Echinacoside Isolated from Cistanche tubulosa Putatively Stimulates Growth Hormone Secretion via Activation of the Ghrelin Receptor [PDF]
Molecules, 2019 Cistanche species, the ginseng of the desert, has been recorded to possess many biological activities in traditional Chinese pharmacopoeia and has been used as an anti-aging medicine.
Chieh-Ju Wu +6 more
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Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013 A short synthetic approach was developed for the synthesis of a common trisaccharide core found in kankanose, kankanoside F, H1, H2, and I isolated from the medicinally active plant Cistanche tubulosa.
Anup Kumar Misra, Goutam Guchhait
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Interference of Phenylethanoid Glycosides from Cistanche tubulosa with the MTT Assay [PDF]
Molecules, 2015 The MTT assay, as a screening method, has been widely used to measure the viability and proliferation of cells. However, it should be noted that MTT assay may not accurately reflect the effect of Cistanche tubulosa ethanolic extract on EA.hy926 cells ...
Yu-Jie Wang +3 more
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Complete pathway elucidation of echinacoside in Cistanche tubulosa and de novo biosynthesis of phenylethanoid glycosides [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsEchinacoside (ECH), one of the most representative phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs), has considerable neuroprotective effects and is an effective ingredient in numerous commercial drugs.
Wenqian Huang +16 more
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Inhibition of Amyloid Beta Aggregation and Deposition of Cistanche tubulosa Aqueous Extract [PDF]
Molecules, 2019 Cistanche tubulosa aqueous extract (CTE) is already used as a botanical prescription drug for treating dementia in China. Our previous studies reported that phenylethanoid glycosides of CTE have anti-Alzheimer’s disease (AD) activity by inhibiting ...
Chien-Liang Chao +7 more
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Cistanche tubulosa Protects Dopaminergic Neurons through Regulation of Appotosis and Glial Cell-derived Neurotrophic Factor: in Vivo and in Vitro [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2016 Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with the pathological hallmark of reduced nigrostriatal dopamine. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinical practice, the nanopowder of Cistanche tubulosa has therapeutic effects on PD.
Qian Xu +6 more
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Cistanche tubulosa phenylethanoid glycosides induce apoptosis in H22 hepatocellular carcinoma cells through both extrinsic and intrinsic signaling pathways [PDF]
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018 Background Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) R. Wight is a traditional Chinese medicine that parasitizes the roots of the Tamarix plant and has been used to treat male impotence, sterility, body weakness, and as a tonic.
Pengfei Yuan +7 more
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Comparison of Extraction, Isolation, Purification, Structural Characterization and Immunomodulatory Activity of Polysaccharides from Two Species of Cistanche [PDF]
MoleculesThis study focuses on polysaccharides from Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche tubulosa, medicinal plants renowned for their health benefits. The “water extraction and alcohol precipitation” method was used to obtain the crude polysaccharides of the wine-
Jingya Ruan +7 more
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Antidepressant-Like Effects of Cistanche tubulosa Extract on Chronic Unpredictable Stress Rats Through Restoration of Gut Microbiota Homeostasis [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 Growing evidence shows that neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression, are linked with gut microbiome through the gut–brain axis. Cistanches Herba is well known for the treatment of “kidney-yang” deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and
Yang Li +8 more
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Molecules, 2016 Cistanche tubulosa is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine widely used for regulating immunity and phenylethanol glycosides (CPhGs) are among the primary components responsible for this activity.
Shu-Ping You, Jun Zhao, Tao Liu
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