Pharmacology of Oriental Plants (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Pharmacology of Oriental Plants 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
LIST OF AUTHORS 8
CHAPTER 1. PEPTIC ULCER-INHIBITING ACTIVITY OF LICORICE ROOT 10
CONCLUSION 23
REFERENCES 24
CHAPTER 2. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE PHARMACOLOG ICAL RESEARCH OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 26
1. THE PLACE OF PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN SOCIALIST CHINA 27
2. DRUGS REGULATING THE FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND NEUROHORMONES 27
3. ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS 29
4. CARDIOTONICS AND DIURETICS 33
5. SOME NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES FROM CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS 34
6. CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT'ON 35
CONCLUSION 36
CHAPTER 3. THE MODE OF ACTION OF SGHIZANDRA CHINENSIS 38
MATERIALS AND METHODS 39
RESULTS 40
DISCUSSION 44
SUMMARY 46
REFERENCES 46
CHAPTER 4. THE EFFECT OF AN EXTRACT OF GINSENG ON THE ADRENAL CORTEX 48
DISCUSSION 53
CHAPTER 5. PHARMACOLOGY OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA 56
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 58
REFERENCES 58
CHAPTER 6. HYPOTENSIVE AND TRANQUILLIZING ACTIVITY OF JATAMANSONE (VALERANONE) A SESQUITERPENE FROM NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI D.C. 60
INTRODUCTION 60
CONCLUSION 68
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 69
REFERENCES 69
CHAPTER 7. ANTI-CANCER ALKALOIDS OF VINGA ROSEA 70
STUDIES ON TOXICITY 72
ANTI-TUMOUR ACTION 77
MECHANISM OF ACTION 83
METABOLISM OF THE VINCA ALKALOIDS 84
COMPOUNDS RELATED TO THE VINCA ALKALOIDS 85
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 86
REFERENCES 86
CHAPTER 8. HISTORY OF RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA AND OUR EARLY INVESTIGATIONS 88
CONCLUSION 93
REFERENCES 93
CHAPTER 9. THE PHARMACOLOGY OF RAUWOLFIA ALKALOIDS 96
REFERENCES 101
CHAPTER 10. ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS A NEW MEDICINAL HERB OF THE ARALIACEAE FAMILY 106
SUMMARY 111
INDEX 112