BACKGROUND Arctium lappa (Niubang), a Chinese herbal medicine, is used to treat tissue inflammation. This study investigates the effects of arctigenin (AC), isolated from A. lappa, on anti-CD3/CD28 Ab-stimulated cell proliferation and cytokine gene expression in primary human T lymphocytes. METHODS Cell proliferation was determined with enzyme immunoassays and the tritiated thymidine uptake m...

This study aimed to evaluate the antifungal activity and potential synergistic of ten plant extracts (EXs) essential oils (EOs) obtained from same species, namely Agrimonia eupatoria L., Arctium lappa Arnica montana Bidens cernua Corylus avellana Echinacea purpurea L. (Moench), Menta piperita Trifolium pratense Syzygium aromaticum Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels were used. Three species genus C...

Objective: Arctium lappa (burdock), (A. lappa) root has hypoglycemic and antioxidative effects, and has been used for treatment of diabetes in tradition medicine. This study was conducted to evaluate the antidiabetic and hypolipidemic properties of A. lappa root extract on nicotinamide-streptozotocin (NA-STZ)-induced type2 diabetes in mice.Materials and Methods: In this investigation, 70 adult ...

Background and objectives: Arctium lappa belonging to the Compositae (Asteraceae) family has been used as a medicinal and nutritional supplement in the world. The fruits, leaves and roots of the plant are well-known for their pharmaceutical effects. Toxicity of the fruit’s extract in female rats was investigated in the present study. Methods: To assess...

Using plants and natural products as medicine is increasing every day. The reason might be a tendency that the societies mostly have toward natural and original products especially natural drugs. Essential oilsare referred to aromatic composition which is found in different parts of a plant and can be used for different remedial and hygienic purposes. One of the plants which have been used a lo...

Arctium lappa L. polysaccharide (designated ALP) has been used as an immunomodulator in animals. Immunomodulation by ALP the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis was detected after Aeromonas hydrophila treatment (1.0 × 107 colony-forming units) this study. significantly inhibited decrease total hemocyte count (THC) (P < 0.05). Twenty transcriptome libraries were constructed from hemocytes of ...