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- 1From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Jhankar D Acharya1 and Saroj S Ghaskadbi1 Background Several polyphenols are well-known in inducing an array of biological responses in animal cells such as modulation of intercellular signaling,...
- 2From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Sanaa K Bardaweel1 , Mayadah Shehadeh1 , Ghadeer ARY Suaifan1 and Maria-Vanessa Z Kilani1 Background Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) was defined by the Cochrane Collaboration as "a broad...
- 3From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Anelise S N Formagio1 , Candida A L Kassuya2 , Frederico Formagio Neto2 , Carla R F Volobuff3 , Edna K K Iriguchi2 , Maria do C Vieira1 and Mary Ann Foglio4 Background Plants have been used as a source...
- 4From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Tin Fei Sim1 , Jillian Sherriff2 , H Laetitia Hattingh1 , Richard Parsons1 and Lisa BG Tee1 Background Breastfeeding provides numerous benefits for newborn infants and mothers. Breast milk provides...
- 5From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Sabino Strippoli1 , Vito Lorusso1 , Anna Albano1 and Michele Guida2 Background Despite aggressive surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy, more than half of patients with soft tissue sarcoma develop a locally...
- 6From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Brad Manor1,2,3 , Lewis A Lipsitz1,2,3,4 , Peter M Wayne2,3,5 , C-K Peng2,3,6 and Li Li7 Background Falls due to poor balance are common and catastrophic in older adults. Lower-extremity somatosensory...
- 7From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Dae Wui Yoon1 , Seung Ku Lee1 , Hyeryeon Yi2 , Jeong Hwa Hong3 , Miyazaki Soichiro4 , Si Woo Lee5 , Jong Yeol Kim5 and Chol Shin1,6 Background Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) is a branch of Korea...
- 8From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Dong-Ze Qiu1 , Zhou-Ji Zhang1 , Wei-Zhong Wu2 and Yun-Ke Yang1 Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main causes of cancer mortality in many countries, especially in East and Southeast...
- 9From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Tamires Aparecida Bitencourt1 , Tatiana Takahasi Komoto1 , Bruna Gabriele Massaroto1 , Carlos Eduardo Saraiva Miranda1 , Rene Oliveira Beleboni1 , Mozart Marins1 and Ana Lúcia Fachin1 Background...
- 10From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Zhi-Jun Dai1 , Wang-Feng Lu1,2 , Jie Gao3 , Hua-Feng Kang1 , Yu-Guang Ma1 , Shu-Qun Zhang1 , Yan Diao1 , Shuai Lin1 , Xi-Jing Wang1 and Wen-Ying Wu4 Background The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma...
- 11From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Young Sook Kim1 , Dong Ho Jung1 , Ik Soo Lee1 , So-Jin Choi1 , Song Yi Yu1 , Sea-Kwang Ku2 , Myung-Hwa Kim3,4 and Jin Sook Kim1 Background Chronic hyperglycemia is the most common feature of all forms...
- 12From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The aim of this research was to determine the intensity and mechanisms of the cytotoxic actions of five extracts isolated from the endemic plant species Helichrysum zivojinii Äernjavski &...
- 13From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground A Chinese herbal formula, Yi-Qi-Fu-Sheng (YQFS), has long been employed clinically to treat cancer patients. We aimed to determine its effectiveness as a treatment method for colorectal cancer. We...
- 14From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground XinJiErKang (XJEK), a Chinese herbal formula, is identified as an effective preparation to treat coronary heart disease and myocarditis. The aim of the study is to investigate the anti-hypertensive effects...
- 15From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Yi Guan Jian Decoction (YGJD), a famous Chinese prescription, has long been employed clinically to treat liver fibrosis. However, as of date, there is no report on the effects of YGJD from a metabonomic...
- 16From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important mediators in a number of degenerative diseases. Oxidative stress refers to the imbalance between the production of ROS and the ability to scavenge these species...
- 17From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Jung-Jin Lee1 , Taesoo Kim1 , Won-Kyung Cho1 and Jin Yeul Ma1 Background Thrombus formation is a pivotal event in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Platelets are critical in all phases of...
- 18From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Bioactive molecules have received increasing attention due to their nutraceutical attributes and anticancer, antioxidant, antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing properties. This study aimed to...
- 19From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Saleh A Mohamed1 and Jalaluddin A Khan1 Background The use of the chewing stick (miswak) for cleaning teeth is an ancient custom which remains widespread in many parts of the world [1, 2]. The World...
- 20From: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and the cytotoxicity of the ethanol crude extract, fractions and isolated compounds from the twigs of Eriosema robustum, a plant used for...