Antioxidative, Antiproliferative and Biochemical Effects in HepG2 Cells of a Homeopathic Remedy and its Constituent Plant Tinctures Tested Separately or in Combination

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 823-830

  Gebhardt, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants, plant tinctures; Hepeel ; Homeopathy; Plant tinctures, cell proliferation, glutathione conjugation, hepatoprotection

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLORO 4 NITROBENZENE; ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; CARDUUS MARIANUS EXTRACT; CHELIDONIUM EXTRACT; CHINA EXTRACT; CINCHONA EXTRACT; CINCHONA PUBESCENS EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH; GLUTATHIONE; HEPEEL; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; NUX MOSCHATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERATRUM ALBUM EXTRACT; VERATRUM ALKALOID;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDUUS; CARDUUS MARIANUS; CELL COUNT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHELIDONIUM; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; LYCOPODIUM; NUTMEG; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; SILYBUM MARIANUM; TINCTURE; VERATRUM; VERATRUM ALBUM; WATERMELON;

CHELIDONIUM MAJUS; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; SILYBUM MARIANUM; VERATRUM ALBUM;

EID: 0346733249     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299836     Document Type: Article

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