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View Article and Find Full Text PDFhas been used in Thai folk medicine for treating inflammation-related diseases. The wood of this medicinal plant is traditionally used as a single herbal drug in the form of an aqueous decoction and as a component in several Thai herbal formulations for the remedy of fever, sore throat, and aphthous ulcers. This study aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory potential and possible mechanism of action of the standardized wood extract of as well as to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity and physicochemical properties of the developed herbal gel formulation containing standardized wood extract of .
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) has been used for the treatment of diabetes in Thai folk remedies. The phytochemical investigation of the wood of revealed the isolation of two new pyranoflavanones, 4'-methoxydereticulatin () and 2'''-hydroxy,3'''-ethoxylupinifolin (), along with five known compounds namely lupinifolin (), 2''',3'''-dihydroxylupinifolin (), genistein (), lupeol (), and -sitosterol (). Compounds - were selected for antibacterial assay using broth microdilution method, and displayed good activity against four out of five tested pathogenic bacterial strains, with MIC values ranging from 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTri-Sura-Phon (TSP), a traditional Thai polyherbal formula renowned for its rejuvenating properties, is commonly used as a blood tonic. It comprises , , and . The aim of this study is to evaluate the beneficial properties of TSP tea consumption on blood glucose regulation and serum lipid profiles of healthy overweight volunteers.
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