Herbal medicines for the prevention of alcoholic liver disease: A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 457-465

  Ding, Ren Bo ^a   Tian, Ke ^b   Huang, Li Li ^c   He, Cheng Wei ^a   Jiang, Yun ^a,d   Wang, Yi Tao ^a   Wan, Jian Bo ^a  

^a University of Macau   (Macao)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Chinese Natl Eng Res Center of Processing Procedures of Prepared Slices of Chinese Crude Drugs   (China)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Anti inflammation; Antioxidation; Fatty acid synthesis; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTRODIA CAMPHORATA EXTRACT; ANTRODIA CINNAMOME EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CAFFEINE; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CARYA ILLINOENSIS; CARYA ILLINOENSIS EXTRACT; CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; CATECHIN; CINNAMOMUM VERUM EXTRACT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CNIDIUM MONNIER EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; ECKLONIA CAVAB EXTRACT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GENTIANA MANSHURICA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HORDEUM VULGARE EXTRACT; HOVENIA DULCIS EXTRACT; LONICERA JAPONICA EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THEANINE; THEOBROMA CACAO EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZEA MAYS EXTRACT;

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTRODIA CAMPHORATA; ANTRODIA CINNAMOMEA; BARLEY; CACAO; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CNIDIUM MONNIERI; CURCUMA LONGA; DATA BASE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ECKLONIA CAVA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY LIVER; GENTIANA MANSHURICA; GINKGO BILOBA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOVENIA DULCIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MAIZE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIGEONPEA; REVIEW; SENNA AURICULATA; TEA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

APIACEAE; CNIDIUM MONNIERI; CURCUMA LONGA; FABACEAE; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84870299926     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.09.044     Document Type: Review

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