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| loranthaceaeSummarySummary: The showy mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. This includes parasitic tropical plants with haustoria connecting to the hosts. The leaves are opposite and thick. The flowers (4-7) have both calyx and corolla. The fruit is a berry with one seed. Top Publications
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Antimicrobial properties and phytochemical constituents of the leaves of African mistletoe (Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (DC) Danser) (Loranthaceae): an ethnomedicinal plant of Hausaland, Northern NigeriaY Y Deeni
Department of Biological Sciences, Bayero University, P M B 3011, Kano, Nigeria
J Ethnopharmacol 83:235-40. 2002..Moreover, the antimicrobial activity and the presence or distribution of phytochemical substances in T. dodoneifolius appeared to be partly dependent on the host plant species...- Evaluation of phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of leaf extract of Tapinanthus sessilifolius (P. Beauv) van TieghFlorence D Tarfa
Departament of Medicinal Chemistry and Quality Control, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development NIPRD, Idu Industrial Area, P M B 21, Garki Abuja, Nigeria
Indian J Exp Biol 42:326-9. 2004..LD50 concentration was found to be > 1.500 mg/kg for samples from P. guajava; 489.89 mg/kg for J. curcas and C. lemon; and 692 mg/kg for V. amydalina in mice... - Antimicrobial properties of Phrygilanthus acutifoliusA Daud
, , Chacabuco 461, , , Argentina
J Ethnopharmacol 99:193-7. 2005Ethanol extract of flowers of Phrygilanthus acutifolius (Ruiz & Pav.) Eichler (Loranthaceae) inhibited the growth of both Gram (+) bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Enterococcus faecalis) and Gram (-) .. - Indonesian medicinal plants. XXV. Cancer cell invasion inhibitory effects of chemical constituents in the parasitic plant Scurrula atropurpurea (Loranthaceae)Kazuyoshi Ohashi
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Hiroshima, Japan
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 51:343-5. 2003..13-16) were clarified by a bioassay-guided separation as chemical constituents of Scurrula atropurpurea (Loranthaceae), a parasitic plant of the tea plant Thea sinensis (Theaceae)... - Biological screening of Bangladeshi mango mistletoe bark extractsR Islam
Phytochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
Fitoterapia 75:405-8. 2004..The ethyl acetate extract of the Bangladeshi mango mistletoe (Loranthus globosus) bark was found to be most effective against both Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria and it also showed good cytotoxicity with a LC50 10.83 microg/ml... - Preparation and cancer cell invasion inhibitory effects of C16-alkynic fatty acidsKazuyoshi Ohashi
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Hiroshima, Japan
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 51:463-6. 2003..found that hexadeca-6,8,10-triynoic acid (5) and hexadeca-8,10,12-triynoic acid (6) exhibit similar potent inhibitory activities with that of octadeca-8,10,12-triynoic acid (1) which was isolated from Scurrula atropurpurea (Loranthaceae). 
