zhou, Ling Xiao, Xian Yang and Bochu Wang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:12
  27. During their reproductive years about 10% of women experience some kind of symptoms before menstruation (PMS) in a degree that affects their quality of life (QOL). Acupuncture and herbal medicine has been a re...

    Authors: Su Hee Jang, Dong Il Kim and Min-Sun Choi
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:11
  28. Excessive apoptosis of β-cell is closely related to diabetes mellitus. Chronic exposure to high glucose causes β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis in diabetes. Thorn grape (Vitis davidii Foex.) has been used to trea...

    Authors: Xihu Lai, Xincong Kang, Luman Zeng, Jian Li, Yan Yang and Dongbo Liu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:10
  29. The phenolic contents and antioxidant activities of fruits could be underestimated if the bound phenolic compounds are not considered. In the present study, the extraction efficiencies of various solvents were...

    Authors: Dongxiao Su, Ruifen Zhang, Fangli Hou, Mingwei Zhang, Jinxin Guo, Fei Huang, Yuanyuan Deng and Zhencheng Wei
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:9
  30. An increasing number of studies have documented the effectiveness of qigong exercise in helping people reduce psychological stress and anxiety, but there is a scarcity of systematic reviews evaluating evidence...

    Authors: Chong-Wen Wang, Celia HY Chan, Rainbow TH Ho, Jessie SM Chan, Siu-Man Ng and Cecilia LW Chan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:8
  31. As breast cancer patients increasingly use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), clinical trials are needed to guide appropriate clinical use. We sought to identify socio-demographic, clinical and psyc...

    Authors: Jun J Mao, Tiffany Tan, Susan Q Li, Salimah H Meghani, Karen Glanz and Deborah Bruner
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:7
  32. Given the importance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to cancer patients, there is an increasing need to learn more about possible interactions between CAM and anticancer drugs. Mistletoe (Viscum a...

    Authors: Ulrike Weissenstein, Matthias Kunz, Konrad Urech and Stephan Baumgartner
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:6
  33. Cynomorium songaricum Rupr. (CS) has been used as a medicine to treat many diseases as well as to alleviate age-related issues, such as memory impairment, dementia, and stress. In this study, we assessed the eff...

    Authors: Dae Young Yoo, Jung Hoon Choi, Woosuk Kim, Hyo Young Jung, Sung Min Nam, Jong Whi Kim, Yeo Sung Yoon, Ki-Yeon Yoo, Moo-Ho Won and In Koo Hwang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:5
  34. The limited antibiotic options for effective control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections has led to calls for new therapeutic approaches to combat this human pathogen. An alternative approac...

    Authors: Cin Kong, Wageeh A Yehye, Noorsaadah Abd Rahman, Man-Wah Tan and Sheila Nathan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:4
  35. Leejung-tang (LJT) is a traditional Korean herbal medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. In this study, we performed quantification analysis of five marker components, liquiritin (1), ginsenosi...

    Authors: Chang-Seob Seo, Ohn Soon Kim, Yeji Kim and Hyeun-Kyoo Shin
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:3
  36. Guizhi Fuling Formula is widely applied for uterine fibroids in China. Many clinical trials are reported. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of Guizhi Fuling Formula for the treatment of uterine fibro...

    Authors: Ni-Ni Chen, Mei Han, Hong Yang, Guo-Yan Yang, Yu-Yi Wang, Xiao-Ke Wu and Jian-Ping Liu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:2
  37. Chemicals of herbal products may cause unexpected toxicity or adverse effect by the potential for alteration of the activity of CYP450 when co-administered with other drugs. Eleutherococcus senticosus (ES), has b...

    Authors: Sixun Guo, Yan Liu, Zhiping Lin, Sheng Tai, Shuo Yin and Gaofeng Liu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 14:1
  38. Xiaochaihu Decoction (XCHD) prevents hepatocarcinogenesis in association with inhibition of oxidative stress. However, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-catecholamines (CA) interac...

    Authors: Xiao-qiu Liu, Xiao-jian Hu, Hong-Xing Xu and Xiao-Ying Zeng
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:375
  39. While some effort has been made to integrate complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) information in conventional biomedical training, it is unclear whether regulated Canadian CAM schools’ students are exp...

    Authors: Karine Toupin April and Isabelle Gaboury
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:374
  40. Age is the leading risk factor for acute and chronic neurodegenerative diseases. The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, the oldest known compendium of Chinese materia media, lists herbal medicines that were believed to e...

    Authors: Bojiang Shen, John Truong, Ray Helliwell, Suresh Govindaraghavan and Nikolaus J Sucher
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:373
  41. Carissa opaca Stapf ex Hanes fruits is traditionally used in the treatment of asthma, hepatitis and microbial infections. The present study was arranged to investigate the antimicrobial, cytotoxic and antitumor ...

    Authors: Sumaira Sahreen, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Rahmat Ali Khan and Naseer Ali Shah
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:372
  42. Cardiovascular disorders (CVDs) are the leading cause of disease burden worldwide. Apart from available synthetic drugs used in CVDs, there are many herbal formulations including POL-10 (containing 10 herbs), ...

    Authors: Nauman Aziz, Malik Hassan Mehmood and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:371
  43. Ganoderma lucidum is a popular medicinal mushroom used for promoting health and longevity in Asian countries. Previously, we reported that a water-soluble extract from a culture medium of Ganoderma lucidum mycel...

    Authors: Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Yuta Shimizu, Naohiro Iwata, Shinya Kamiuchi, Fumiko Suzuki, Hiroshi Iizuka, Yasuhide Hibino and Mari Okazaki
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:370
  44. Astragali radix Antiasthmatic Decoction (AAD), a traditional Chinese medication, is found effective in treating allergic diseases and chronic cough. The purpose of this study is to determine whether this medicat...

    Authors: Su Xu, Bao-Ping Tian, Lan-Hong Zhang, Wen Hua, Li-Xia Xia, Zhi-Hua Chen, Wen Li and Hua-Hao Shen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:369
  45. The effects of curcumin on the activities and gene expression of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione-S-transferase (G-ST), B-cell CLL/lymp...

    Authors: Sabry M El-Bahr
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:368
  46. Community-acquired pneumonia in children is common in China. To understand current clinical characteristics and practice, we conducted a cross-sectional study to analyze quality of care on childhood pneumonia ...

    Authors: Xue-Feng Wang, Jian-Ping Liu, Kun-Ling Shen, Rong Ma, Zhen-Ze Cui, Li Deng, Yun-Xiao Shang, De-Yu Zhao, Li-Bo Wang, Li-Ya Wan, Yi-Qiu Sun, Yan-Ning Li, Zhi-Yan Jiang, Hua Xu, Xin-Min Li, Zhen-Qi Wu…
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:367
  47. Sam-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang (SHSST) is a traditional Oriental medication that has been commonly used in Korea for the treatment of hypertension, insomnia, and chest pain. In addition, some studies reported that admi...

    Authors: Tae-Gue Ahn, Joo-Young Lee, Se-Yun Cheon, Hyo-Jin An and Yoon-Bum Kook
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:366
  48. The global resurgence of tuberculosis is a significant threat. Lamiaceae members have been used in folk remedies for centuries. This study was designed to assess the in-vitro antimycobacterial activity of eightee...

    Authors: Tülin Askun, Emmanuel Mouafo Tekwu, Fatih Satil, Seyma Modanlioglu and Hatice Aydeniz
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:365