The investigation on an ethnic medicinal plant of Elsholtiza bodinieri Vaniot: Chemical constituents, acute, 28-day subacute and 90-day subchronic toxicity evaluation.

Ethnopharmacological Significance: Elsholtiza bodinieri Vaniot, belonging to the family Lamiaceae, has important medicinal value in Yunnan province of China. Traditionally, its aerial parts have been used as an ethnomedicine to treat diaphoresis, headache, fever, cough, pharyngitis, dyspepsia, and hepatitis. However, the safety assessment of E.

Effects of Ultra-High-Pressure Treatment on Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Free, Esterified and Bound Phenolics from L. Fruits.

L. fruits (PEFs) were processed by ultra-pressure (UHP) treatment and then extracted by the ultrasonic-assisted extraction method. The influence of UHP on the phenolic composition, enzyme inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity of the free, esterified, and bound phenolic fractions from PEFs were compared.

Nursing effect of continuous blood purification therapy in treatment of severe sepsis.

Objective: To explore the nursing effect of continuous blood purification therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis patients.

Methods: A total of 142 patients with severe sepsis in our hospital were divided into two groups, 70 patients in the experimental group who received an optimize nursing plan, while 72 patients in the control group were given routine nursing intervention. The SF-36 questionnaire, nursing satisfaction and serious adverse events and complications were collected.

Failure mode and effects analysis on the control effect of multi-drug-resistant bacteria in ICU patients.

Objective: The failure mode and effect analysis of the prevention and control in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infection were explored and analyzed in this research.

Methods: A total of 251 critically ill patients who were hospitalized in the ICU from June to December 2019 were selected as the control group, and another 258 patients who were hospitalized in the ICU from January to June 2020 were set as the observation group. The control-group patients received conventional ICU care, the observation group was treated by the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and then the prevention and control effect of the two nursing modes on multi-drug-resistant bacteria infection in the two groups were compared accordingly.

Preventive effect of ethanol extract from Chinese sumac fruits against tetrachloromethane-induced liver fibrosis in mice.

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis Mill.) fruits are traditionally used as a condiment and herb. The aim of this study is to evaluate the preventive effect of the ethanolic extract from Chinese sumac fruits against CCl-induced liver fibrosis in mice and to delineate the underlying mechanisms.