Vasoactive and antioxidant activities of plants used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseasesC Ibarra-Alvarado
Facultad de Quimica, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Centro Universitario, 76010 Querétaro, Mexico
Pharm Biol 48:732-9. 2010..Labiatae), Psittacanthus calyculatus G. Don (Loranthaceae), Prunus serotina ssp. capuli (Cav. ex Spreng) McVaugh (Rosaceae), and Sechium edule Sw...- Effects of mistletoe (Viscum album L., Loranthaceae) extracts on arterial blood pressure in rats treated with atropine sulfate and hexocyclineMirjana Radenkovic
Department of Physiology, University of Nis, Serbia
Clin Exp Hypertens 31:11-9. 2009..Hexocycline, a selective blocker of muscarine receptors, significantly raised blood pressure and decreased the hypotensive effect of ethanol extract of mistletoe on arterial blood pressure in rats... - Bioactivity guided evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Arceuthobium oxycedri (D.C.) M. BiebEsra Küpeli Akkol
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, 06330 Ankara, Turkey
J Ethnopharmacol 128:79-84. 2010Arceuthobium oxycedri (D.C.) M. Bieb. (Loranthaceae) or dwarf mistletoe is a rare semi-parasitic plant that lives on the branches of Juniperus oxycedrus as the host plant... - The first mistletoes: origins of aerial parasitism in SantalalesRomina Vidal-Russell
Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901 6509, USA
Mol Phylogenet Evol 47:523-37. 2008..in Viscaceae (72 Mya), "Eremolepidaceae" (53 Mya), tribe Amphorogyneae in Santalaceae (46 Mya), and Loranthaceae (28 Mya)... - Antibacterial activity of Australian plant extracts against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)Enzo A Palombo
Environment and Biotechnology Centre, School of Engineering and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia
J Basic Microbiol 42:444-8. 2002..kempeana (Mimosaceae) showed incomplete inhibition of VRE; (c) extracts from the leaves of Amyema quandong (Loranthaceae) and Eremophila duttonii (Myoporaceae) were active against both types of bacteria; (d) extract from the stem .. - Evolutionary relationships in the showy mistletoe family (Loranthaceae)Romina Vidal-Russell
Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 6509 USA
Am J Bot 95:1015-29. 2008b>Loranthaceae (73 genera and ca. 900 species) comprise mostly aerial hemiparasitic plants. Three monotypic genera considered relicts are root parasites... - Phylogenetic relationships and ecological speciation in the mistletoe Tristerix (Loranthaceae): the influence of pollinators, dispersers, and hostsGuillermo C Amico
Laboratorio Ecotono, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, CRUB, Quintral 1250 Bariloche, RN 8400 Argentina
Am J Bot 94:558-67. 2007..We examined species relationships in Tristerix (Loranthaceae), a genus of 11 species with an Andean distribution from Colombia to Chile... - Antiviral and cytotoxic activities of some Indonesian plantsF Lohezic-Le Devehat
Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et de Mycologie, UPRES 2234, avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, 35043, Rennes Cedex, France
Fitoterapia 73:400-5. 2002..Besides Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae), the Indonesian Loranthaceae species among which Elytranthe tubaeflora, E. maingayi, E... - Ethnopharmacological inventory of plants used in Coronel Portillo Province of Ucayali Department, PeruLucie Polesna
Department of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Institute of Tropics and Subtropics, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Pharm Biol 49:125-36. 2011..Despite a rich tradition of folk medicinal usage of plants in the Peruvian Amazon, no studies documenting ethnobotanical information of Coronel Portillo Province of Ucayali Department have been published at an international level... - Antioxidative flavanone glycosides from the branches and leaves of Viscum coloratumHui Yao
Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 54:133-5. 2006..5) were isolated from the branches and leaves of Viscum coloratum (KOMAR) NAKAI (Loranthaceae), along with three known flavanone glucosides: (2S)-homoeriodictyol 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), (2S)-.. - Modulatory activities of Agelanthus dodoneifolius (Loranthaceae) extracts on stimulated equine neutrophils and myeloperoxidase activityRainatou Boly
Laboratory of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Toxicology and Applied Physical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Free University of Brussels, Campus de la Plaine, CP 205 01, Boulevard du Triomphe, B 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Int J Mol Med 28:261-70. 2011Agelanthus dodoneifolius DC Danser (Loranthaceae) is used for the treatment of various diseases including asthma... - Cardiovascular activity of the n-butanol fraction of the methanol extract of Loranthus ferrugineus RoxbO Z Ameer
