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Turnera

 
 
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Disease relevance of Turnera

  • AIMS: This study had two distinct aims: to determine the effect of a herbal preparation 'YGD' containing Yerbe Maté, Guarana and Damiana on gastric emptying; to determine the effect of the same preparation on weight loss over 10 days and 45 days and weight maintenance over 12 months [1].
 

High impact information on Turnera

 

Associations of Turnera with chemical compounds

  • Anti-inflammatory studies were conducted on rats or mice using a crude hydroalcoholic extract of the aerial parts of Turnera ulmifolia and it's partitioned fractions, i.e. the aqueous, ethyl acetate and ethanolic fractions [7].

References

  1. Weight loss and delayed gastric emptying following a South American herbal preparation in overweight patients. Andersen, T., Fogh, J. Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association. (2001) [Pubmed]
  2. Biosynthesis of cyanohydrin glucosides from unnatural nitriles in intact tissue of Passiflora morifolia and Turnera angustifolia. Jaroszewski, J.W., Rasmussen, A.B., Rasmussen, H.B., Olsen, C.E., Jørgensen, L.B. Phytochemistry (1996) [Pubmed]
  3. Turnera ulmifolia L. (Turneraceae): Preliminary study of its antioxidant activity. Nascimento, M.A., Silva, A.K., França, L.C., Quignard, E.L., López, J.A., Almeida, M.G. Bioresour. Technol. (2006) [Pubmed]
  4. Argentinian plant extracts with relaxant effect on the smooth muscle of the corpus cavernosum of guinea pig. Hnatyszyn, O., Moscatelli, V., Garcia, J., Rondina, R., Costa, M., Arranz, C., Balaszczuk, A., Ferraro, G., Coussio, J.D. Phytomedicine (2003) [Pubmed]
  5. Flavonoids and arbutin from Turnera diffusa. Piacente, S., Camargo, E.E., Zampelli, A., Gracioso, J.S., Souza Brito, A.R., Pizza, C., Vilegas, W. Z. Naturforsch., C, J. Biosci. (2002) [Pubmed]
  6. Investigation on the hypoglycaemic effects of extracts of four Mexican medicinal plants in normal and alloxan-diabetic mice. Alarcon-Aguilar, F.J., Roman-Ramos, R., Flores-Saenz, J.L., Aguirre-Garcia, F. Phytotherapy research : PTR. (2002) [Pubmed]
  7. Oral anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcerogenic activities of a hydroalcoholic extract and partitioned fractions of Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae). Antônio, M.A., Souza Brito, A.R. Journal of ethnopharmacology. (1998) [Pubmed]
 
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