Since the beginning of human civilization, plants have been used in alleviating the human
distress and it was recorded for about thousands of years ago that the plants are being used …

The history of digitalis is rich and interesting, with the first use usually attributed to William
Withering and his study on the foxglove published in 1785. However, some knowledge of …

Mechanisms responsible for atrial fibrillation are not completely understood but the
autonomic nervous system is a potentially potent modulator of the initiation, maintenance …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Viscum album L., commonly known as mistletoe, has been
used for centuries in traditional medicine to treat various neurological diseases, including …

AIM: To review digoxin use in systolic congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and after
myocardial infarction. METHODS: A comprehensive PubMed search was performed using …

This study investigated the potential pharmacokinetic interaction between the direct renin
inhibitor aliskiren and modulators of P‐glycoprotein and cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) …

For more than 50 yr, natural products have served us well in combating infectious bacteria
and fungi. During the 20th century, microbial and plant secondary metabolites helped to …

Cloning of the “Na+ pump”(Na+, K+-ATPase or NKA) and identification of a circulating
ligand, endogenous ouabain (EO), a cardiotonic steroid (CTS), triggered seminal …

The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant property of total saponins and
tannins of Dialium guineense stem bark in rats hearts exposed to carbon tetrachloride …

Our population is aging; currently 15% of the Western population are aged> 65 years, and
represent 25% of those undergoing surgery. The proportion of the population aged≥ 65 …