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Braz J Med Biol Res 43:186-94. 2010..F. Loranthaceae). By means of solvent-solvent extraction, L... - From the vasodilator and hypotensive effects of an extract fraction from Agelanthus dodoneifolius (DC) Danser (Loranthaceae) to the active compound dodoneineM Ouedraogo
Institut de Physiologie et Biologie Cellulaires, Universite de Poitiers, CNRS UMR 6187, 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau F 86022 Poitiers Cedex, France
J Ethnopharmacol 133:345-52. 2011.... - 1H and 13C assignments of two new triterpenes from Cladocolea grahamiMaria Yolanda Rios
Centro de Investigaciones Químicas de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av Universidad 1001, Chamilpa 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Magn Reson Chem 42:1066-8. 2004..1) and its hydrolysis product 3beta,7beta-dihydroxyolean-12-ene (2) and 3beta-sn-glyceroyl-(1''-palmitoxy)urs-12-ene (3), isolated from the aerial parts of Cladocolea grahami (Loranthaceae), are reported. - Immune stimulatory effects of Loranthi ramulus on macrophages through the increase of NO and TNF-alphaHye Young Shin
Department of Infection Biology, Zoonosis Research Center, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, South Korea
Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 31:370-6. 2009..In conclusion, our results demonstrate that LR can effectively promote the activation of macrophages, suggesting that LR may possess the potential to regulate immune responses... - Effect of Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh on female reproductive system in Wistar rats: a focus on antifertility efficacyShakti Prasad Pattanayak
Division of Pharmacology, Birla Institute of Technology BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, Pin, India
Contraception 80:314-20. 2009..f.) Ettingsh (Loranthaceae), on female reproductive system, fertility and safety, by oral administration to adult female Wistar rats. - A novel sesquiterpene acid and an alkaloid from leaves of the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus with potent immunostimulatory activity on C57BL6 mice splenocytes and CD69 moleculeEdwin Ogechukwu Omeje
Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Pharm Biol 49:1271-6. 2011The Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus Linn. (Loranthaceae), is used in the treatment of several diseases including immune-modifying diseases and thus there is a need to identify the immunoactive constituents. - Toxicological studies of two compounds isolated from Loranthus globosus RoxbRobiul Islam
Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
Pak J Biol Sci 10:2073-7. 2007..This preliminary study suggests that the isolated compounds may be used safely for clinical trial... - Oxytocic properties of the aqueous extract of Globimetula braunii (loranthaceae)Oboh Ie
Department of Pharmacognosy and Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
Pak J Pharm Sci 21:356-60. 2008..The oxytocic effects indicate the presence of active principle(s) which would explain the use of the leaves of Globimetula braunii to "hasten delivery" in traditional medicine practice... - Parasitic loranthus from Loranthaceae rather than Viscaceae potently inhibits fatty acid synthase and reduces body weight in miceYan Wang
College of Life Science, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 3908, Beijing, China
J Ethnopharmacol 118:473-8. 2008..However, the medicinal parasitic loranthus come from tens of plants of two families, the Loranthaceae and the Viscaceae... - [Study on cytotoxic activities on human leukemia cell line HL-60 by flavonoids extracts of Scurrula parasitica from four different host trees]Yi Jun Xiao
Fujian Institute of Hematology, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 33:427-32. 2008..To compare the anticancer effects of flavonoids extracts of Scurrula parasitica from different host trees in vitro... - [Polysaccharides from Scurrula parasitica L. inhibit sarcoma S180 growth in mice]Yijun Xiao
College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 35:381-4. 2010..It indicted that inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and promoting cancer cell apoptosis in vivo maybe one of the anti-cancer mechanisms of SP... - [Studies on chemical constituents of Taxillus sutchuenenisis]Jiang tao CHEN
Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210038, China
Zhong Yao Cai 30:1393-5. 2007..To study the chemical constituents of Taxillus sutchuenenisis (Lecomte) Danser... - Effect of methanolic extract of Dendrophthoe falcata stem on reproductive function of male albino ratsR S Gupta
Reproduction Physiology Section, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302 004, India
