AMURI PARÁSFA (Phellodendron amurense)
Az amuri parásfa a Rutaceae nemzetséghez tartozik. Koreában, Észak-Kínában (Amur folyó, Szibéria közelében) és Japánban őshonos. A növény származékai a gyulladás, a fájdalom és az ekcéma enyhítésére használatosak. A modern tudomány gyulladásgátló (1, 2, 3) és antimikrobiális hatását (4, 5, 6) bizonyította.
Referenciák:
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2. Park YK, Chung YS, Kim YS, Kwon OY, Joh TH. Inhibition of gene expression and production of iNOS and TNF-alpha in LPS-stimulated microglia by methanol extract of Phellodendri cortex. Int Immunopharmacol. 2007 Jul;7(7):955-62.
3. Xian YF, Mao QQ, Ip SP, Lin ZX, Che CT. Comparison on the anti-inflammatory effect of Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis and Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis in 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate-induced ear edema in mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Oct 11;137(3):1425-30.
4. Quan H,et al. Potent in vitro synergism of fluconazole and berberine chloride against clinical isolates of Candida albicans resistant to fluconazole.
5. Yu HH, et al., Antimicrobial activity of berberine alone and in combination with ampicillin or oxacillin against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Med Food. 2005;8(4):454-61.
6. Park KS, Kang KC, Kim JH, Adams DJ, Johng TN, Paik YK. Differential inhibitory effects of protoberberines on sterol and chitin biosyntheses in Candida albicans. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1999 May;43(5):667-74.
