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Ther Drug Monit ; 45(1): 35-44, 2023 02 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36624575

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BACKGROUND: The general population widely uses herbal medicines, as they are regarded as effective and safe. St. John's wort, which is an effective herbal antidepressant, exhibits both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions with several drugs. The aim of this review was to highlight the clinically significant interactions of St. John's wort with drugs that require to be monitored to assess their therapeutic effect. METHODS: Published literature was searched using electronic databases, such as MEDLINE, PubMed, and Elsevier ScienceDirect using terms such as "herbal medicine," "herbal toxicity," "legislation herbal medicine," "drug-herb interactions," "St. John's wort," and "St. John's wort-drug interactions." Searches were limited to the English language, and there was no restriction on the date of publication. RESULTS: St. John's wort exhibits a number of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions with drugs. The most dangerous interactions occurred when used concurrently with the immunosuppressants, cyclosporine, and tacrolimus (treatment failure or organ rejection) or warfarin (treatment failure resulting in thromboembolic events) or antiretroviral agents (treatment failure and the emergence of new viral variants that are resistant to conventional drugs). CONCLUSIONS: Patients should consult their health care providers before consuming herbal supplements, especially St. John's wort, to avoid potentially dangerous drug-herb interactions.


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Hypericum , Prescription Drugs , Humans , Drug Monitoring , Immunosuppressive Agents , Anti-Retroviral Agents , Drug Interactions , Plant Extracts , Herb-Drug Interactions
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Planta Med ; 83(18): 1397-1404, 2017 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28770552

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Terminalia sericea is a plant that has been used amongst others medicinally to treat wounds. The aim of this study was to assess the in vitro wound healing ability of T. sericea. Hot water, methanol, ethyl acetate, and hexane extracts were prepared. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-TOF-MS) were used to determine the phytochemical classes and genus specific compounds present in the plant. Cytotoxicity was assessed in the SC-1 fibroblast and EA.hy926 endothelial hybrid cell lines using the sulforhodamine B assay. The effect of the extracts on cellular migration in both cell lines was assessed using the scratch assay. The major phytochemical classes detected in the extracts using TLC were alkaloids, coumarins, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolics, saponins, sterols, and terpenoids. The genus-specific compounds punicalagin, sericoside, anolignan B, and arjunic acid were identified in the extracts by means of UPLC-QTOF-MS. Cytotoxicity was not observed after 24 h of exposure and a generally low cytotoxic trend was noted after 72 h. A significant (p < 0.05) enhancement of cell migration in both cell lines was noted in the scratch assay. The wound healing ability of T. sericea is mainly attributed to the migratory and proliferative activity of the extracts responsible for the acceleration of wound closure. Isolation and individualized testing of the active compounds is warranted.


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Cell Movement/drug effects , Phytochemicals/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Terminalia/chemistry , Wound Healing/drug effects , Alkaloids/chemistry , Alkaloids/isolation & purification , Alkaloids/pharmacology , Cell Line , Coumarins/chemistry , Coumarins/isolation & purification , Coumarins/pharmacology , Endothelial Cells/drug effects , Fibroblasts/drug effects , Flavonoids/chemistry , Flavonoids/isolation & purification , Flavonoids/pharmacology , Glycosides/chemistry , Glycosides/isolation & purification , Glycosides/pharmacology , Humans , Phytochemicals/chemistry , Phytochemicals/isolation & purification , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Plant Roots/chemistry , Terpenes/chemistry , Terpenes/isolation & purification , Terpenes/pharmacology
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