J Herb Pharmacother 7:1-13. 2007..of this study was to evaluate the antifertility and reproductive toxicity potential of Dendrophthoe falcata (Loranthaceae) in male Wistar rats. An oral 70% methanolic extract of stem of D... - Lysianadioic acid, a carboxypeptidase B inhibitor from Lysiana subfalcataMalcolm S Buchanan
Eskitis Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 18:1495-7. 2008..It is a potent inhibitor of CPB with an IC(50) of 0.36 microM. This is the first known example of a small molecule CPB inhibitor isolated from plant origin. Its structure was determined by NMR spectroscopy... - Structure elucidation of a dihydropyranone from Tapinanthus dodoneifoliusMaurice Ouedraogo
Institut de Physiologie et Biologie Cellulaires, Universite de Poitiers, CNRS UMR 6187, 40 Avenue du Recteur Pineau, F 86022, Poitiers Cedex, France
J Nat Prod 70:2006-9. 2007..The structure was determined from spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compound 1 (named dodoneine) showed a relaxing effect on preconstricted rat aortic rings (IC 50 of 81.4 +/- 0.9 microM)... - Pharmacological mechanisms underlying the vascular activities of Loranthus ferrugineus Roxb. in rat thoracic aortaOmar Z Ameer
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
J Ethnopharmacol 127:19-25. 2010..The present study was aimed to investigate the pharmacological basis for the use of Loranthus ferrugineus in hypertension... - Characterization of the possible mechanisms underlying the hypotensive and spasmogenic effects of Loranthus ferrugineus methanolic extractOmar Z Ameer
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden 11800 Penang, Malaysia
Am J Chin Med 37:991-1008. 2009..Moreover, LFME retains a considerable spasmogenic action due to its cholinergic properties. The hypotensive and spasmogenic effects of LFME justify its traditional uses... - Perianth evolution in the sandalwood order SantalalesLivia Wanntorp
Department of Phanerogamic Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Svante Arrhenius väg 7, P O Box 50007 SE 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Am J Bot 96:1361-71. 2009..We studied floral development in species of Loranthaceae, Santalaceae, Opiliaceae, and "Olacaceae" with scanning electron microscopy to clarify the origin and evolution .. - Quercetin inhibits a large panel of kinases implicated in cancer cell biologyRainatou Boly
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Int J Oncol 38:833-42. 2011..Quercetin could be an interesting chemical scaffold from which to generate novel derivatives possessing various types of anti-kinase activities... - In vitro pharmacodynamic profile of Loranthus ferrugineus: evidence for noncompetitive antagonism of norepinephrine-induced vascular contractionOmar Z Ameer
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
J Acupunct Meridian Stud 3:272-82. 2010..These findings add to the understanding of the cardiovascular mechanisms by which L. ferrugineus, a plant traditionally used for the management of hypertension, elicits its action... - Assessment of selected Yemeni medicinal plants for their in vitro antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant activitiesRamzi A A Mothana
Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pharm Biol 49:200-10. 2011..The role of natural products as a source for remedies has been recognized since the beginning of mankind. Nevertheless, a minority of folkloricly used medicinal plants have been evaluated for their pharmacological activities... - Population structure and phylogeography of the mistletoes Tristerix corymbosus and T. aphyllus (Loranthaceae) using chloroplast DNA sequence variationGuillermo C Amico
Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 6509 USA
Am J Bot 96:1571-80. 2009The mistletoe Tristerix corymbosus (Loranthaceae) is present in the temperate forest and Chilean matorral biomes of Chile and northwest Patagonia. The closely related cactus-specific species, T. aphyllus, occurs only in the matorral biome... 
Diuretic and natriuretic activity of two mistletoe species in ratsNamita Jadhav
Bioecology Laboratory, Department of Pharmacognosy, R C Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur 425 405, India
Pharmacognosy Res 2:50-7. 2010In different cultural groups, the hemiparasitic plants of the families Loranthaceae and Viscaceae (mistletoes) are frequently used in the treatment of hypertension and/or as diuretic agents...- Alkaloid presence and brine shrimp (Artemia salina) bioassay of medicinal species of eastern NicaraguaFelix G Coe
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269 3043 USA
Pharm Biol 48:439-45. 2010..Struthanthus cassythoides (Struthanthus cassythoides Millsp.(Loranthaceae)). (LC50 1574 microg/mL) and Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A. Rich... - In vitro cholinomimetic effect of Loranthus ferrugineus in isolated guinea pig ileumOmar Ziad Ameer
