Persicaria capitata

Common Names: pinkhead smartweed

Ethnobotanical Studies

Yi people, Mile, Yunnan, China

Uses: Traumatic injury

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-024-00656-1
PubMed:: 38395900

Studies

Herb-drug interactions: Quantitative analysis of levofloxacin absorption and transporter expression in the rat intestine following combined treatment with Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H. Gross.

Zhou Y et al (2024).; J Pharm Biomed Anal.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116156
PubMed:: 38636190

A new phenolic compound from Persicaria capitata.

Phytochemistry

He L et al (2024).; Nat Prod Res.
DOI:: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2332485
PubMed:: 38520719

Multiomic study of the protective mechanism of Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross against streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy in Guizhou miniature pigs.

Summary

Researchers studied Persicaria capitata as a potential treatment for diabetic nephropathy, a kidney disease associated with diabetes. Important for potential new drug development.

Diabetes

Wu Y et al (2024).; Phytomedicine.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155499
PubMed:: 38492367

Screening of antioxidant capacity of Nepali medicinal plants with a novel singlet oxygen scavenging assay.

Immunology

Seo C et al (2022).; Food Sci Biotechnol.
DOI:: 10.1007/s10068-022-01175-z
PubMed:: 36647521

Antihyperuricemia and antigouty arthritis effects of Persicaria capitata herba in mice.

Arthritis

Zhang CL et al (2021).; Phytomedicine.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153765
PubMed:: 34610527

Elemental distribution and chemical speciation of copper and cobalt in three metallophytes from the copper-cobalt belt in Northern Zambia.

van der Ent A et al (2020).; Metallomics.
DOI:: 10.1039/c9mt00263d
PubMed:: 32255439

Metabolomics reveals immunomodulation as a possible mechanism for the antibiotic effect of Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H.Gross.

Antimicrobial

Han P et al (2018).; Metabolomics.
DOI:: 10.1007/s11306-018-1388-y
PubMed:: 30008628