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A novel alcohol steamed preparation from Gastrodia elata Blume: Pharmacological assessment of a functional food

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Rhizoma Gastrodia (Orchidaceae; Gastrodia elata Blume), the rhizome of Gastrodia elata Blume (GE), is traditionally used as both a medicinal and functional food, with proven efficacy in treating mental disorders.
Lijun Cheng, Lijun Cheng, Hui Wang, Kejian Ma, Yang Deng, Maoru Li, Ji Ma   +6 more
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Protective Effect of Polysaccharide from Gastrodia elata Blume on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Induced by High Fat Diet

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
Objective: To investigate the protective and delayed effects of Gastrodia elata polysaccharide on non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) and its molecular mechanism.
Rong FAN, Guohua MA, Shanshan YU
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Cardiovascular protective properties of gastrodin

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2022
Cardiovascular diseases cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, incurring a major public health burden. Gastrodia elata Blume is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been widely used to treat central nervous system and ...
Shu-Ting Yang, Shu-Bai Liu
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Neuroprotective Principles from Gastrodia elata [PDF]

Journal of Natural Products, 2007
Serum deprivation-induced neuronal-like PC12 cell apoptosis was used as an ischemic/hypoxic model to screen neuroprotective compounds from the rhizomes of Gastrodia elata, a traditional Chinese medicine. Two active compounds, bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)sulfide (1) and N6-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenine riboside (2), together with 15 known compounds were obtained ...
Huang, Nai-Kuei, Chern, Yijuang, Fang, Jim-Min, Lin, Chia-I, Chen, Wan-Ping, Lin, Yun-Lian   +5 more
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Fungal diversity and specificity in Cephalanthera damasonium and C. longifolia (Orchidaceae) mycorrhizas [PDF]

, 2017
Orchids depend on mycorrhizal fungi for their nutrition, at least in the early stages of their growth and development and in many cases throughout the life.
Cai, Lei, Caruso, Tancredi, Girlanda, Mariangela, Huang, Laiqiang, Liu, Zhong-Jian, Pecoraro, Lorenzo, Perotto, Silvia   +6 more
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A new record of orchid species, Gastrodia exilis Hook.f., from Yunnan in China and morphological comparison with close relevant species

Xibei zhiwu xuebao
[Objective] A newly recorded orchid species, Gastrodia exilis Hook.f., was spotted from Yunnan Province, China, and its main characters were compared with its morphologically close relatives G. menghaiensis Z.H. Tsi & S.C. Chen, G. putaoensis X.H.
ZHAO Mingxu, TAN Yunhong, ZHANG Jiansong, ZHANG Jiejing, ZHANG Guangyuan, CHEN Fei   +5 more
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Natural antioxidants may prevent posttraumatic epilepsy: a proposal based on experimental animal studies. [PDF]

, 2004
Head injury or hemorrhagic cortical infarction results in extravasation of blood and breakdown of red blood cells and hemoglobin. Iron liberated from hemoglobin, and hemoglobin itself, are associated with the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS ...
Mori, Akitane, Noda, Yasuko, Willmore, L James, Yokoi, Isao   +3 more
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New taxa of tribe Gastrodieae (Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) from Yunnan, China and its conservation implication

Plant Diversity, 2021
Gastrodia longistyla, a new species of Orchidaceae from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to Gastrodia peichatieniana, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by having a rhombic epichile, long ...
Qiang Liu, Ji-Dong Ya, Xun-Feng Wu, Bing-Yi Shao, Kuan-Bo Chi, Hai-Lei Zheng, Jian-Wu Li, Xiao-Hua Jin   +7 more
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Accumulation of Gastrodin, p-Hydroxybenzyl Alcohol, and Parishin in Gastrodia elata During Growth

Journal of Food Quality
Gastrodin (GA), p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (PHA), and parishin (PAR; parishins A, B, C, and E, i.e., PA, PB, PC, and PE, respectively) are the main active components of the herbal plant Gastrodia elata Blume used for various medicinal purposes ...
Mingzheng Duan, Liuyuan Bao, Li Dong, Haiyan He, Lijun Cheng, Zhilong Shi, Honggao Liu, Shunqiang Yang   +7 more
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The botany and proximate analyses of some edible species of the New Zealand flora : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Plant Biology at Massey University [PDF]

, 1993
1. The edible organs of some New Zealand plant species have been assessed at light microscope level for their botanical basis, and for their nutritional basis by proximate analysis and Plasma Emission Spectrometry. 2.
Elliot, Rose
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