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2:288-93. 2009..ferrugineus is possibly mediated through a direct action on intestinal muscarinic receptors. It is suggested that the bioactive constituents of L. ferrugineus serve as a substrate for acetylcholinesterase... - Free radical scavenging activities and inhibition of inflammatory enzymes of phenolics isolated from Tripodanthus acutifoliusJosé R Soberón
Instituto de Estudios Vegetales Dr A R Sampietro, Facultad de Bioquimica, Quimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina
J Ethnopharmacol 130:329-33. 2010..Leaf extracts from Tripodanthus acutifolius (Ruiz and Pavón) Van Tieghem have long been used in Argentinean traditional medicine as anti-inflammatory, however, there is no scientific evidence which supports this use in the literature... - Chemical composition and in vitro antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Phthirusa adunca from Venezuelan AndesFlor D Mora
Department of Pharmacognosy and Organic Medicaments, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioanalisis, University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela 5101
Nat Prod Commun 6:1051-3. 2011..This is the first report on the composition and activity of the essential oil of this species... - Bioassay-guided isolation of neuroprotective compounds from Loranthus parasiticus against H₂O₂-induced oxidative damage in NG108-15 cellsDaniel Zin Hua Wong
Biomolecular Research Group, Biochemistry Program, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Ethnopharmacol 139:256-64. 2012A parasite plant, Loranthus parasiticus (Loranthaceae), which is generally known as benalu teh (in Malay), Sang Ji Sheng (in Chinese), and baso-kisei (in Japan) distributed in south and southwest part of China, has been used as a folk .. - Evaluation of the Possible Mechanisms of Antihypertensive Activity of Loranthus micranthus: An African MistletoeBamidele A Iwalokun
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, PMB 2013, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Biochem Res Int 2011:159439. 2011Loranthus micranthus (LM), also called African mistletoe is a major Nigerian Loranthaceae plant used traditionally to treat hypertension... - Purification and identification of antibacterial phenolics from Tripodanthus acutifolius leavesJ R Soberón
Cátedra de Fitoquímica, Instituto de Estudios Vegetales Dr A R Sampietro, Facultad de Bioquimica, Quimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Ayacucho, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina
J Appl Microbiol 108:1757-68. 2010..To perform an activity-guided purification, identification and quantification of antibacterial compounds from Tripodanthus acutifolius infusion. To validate the antibacterial activity of purified substances... - Mistletonone, a novel antioxidative diarylheptanoid from the branches and leaves of Viscum coloratumHui Yao
Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University Yi Xue Yuan Rd No 138, Shanghai 200032, PR China
Molecules 12:312-7. 2007..Nakai (Loranthaceae)... - Study of an Argentine mistletoe, the hemiparasite Ligaria cuneifolia (R. et P.) Tiegh. (Loranthaceae)T Fernandez
Cátedra de Inmunología IDEHU, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
J Ethnopharmacol 62:25-34. 1998..In addition, aqueous extracts increased nitric oxide production by murine macrophages. These results suggest that L. cuneifolia extracts exert an immunomodulatory effect on the mouse immune system... - Study on anti-diabetic activities of crude methanolic extracts of Loranthus micranthus (Linn.) sourced from five different host treesP O Osadebe
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
J Ethnopharmacol 95:133-8. 2004The hypoglycaemic and anti-hyperglycemic activities of dried leaves of Loranthus micranthus (Linn.) (Loranthaceae), parasitic on Persea americana, Baphia nitda, Kola acuminata, Pentaclethra macrophylla, Azadirchta indica, were evaluated .. - In vitro and in vivo antimalarial studies of Striga hermonthica and Tapinanthus sessilifolius extractsL C Okpako
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Quality Control, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, P.M.B 21, Abuja, Nigeria
Afr J Med Med Sci 33:73-5. 2004..0 % at a dose of 10 mg/kg weight of mice while normal saline was used as control. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the extracts indicated the presence ofsaponins, tannins, flavonoids, volatile oils and cardiac glycosides... - Occurrence of the lutein-epoxide cycle in mistletoes of the Loranthaceae and ViscaceaeShizue Matsubara
Research School of Biological Sciences, and School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Australian National University, GPO Box 475, ACT 2601 Canberra, Australia
