Paeonia lactiflora Pall is one of the most well-known herbs in China, Korea, and Japan for more than 1,200 years. Paeoniflorin, the major bioactive component of peony root, has recently been reported to have anticolitic activity. However, the underlying molecular mechanism is unclear. The present study was to explore the possible mechanism of paeoniflorin in attenuating dextran sulfate sodium (...

Wenjinghuoluo prescription, a traditional Chinese medicine compound treatment of rheumatoid arthritis characterized by wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, contains five herbs, namely, C. cassia Presl., Cinnamomum cassia Presl., Paeonia lactiflora Pall., Saposhnikovia divaricate (Turcz.) Schischk., and Clematis chinensis Osbeck. We have reported that WJHL could inhibit the production of inflammatory ...

В статье представлены результаты исследования особенностей размножения пиона корневыми черенками. На первом этапе исследовали способности к размножению черенками трех сортов: «Sweet Sixteen» (Свит Сикстин), «Maestro» (Маэстро), «Sarah Bernhardt» (Сара Бернар) – для выявления сорта с более высокими показателями укоренения.
 По результатам выбрали сорт (укоренение черенков 60 %, против 32 и ...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Microsatellite primers were developed for Paeonia delavayi and P. ludlowii (Paeoniaceae) to study their population genetics and phytogeography. METHODS AND RESULTS Nine polymorphic nuclear microsatellite loci were isolated from an enriched library of P. delavayi and primers were designed. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 16; the observed and expected het...

A study was carried out to elaborate the medicinal plant diversity at higher altitude of District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district is located between 33°-31' to 34°-08' North latitudes and 72°-33' to 73°-01' East longitude. Floristically the area comes under SinoJapanese region. The study revealed that there were 25 medicinal plant species belonging to 21 families. Among thes...

Paeoniflorin (PF) is an active monoterpene glycoside extracted from Paeonia lactiflora Pall. PF has exhibited antitumor effects in various cancer types. However, the effects of PF in pancreatic cancer are largely unexplored. Here, we showed that PF suppressed growth of pancreatic cancer cell lines Capan-1 and MIAPaCa-2 and profoundly sensitized these cells to X-ray irradiation. Through microarr...