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Medicines, Volume 7, Issue 10

October 2020 - 8 articles

Cover Story: Alkaline extracts of plants show much higher antiviral activity than hot water extracts. Their antiviral principles are higher molecular weight substances rather than lower molecular weight substances, such as degradation products. They instantly inactivate viruses, suggesting their application as gargle to eliminate viruses in the oral cavity. View this paper
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Articles (8)

  • Review
  • Open Access
84 Citations
59,869 Views
19 Pages

15 October 2020

Background: Breathing is an essential part of life. Diaphragmatic breathing (DB) is slow and deep breathing that affects the brain and the cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems through the modulation of autonomic nervous functions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,865 Views
14 Pages

Pomegranate Juice Extract Decreases Cisplatin Toxicity on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

  • Mohamad Nasser,
  • Ziad Damaj,
  • Akram Hijazi,
  • Othmane Merah,
  • Batoul Al-Khatib,
  • Nadine Hijazi,
  • Christine Trabolsi,
  • Raghida Damaj and
  • Mouhamad Nasser

15 October 2020

Background: Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. Chemotherapy regimens, targeted against lung cancer, are considered an effective treatment; albeit with multiple fatal side effects. An alternative strategy, nowadays, is using n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,638 Views
19 Pages

Quantification of the Ability of Natural Products to Prevent Herpes Virus Infection

  • Kunihiko Fukuchi,
  • Hiroshi Sakagami,
  • Yoshiaki Sugita,
  • Koichi Takao,
  • Daisuke Asai,
  • Shigemi Terakubo,
  • Hiromu Takemura,
  • Hirokazu Ohno,
  • Misaki Horiuchi and
  • Madoka Suguro
  • + 5 authors

6 October 2020

Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is usually dormant and becomes apparent when body conditions decline. We investigated the anti-HSV activity of various natural and synthetic compounds for future clinical application. Methods: Mock- and HSV-infe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
7,430 Views
39 Pages

29 September 2020

Background: A large number of idiosyncratic drug induced liver injury (iDILI) and herb induced liver injury(HILI) cases of variable quality has been published but some are a matter of concern if the cases were not evaluated for causality using a robu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
10,893 Views
77 Pages

Genus Stachys: A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Bioactivity

  • Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou,
  • Christina Barda and
  • Helen Skaltsa

29 September 2020

Background: The genus Stachys L. (Lamiaceae) includes about 300 species as annual or perennial herbs or small shrubs, spread in temperate regions of Mediterranean, Asia, America and southern Africa. Several species of this genus are extensively used...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,873 Views
9 Pages

25 September 2020

Background: Orento, a traditional Japanese medicine, is known as Kampo medicine in Japan. We investigated the possible efficacy of Kampo medicine for periodontal disease. In this study, we examined the in vitro effects of orento on the proliferation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,478 Views
17 Pages

Impact of ED Organization with a Holding Area and a Dedicated Team on the Adherence to International Guidelines for Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Experience of an Emergency Department Organized in Areas of Intensity of Care

  • Gabriele Savioli,
  • Iride Francesca Ceresa,
  • Paolo Maggioni,
  • Massimiliano Lava,
  • Giovanni Ricevuti,
  • Federica Manzoni,
  • Enrico Oddone and
  • Maria Antonietta Bressan

24 September 2020

Background: Adherence to guidelines by physicians of an emergency department (ED) depends on many factors: guideline and environmental factors; patient and practitioner characteristics; the social-political context. We focused on the impact of the en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,049 Views
7 Pages

Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala

  • Max Samuel Mérida-Reyes,
  • Manuel Alejandro Muñoz-Wug,
  • Bessie Evelyn Oliva-Hernández,
  • Isabel Cristina Gaitán-Fernández,
  • Daniel Luiz Reis Simas,
  • Antonio Jorge Ribeiro da Silva and
  • Juan Francisco Pérez-Sabino

23 September 2020

Background:Pimenta dioica is a native tree of Central America, Southern Mexico, and the Caribbean used in traditional medicine. It grows in wet forests in the Guatemalan departments of Petén and Izabal. Since the plant is not being economicall...

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