Planta 217:868-79. 2003..In this study, the occurrence of the Lx cycle was investigated in the two major families of mistletoe, the Loranthaceae and the Viscaceae... - Antimicrobial and cytotoxic constituents of Loranthus globosusG Sadik
Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
Fitoterapia 74:308-11. 2003..Catechin, 3,4-dimethoxycinnamyl alcohol and 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamyl alcohol were isolated from the barks of Loranthus globosus. All compounds showed significant antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities... - Immunobiological features of the galactoside lectin L-Lc isolated from the Argentine mistletoe Ligaria cuneifoliaT Fernandez
Cátedra de Inmunologi a IDEHU CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
J Ethnopharmacol 85:81-92. 2003..In addition, 43.9+/-0.5% reduction in NO production by LPS-stimulated murine macrophages was found. Finally, survival rates of LB tumour-bearing mice treated or not with Lc extract or L-Lc failed to show significant differences... - Flavonols from Scurrula ferruginea Danser (Loranthaceae)Françoise Lohézic-Le Dévéhat
Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et de Mycologie, UPRES 2234, Rennes Cedex
Z Naturforsch C 57:1092-5. 2002..natural flavonols compounds have been isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of Scurrula ferruginea Danser (Loranthaceae). Besides quercetin and quercitrin, an unusual flavonol glycoside 4"-O-acetylquercitrin was isolated... - [Host plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from northwest and central Argentina]O R Di Iorio
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rev Biol Trop 44:149-58. 1997..Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Juglandaceae, Leguminosae sensu lato (Caesalpinaceae, Fabaceae, Mimosaceae), Loranthaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Sapindaceae, Solanaceae, Ulmaceae and Vitaceae... - Indonesian medicinal plants. XXIV. Stereochemical structure of perseitol x K+ complex isolated from the leaves of Scurrula fusca (Loranthaceae)Takashi Ishizu
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Hiroshima, Japan
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 50:489-92. 2002..and K+ ions in a molar ratio of 20:1 was isolated from the leaves of Scurrula fusca (Loranthaceae), which has been traditionally used for the treatment of cancer in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia... - Haustoria in action: case studies of nitrogen acquisition by woody xylem-tapping hemiparasites from their hostsJ S Pate
Botany Department, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia
Protoplasma 215:204-17. 2001..The review concludes by showing how empirically based modelling techniques can be used to estimate proportional gains of N by parasites from single hosts and repercussions on host growth which accompany such exploitation... - Cytotoxic activity of moronic acid and identification of the new triterpene 3,4-seco-olean-18-ene-3,28-dioic acid from Phoradendron reichenbachianumM Y Rios
Centro de Investigaciones Químicas de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Planta Med 67:443-6. 2001..acid (2), were isolated from the aerial parts of the medicinal plant Phoradendron reichenbachianum (mistletoe, Loranthaceae) through a bioassay-guided fractionation... - [The descriptions, microscopical and TLC identification of Scurrula parasitica L. var. graciliflora]Y Shi
Kanghong Pharmaceutical Limited Corporation, Chengdu 610041
Zhong Yao Cai 24:93-5. 2001..This paper reported the descriptions, microscopical characters and TLC of Scurrula parasitica L. var. graciliflora... - Snakebites and ethnobotany in the northwest region of Colombia. Part III: neutralization of the haemorrhagic effect of Bothrops atrox venomR Otero
Programa de Ofidismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, A A 1226, Medellin, Colombia
J Ethnopharmacol 73:233-41. 2000..leaves and branches of Bixa orellana (Bixaceae), Philodendron tripartitum (Araceae), Struthanthus orbicularis (Loranthaceae) and Gonzalagunia panamensis (Rubiaceae); the ripe fruits of Citrus limon (Rutaceae); leaves, branches and stem .. - Snakebites and ethnobotany in the northwest region of Colombia: Part II: neutralization of lethal and enzymatic effects of Bothrops atrox venomR Otero
Programa de Ofidismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, A A 1226, Medellin, Colombia
J Ethnopharmacol 71:505-11. 2000..of Dracontium croatii (Araceae); leaves and branches of Bixa orellana (Bixaceae) and Struthanthus orbicularis (Loranthaceae). When the extracts were independently administered per oral or i.p. route 60 min before an i.m... - [Effects of jiantai liquid on the expression of estrogen/progesterone receptors in embryo implantation dysfunction mice endometrium]Yan Juan Liu
