Essential Oils of Aromatic Plants with Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral, and Cytotoxic Properties – an Overview
- J. Reichling, P. Schnitzler, U. Suschke, R. Saller
- BiologyComplementary Medicine Research
- 1 April 2009
Essential oils derived from aromatic medicinal plants have been reported to exhibit exceptionally good antimicrobial effects against bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, and viruses.
A current review of the antimicrobial activity of Hypericum perforatum L.
- J. Reichling, A. Weseler, R. Saller
- Biology, MedicinePharmacopsychiatry
- 1 June 2001
Hydrous solutions of Hypericum perforatum teas were found to be antimicrobially effective against gram-positive bacteria with special activity towards methicillin-restistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
The Use of Silymarin in the Treatment of Liver Diseases
- R. Saller, R. Meier, R. Brignoli
- MedicineDrugs
- 2012
It is concluded that available evidence suggests that silymarin may play a role in the therapy of (alcoholic) liver cirrhosis and has a good safety record and only rare case reports of gastrointestinal disturbances and allergic skin rashes have been published.
Meta‐analysis: phytotherapy of functional dyspepsia with the herbal drug preparation STW 5 (Iberogast)
- J. Melzer, W. Rösch, J. Reichling, R. Brignoli, R. Saller
- MedicineAlimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- 1 December 2004
The use of herbal drugs with dyspeptic symptoms with little attention to their clinical evaluation in clinical evaluation has been a long‐standing use, but little attention has been paid to theirclinical evaluation.
An Updated Systematic Review of the Pharmacology of Silymarin
- R. Saller, J. Melzer, J. Reichling, R. Brignoli, R. Meier
- BiologyComplementary Medicine Research
- 1 April 2007
Silymarin may be a natural multi-functional and multi-target drug that has skin protective properties against UV-induced damage in epidermis and causes an up-regulation of tumour-suppressor genes p53- and p21CIP1.
Willow bark extract (BNO1455) and its fractions suppress growth and induce apoptosis in human colon and lung cancer cells.
- K. Hostanska, G. Jürgenliemk, G. Abel, A. Nahrstedt, R. Saller
- BiologyCancer Detection and Prevention
- 2007
Hyperforin a constituent of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) extract induces apoptosis by triggering activation of caspases and with hypericin synergistically exerts cytotoxicity towards…
- K. Hostanska, J. Reichling, S. Bommer, Michel Weber, R. Saller
- BiologyEuropean journal of pharmaceutics and…
- 1 July 2003
An Updated Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis for the Clinical Evidence of Silymarin
- R. Saller, R. Brignoli, J. Melzer, R. Meier
- MedicineComplementary Medicine Research
- 1 February 2008
Based on the available clinical evidence it can be concluded that it is reasonable to employ silymarin as a supportive element in the therapy of Amanita phalloides poisoning but also (alcoholic and grade Child ‘A’) liver cirrhosis.
Recombinant mistletoe lectin induces p53-independent apoptosis in tumour cells and cooperates with ionising radiation
- K. Hostanska, V. Vuong, M. Pruschy
- Biology, MedicineBritish Journal of Cancer
- 27 May 2003
Recombinant mistletoe lectin alone and in combination with ionising radiation bypasses often prevalent apoptotic deficiencies in treatment-resistant tumour cells, including p53-mutated adenocarcinoma cells.
A randomised double blind placebo controlled clinical trial of a standardised extract of fresh Crataegus berries (Crataegisan) in the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure NYHA II.
- F. H. Degenring, A. Suter, M. Weber, R. Saller
- MedicinePhytomedicine
- 2003
The significant improvement, due to the fact that dyspnoea and fatigue do not occur until a significantly higher wattage has been reached in the bicycle exercise testing allows the conclusion that the recruited NYHA II patients may expect an improvement in their heart failure condition under long term therapy with the standardised extract of fresh Crataegus berries.
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