Medicinal plants have been historically used as treatment for different kinds of human diseases. In this study, hot water (HW) extract of five Taiwanese traditionally used medicinal plants (Eclipta prostrata, Blumea lacera, Ixeris chinensis, Senecio scandens and Tithonia diversifolia) was evaluated ...

Several Quercus species have been used in folk medicine as an astringent for haemorrhoids and to treat inflammation, jaundice and tumours. Nine phenolic compounds, the known catechin, epicatechin, gallocatechin, epigallocatechin, procyanidin B-4, catechin-3-O-rhamnoside and rutin [rutoside], and...

Aqueous extracts of powdered bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum exhibited activity against fluconazole-resistant and susceptible Candida spp. (8 isolates from HIV [human immunodeficiency virus]-infected patients) in vitro (MIC values of <0.05-30 mg/ml). trans-Cinnamaldehyde and ...