Amachazuru
Scientific Name: Gynostemma
Other Names: Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Jiaogulan, Miracle Grass, Southern Ginseng, Vitis pentaphyllum, Xianxao
References
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Chan LY, Chiu PY, Lau TK. An in-vitro study of ginsenoside Rb(1)-induced teratogenicity using a whole rat embryo culture model. Human Reproduction. 2003;18(10):2166-2168.
Chang CK, Chang KS, Lin YC, Liu SY, Chen CY. Hairy root cultures of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino: a promising approach for the production of gypenosides as an alternative of ginseng saponins. Biotechnology Letter. 2005;27(16):1165-1169.
Chen JC, Chung JG, Chen LD. Gypenoside induces apoptosis in human Hep3B and HA22T tumour [sic] cells. Cytobios. 1999;100(393):37-48.
Chen JC, Lu KW, Lee JH, Yeh CC, Chung JG. Gypenosides induced apoptosis in human colon cancer cells through the mitochondria-dependent pathways and activation of caspase-3. Anticancer Research. 2006;26(6B):4313-4326.
Chen JC, Tsai CC, Chen LD, Chen HH, Wang WC. Therapeutic effect of gypenoside on chronic liver injury and fibrosis induced by CCl4 in rats. American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2000;28(2):175-185.
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Circosta C, De Pasquale R, Palumbo DR, Occhiuto F. Bronchodilatory effects of the aqueous extract of Gynostemma pentaphyllum and gypenosides III and VIII in anaesthetized [sic] guinea-pigs. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2005;57(8):1053-1058.
Cui J, Eneroth P, Bruhn JG. Gynostemma pentaphyllum: identification of major sapogenins and differentiation from Panax species. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 1999;8(3):187-191.
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Hesse C, Razmovski-Naumovski V, Duke CC, Davies NM, Roufogalis BD. Phytopreventative effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum against acute Indomethacin-induced gastrointestinal and renal toxicity in rats. Phytotherapy Research. Epublished ahead of print. March 23, 2007.
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Huang TH, Li Y, Razmovski-Naumovski V, et al. Gypenoside XLIX isolated from Gynostemma pentaphyllum inhibits nuclear factor-kappaB activation via a PPAR-alpha-dependent pathway. Journal of Biomedical Sciences. Epublished ahead of print. March 10, 2006.
Huang TH, Razmovski-Naumovski V, Salam NK, et al. A novel LXR-alpha activator identified from the natural product Gynostemma pentaphyllum. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2005;70(9):1298-1308.
Huang TH, Tran VH, Roufogalis BD, Li Y. Gypenoside XLIX, a naturally occurring gynosaponin, PPAR-alpha dependently inhibits LPS-induced tissue factor expression and activity in human THP-1 monocytic cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2007;218(1):30-36.
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Lin CC, Huang PC, Lin JM. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Anoectochilus formosanus and Gynostemma pentaphyllum. American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2000;28(1):87-96.
Lin JM, Lin CC, Chiu HF, Yang JJ, Lee SG. Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and liver-protective effects of anoectochilus formosanus, ganoderma lucidum and gynostemma pentaphyllum in rats. American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 1993;21(1):59-69.
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Tanner MA, Bu X, Steimle JA, Myers PR. The direct release of nitric oxide by gypenosides derived from the herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum. Nitric Oxide. 1999;3(5):359-365.
Wang C, Wang X, Li Y, Deng S, Jiang Y, Yue L. A preliminary observation of preventive and blocking effect of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb) Makino on esophageal cancer in rats. [Article in Chinese] Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 1995;26(4):430-432.
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Last Revised May 11, 2007
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