FLOS PARADISI

Lonicerae Japonicae Flos and Lonicerae Flos: A Systematic Pharmacology Review

Lonicerae japonicae flos, a widely used traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been used for several thousand years in China. Chinese Pharmacopeia once included Lonicerae japonicae flos of Caprifoliaceae family and plants of the same species named Lonicerae flos in general in the same group. Chinese Pharmacopeia (2005 Edition) lists Lonicerae japonicae flos and Lonicerae flos under different c...

Quantitative determination of melatonin in Lamium album flos Quantitative determination of melatonin in Lamium album flos

a HPlc method with dad detection for determination of melatonin in Lamium album flos was developed. The analysis was carried out on rP18 column using mixture of methanol and water (28:72 v/v) as a mobile phase. established calibration curve (r>0.9994), precision (rds values ranged from 0.5% to 1.5%), detection limit (0.025 μg/ml) and quantification limit (0.076 μg/ml) were found to be satisfact...

Structures of new sesquiterpenoids from Farfarae Flos.

Two new bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids, (3R,4R,6S)-3,4-epoxybisabola-7(14),10-dien-2-one and (1R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-1-acetoxy-8-angeloyloxy-3,4-epoxy-5-hydroxybisabola-7(14),10-dien-2-one, and a new oplopane-type sesquiterpenoid, 14(R)-hydroxy-7beta-isovaleroyloxyoplop-8(10)-en-2-one, were isolated from Farfarae Flos along with three known compounds. The structures of these compounds were elucidate...

Carthami flos regulates gastrointestinal motility functions

Background Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in the general population. This investigation studied the effects of Carthami flos (CF), a natural product, on GI motility. Methods We checked the intestinal transit rates (ITRs) or gastric emptying in normal and in GI-motility-dysfunction (GMD) mice in vivo. The GMD mice were made by acetic acid or streptozotocin. Results Both ITRs and g...

Assessment report on Humulus lupulus L., flos