Deparment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan 430030, China
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 30:373-6. 2005..To explore the mechanism of Jiantai liquid on the endometrium development of embryo implantation dysfunction mice... - Three new pentacyclic triterpenes and some flavonoids from the fruits of an Indian Ayurvedic plant Dendrophthoe falcata and their estrogen receptor binding activityUppuluri Venkata Mallavadhani
Traditional and Herbal Drugs Department, Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar 751 013, India
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 54:740-4. 2006..The triterpenes (1-9) are reported for the first time in the genus Dendrophthoe and assumes taxonomic significance... - Anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and antipyretic effects of extracts of Phrygilanthus acutifolius flowersA Daud
, , Chacabuco 461, , , Argentina
J Ethnopharmacol 108:198-203. 2006..Its effects on pyresis were also appreciable. It significantly reduced fever at doses greater than 200 mg/kg within 2 h on yeast-induced hyperthermia in rats... - Effects of oral administration of some herbal extracts on food consumption and blood glucose levels in normal and streptozotocin-treated diabetic ratsC T Musabayane
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 28:223-8. 2006..These findings merit long-term investigation... - Biologically active endophytic streptomycetes from Nothofagus spp. and other plants in PatagoniaUvidello F Castillo
Department of Plant Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
Microb Ecol 53:12-9. 2007..diffusum (Compositae) is identical, in all respects, to isolate C-4 obtained from Misodendrum punctulatum (Loranthaceae)... - Effect of the vehicle polyvinylpyrolidone and the Methanolic Fraction of Ligaria cuneifolia (Argentine Mistletoe) extract on hemorheological properties and biliary secretion in ratsMariana Ferrero
Departamento de Fisiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 36:95-104. 2007Ligaria cuneifolia (R et P) Tiegh. (Loranthaceae) (Lc) aqueous extract-treated rats by via intraperitoneal (i.p.) show increased blood viscosity and decreased plasma cholesterol (Chol) levels... - Hypoglycaemic and hypotensive effects of Globimetula cupulata (DC) Van Tieghem (Loranthaceae) aqueous leaf extract in ratsJ A O Ojewole
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
Cardiovasc J S Afr 18:9-15. 2007..micranthus Linn, Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (DC) Danser and Globimetula cupulata (DC) Van Tieghem (family: Loranthaceae), are used traditionally in Nigerian folk medicine to manage, control and/or treat a plethora of human ailments,.. - Antibacterial activity of plant extracts from northwestern ArgentinaJ R Soberón
Cátedra de Fitoquímica, Instituto de Estudios Vegetales Dr A R Sampietro, Facultad de Bioquimica, Química y Farmacia Universidad Nacional de Tucumán Ayacucho 471 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
J Appl Microbiol 102:1450-61. 2007..To compare the mentioned activities with those of five commercial antibiotics. To identify the compounds responsible for the antibacterial activity... - Parasites boost productivity: effects of mistletoe on litterfall dynamics in a temperate Australian forestWendy A March
Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia
Oecologia 154:339-47. 2007..These findings represent novel mechanisms underlying the role of mistletoes as keystone resources and provide further evidence of the importance of parasites in affecting trophic dynamics... - Potent inhibition of fatty acid synthase by parasitic loranthus [Taxillus chinensis (dc.) danser] and its constituent avicularinYan Wang
Department of Biology, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 21:87-93. 2006..In addition, we have found that avicularin existing in this herb can potently inhibit FAS. This glycosylated flavonoid and quercetin play an effective role in inhibiting FAS by parasitic loranthus... - Gene transfer from a parasitic flowering plant to a fernCharles C Davis
Harvard University Herbaria, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Proc Biol Sci 272:2237-42. 2005..virginianum was acquired by horizontal gene transfer (HGT), perhaps from root-parasitic Loranthaceae. These transgenes are restricted to B. virginianum and occur across the range of the species... - Wound healing, anti-microbial and antioxidant potential of Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) EttingshS P Pattanayak
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, India
J Ethnopharmacol 120:241-7. 2008Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) Ettingsh (Loranthaceae) of the order Santalales, is used ethnomedicinally for treating ulcers, asthma, impotence, paralysis, skin diseases, and wounds... - Ligaria cuneifolia flavonoid fractions modulate cell growth of normal lymphocytes and tumor cells as well as multidrug resistant cellsPaula Cerdá Zolezzi
