Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl is a plant from the Northeast and Southeast of Brazil. Its root
infusion is popularly used for treatment of inflammatory and allergic diseases. We …

Abstract Context: Santolina chamaecyparissus L.(Asteraceae) is an aromatic plant wide
spread in the Mediterranean region. It is used in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory …

The aqueous fraction of the ethanolic extract of the plant Cissampelos sympodialis
(Menispermaceae) was previously described to inhibit B cell function. The alkaloid …

Background and purpose: Cryptotanshinone, the major tanshinone isolated from Salvia
miltiorrhiza Bunge, exhibits anti‐inflammatory activity. However, there is no report on the …

Development of new agents capable of regulating eosinophilic inflammation can uncover
novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of allergic diseases, such as asthma. Here …

Gossypol is present in antiinflammatory poultices made from the medicinal tree Thespesia
populnea. Isolated human neutrophils exposed to 3–20 μ M gossypol for 15–90 min were …

Abstract An aqueous fraction (10–300 µg/mL) of the ethanol extract of the leaves of
Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl inhibited N‐formyl‐Met‐Leu‐Phe (fMLP)‐induced release of …

We evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of cryptotanshinone and tanshinone IIA, two
major tanshinones isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza, on chemoattractant-induced cell …

Milonine is a morphinandienone alkaloid from Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl
(Menispermaceae), a plant used in Brazil to treat inflammatory disorders. In this study, we …

ABSTRACT Cissampelos sympodialis Eichler, Menispermaceae, a Brazilian medicinal plant
and its alkaloid warifteine present immunomodulatory activity on asthma experimental …