Assessment of extracts from red yeast rice for herb-drug interaction by in-vitro and in-vivo assays [PDF]
Red yeast rice (RYR) is made by fermenting the yeast Monascus purpureus over rice. It is a source of natural red food colorants, a food garnish and a traditional medication.
Fung, W.T. +4 more
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16S rRNA gene profiling and genome reconstruction reveal community metabolic interactions and prebiotic potential of medicinal herbs used in neurodegenerative disease and as nootropics. [PDF]
The prebiotic potential of nervine herbal medicines has been scarcely studied. We therefore used anaerobic human fecal cultivation to investigate whether medicinal herbs commonly used as treatment in neurological health and disease in Ayurveda and other ...
Albayrak, Levent +10 more
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, a commonly consumed food, affects sirolimus level in a renal transplant recipient: a case report
Sirolimus is an immunosuppressive drug used to prevent graft rejection. Therapeutic drug monitoring is required as with other immunosuppressive drugs. Previous studies have shown the interactions between sirolimus and drugs that affect the activity of ...
Melek Kurtaran +5 more
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Overview of Current Herb–Drug Interaction Databases [PDF]
An HERB-Drug Interaction (HDI) database is a structured data collection method for HDI information extracted from scattered literatures for quick retrieval. Our review summarized the ten currently available HDI databases, including those databases comprising HDI on the market.
Yufeng, Zhang +3 more
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Assessment of Potential Herb-Drug Interactions among Nigerian Adults with Type-2 Diabetes
It is becoming increasingly evident that patients with diabetes do not rely only on prescription drugs for their disease management. The use of herbal medicines is one of the self-management practices adopted by these patients, often without the ...
Amaka Ezuruike, Jose Maria Prieto
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Everyday Evaluation of Herb/Dietary Supplement–Drug Interaction: A Pilot Study
A lack of reliable information hinders the clinician evaluation of suspected herb–drug interactions. This pilot study was a survey-based study conceived as a descriptive analysis of real-life experiences with herb–drug interaction from the perspective of
Joao Victor Souza-Peres +5 more
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Drug-Herb Interactions among Thai Herbs and Anticancer Drugs: A Scoping Review
More than half of Thai patients with cancer take herbal preparations while receiving anticancer therapy. There is no systematic or scoping review on interactions between anticancer drugs and Thai herbs, although several research articles have that Thai ...
Apisada Jiso +7 more
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Herbal Interaction With Chemotherapeutic Drugs—A Focus on Clinically Significant Findings
One of the most consequential risks associated with the concomitant use of herbal products and chemotherapeutic agents is herb-drug interactions. The risk is higher in patients with chronic conditions taking multiple medications. Herb-drug interaction is
Pius S. Fasinu, Gloria K. Rapp
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Sexual enhancement products for sale online : raising awareness of the psychoactive effects of Yohimbine, Maca, Horny Goat Weed and Ginkgo Biloba [PDF]
Copyright © 2014 Ornella Corazza et al.This is an open access article distributed under theCreativeCommonsAttribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly ...
Eleonora Chillemi +6 more
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Herb–drug interactions: a mechanistic approach
In India, traditional herbal medicines have been an essential part of therapy for the last centuries. However, a large portion of the general populace is using these therapies in combination with allopathy lacking a proper understanding of possible interactions (synergistic or antagonistic) between the herbal product and the allopathic drug.
Ajay Kumar, Sharma +2 more
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