Catedra de Inmunologia, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas CONICET, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina
Immunobiology 209:737-49. 2005..Previously, we demonstrated that Ligaria cuneifolia (R et P) Tiegh. (Loranthaceae) extracts inhibit proliferation of murine mitogen-activated lymphocytes as well as murine T leukaemia (LB) and .. - Antimicrobial activity of Loranthus micranthus harvested from kola nut treeP O Osadebe
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Fitoterapia 77:54-6. 2006..Only the petroleum ether extract showed antifungal activity. The methanol extract showed the best antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis... - [Isolation and structure identification of chemical constituents from Viscum liquidambaricolum]Yan Jun Yang
Guangdong Institute of Materia Medica, Guangzhou 510440, China
Yao Xue Xue Bao 40:351-4. 2005..To study the chemical constituents of Viscum liquidambaricolum Hayata... - Indonesian tea mistletoe (Scurrula oortiana) stem extract increases tumour cell sensitivity to tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha)Retno Murwani
Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Faculty of Animal Agriculture, Center for Traditional Food Studies, Research Institute, Diponegoro University, Kampus Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
Phytother Res 17:407-9. 2003..This study showed for the fi rst time that water extracts of S. oortiana were significantly cytotoxic to the WEHI-164 tumour cell line and increased tumour cell sensitivity to TNFalpha mediated lysis... - Bioproduction of bile acids and the glycine conjugates by Penicillium fungusKazuyoshi Ohashi
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 729 0292, Japan
J Nat Med 62:83-6. 2008It has been found that the Penicillium endophytic filamentous fungus with the young stems of Scurrula atroprupurea (Loranthaceae) produces cholic acid, deoxycholic acid and the glycine conjugates. - Effect of Ligaria cuneifolia catechin- and quercetin-enriched fractions on hemorheology and plasma cholesterolAlicia Dominighini
Departamento de Fisiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 44:217-25. 2010..Opposite results were observed in rigidity index with CLc and QLc. In vitro studies showed an interaction of both CLc and QLc with the erythrocyte membrane, which induced changes in the erythrocyte shape from discocyte to stomatocyte... - Comparative acute toxicities and immunomodulatory potentials of five Eastern Nigeria mistletoesPatience Ogoamaka Osadebe
Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, 410001 Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
J Ethnopharmacol 126:287-93. 2009..have been used as immunostimulant for the management of certain diseases with high profile immune depleting potentials. This practice has remained till date without scientific validation... - Hemorrheologic changes induced by aqueous extract of Ligaria cuneifolia: treatment by two different administration routesAlicia Dominighini
, , Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 31:113-21. 2004Ligaria cuneifolia (R. et P.) Tiegh. (Loranthaceae) (Argentine mistletoe) is usually used in local folk medicine... - Evaluation of contraceptive activity of methanol extract of Dendrophthoe falcata stem in male albino ratsR S Gupta
Reproductive Physiology Section, Center of Advanced Studies, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India
J Ethnopharmacol 112:215-8. 2007..undertaken to evaluate the contraceptive efficacy of methanol extract of Dendrophthoe falcata Ettingsh (family-Loranthaceae), stem in male albino rats as reported in folk remedies... - Isolation of flavonol rhamnosides from Loranthus tanakae and cytotoxic effect of them on human tumor cell linesYoung Kyoon Kim
College of Forest Science, Kookmin University, Seoul 136 702, Korea
Arch Pharm Res 27:44-7. 2004Loranthus tanakae Fr. et Sav. (Loranthaceae) is a species of mistletoe, a semiparasitic plant growing on the branches of Quercus and Betula species as host trees... - [Is there any point to eradicate Phragmanthera capitata parasitizing African rubber trees?]Nestor Laurier Engone Obiang
Laboratoire de Parasitologie Végétale, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, place Jussieu, case courrier 155, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
C R Biol 329:185-95. 2006The effect of Phragmanthera capitata (Sprengel) Balle, an epiphytic Loranthaceae, on latex production of three clones of rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis (Müll. Arg.), was studied in the industrial plantation of Mitzic, in Gabon...