Codonopsis lanceolata extract prevents hypertension in rats.

Han AY et al (2018).

Phytomedicine.

DOI:

10.1016/j.phymed.2017.12.028

PubMed:

29433673

Salix alba attenuated oxidative stress in the heart and kidney of hypercholesterolemic rabbits.

Amel Zabihi N et al (2018).

Avicenna J Phytomed.

PubMed:

29379769

The water extract of tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum L.) red berries exerts antidepressive-like effects and in vivo antioxidant activity in a mouse model of post-stroke depression.

Hypericum androsaemum L., also known as tutsan, is a plant commonly grown for its ornamental value and has been used in traditional Portuguese and Spanish medicine to treat depression. In this study, researchers tested the water extract of its red berries (WE) in a mouse model of post-stroke depression. They found that the highest dose of WE significantly reduced depression symptoms and increased endogenous antioxidant defenses in the mouse brain. The study identified four bioactive compounds in WE, including shikimic acid and chlorogenic acid. This is the first study to demonstrate the protective effects of WE in post-stroke depression in vivo, which suggests that tutsan may have potential as an alternative treatment for depression.

Nabavi SM et al (2018).

Biomed Pharmacother.

DOI:

10.1016/j.biopha.2018.01.073

PubMed:

29353203

Radix Cyathula officinalis Kuan inhibits arterial remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Zhao J et al (2017).

Exp Ther Med.

DOI:

10.3892/etm.2017.5218

PubMed:

29285068

Congmujingnosides B-G, triterpene saponins from the stem of Aralia chinensis and their protective effects against H(2)O(2)-induced myocardial cell injury.

Zhang W et al (2019).

Nat Prod Res.

DOI:

10.1080/14786419.2017.1399384

PubMed:

29115145

Cardioprotective effects of Achillea wilhelmsii on the isolated rat heart in ischemia-reperfusion.

Mahmoudabady M et al (2017).

J Tradit Complement Med.

DOI:

10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.12.010

PubMed:

29034199

Heart Toxicity Related to Herbs and Dietary Supplements: Online Table of Case Reports. Part 4 of 5.

Brown AC et al (2018).

J Diet Suppl.

DOI:

10.1080/19390211.2017.1356418

PubMed:

28981338

Exploratory studies of some Mexican medicinal plants: Cardiovascular effects in rats with and without hypertension.

Magos-Guerrero GA, Santiago-Mejía J and Carrasco OF (2017).

J Intercult Ethnopharmacol.

DOI:

10.5455/jice.20170706061922

PubMed:

28894625