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Contents Preface Index 1. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PLANTS General Concept Inhibitors of Phospholipase A2 Medicinal Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia indica L. Aristolochia kaempferi Willd. Aristolochia recurvilabra Hance Thottea grandiflora Rottb. Medicinal Myristicaceae Horsfieldia amygdalinia (Wall.) Warb. Horsfieldia valida (Miq.) Warb. Medicinal Caprifoliaceae Lonicera japonica Thunb. Sambucus javanica Reinw. ex Bl. Weigela floribunda (Sieb. & Zucc.) K. Koch. Medicinal Asteraceae Cirsium japonicum DC Crossotephium chinense L. Inhibitors of Cyclooxygenase Medicinal Apocynaceae Trachelospermum asiaticum (Sieb. & Zucc.) Nak. Medicinal Clusiaceae Garcinia atroviridis Griff. Medicinal Asteraceae Chrysanthemum sinense Sab. Medicinal Polygonaceae Polygonum amphibium L. Medicinal Lamiaceae Ocimum basilicum L. Glechoma brevituba Kuprian. Inhibitors of Lipoxygenases Medicinal Myrsinaceae Ardisia villosa Roxb. Medicinal Clusiaceae Hypericum erectum Thunb. Medicinal Asteraceae Medicinal Apiaceae Bupleurum chinense DC Inhibitors of Elastase Medicinal Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis L. Sigesbeckia glabrescens Mak Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) B.L. Robinson Medicinal Droseraceae Drosera rotundifolia L. Inhibitors of Nitric Oxide Synthetase Medicinal Asteraceae Inula chinensis Rupr. ex Maxim. Carpesium divaricatum Sieb. et Zucc Medicinal Lauraceae Neolitsea zeylanica Nees (Merr.) Tetradenia Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. Litsea odorifera Val. Medicinal Solanaceae Physalis alkekengi L. Conclusion and Future Prospects References 2. PLANTS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM General Concept Plants Affecting the Serotoninergic Neurotransmission Medicinal Annonaceae Fissistigma lanuginosum (Hook.f. & Thoms.) Merr. Cyathostemma micranthum (A. DC.) J. Sinclair. Medicinal Myristicaceae Horsfieldia glabra (Bl.) Warb. Medicinal Convolvulaceae Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker-Gawl. Ipomoea digitata L. Ipomoea indica Merr. Medicinal Apocynaceae Ervatamia pandacaqui (Poir.) Pichon Ervatamia corymbosa (Roxb.) King & Gamble Medicinal Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris L. Medicinal Polygalaceae Polygala tenuifolia Polygala japonica Houtt. Polygala glomerata Lour. Medicinal Rubiaceae Psychotria adenophylla Wall. Rubia cordifolia L. Uncaria rhynchophylla Miq. Plants Affecting the GABAergic Neurotransmission Medicinal Valerianaceae Nardostachys chinensis L. Nardostachys jatamansi DC. Patrinia scabiosaefolia Link Medicinal lamiaceae Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Leonotis nepetifolia R.Br Medicinal Asteraceae Artemisia stelleriana Bess. Medicinal Orchidaceae Gastrodia elata Bl. Acriopsis javanica Reinw. Bulbophyllum vaginatum Reich. f. Calanthe triplicata (Villem.) Ames Calanthe vestita Lindl. Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. Plants Interfering With the Glycinergic System Medicinal Loganiaceae Strychnos ignatii Berg. Strychnos minor Dennst. Strychnos axillaris Colebr. Medicinal Apocynaceae Plants Affecting the Dopaminergic Neurotransmission Medicinal Araliaceae Acanthopanax gracilistylus W. W. Sm. Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Merr. Acanthopanax ricinifolius Seeman Medicinal Verbenaceae Vitex negundo L. Vitex trifolia L. Vitex quinata (Lour.) F.N. Will. Vitex vestita Wallich ex Schauer Medicinal Sapindaceae Erioglossum rubiginosum (Roxb.) Bl. Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. Medicinal Celastraceae Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f Medicinal Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis L. Cryptocarya griffithiana Wight Medicinal Ranunculaceae Aconitum fischeri Reichb Coptis teeta Wall. Cimicifuga foetida L. Medicinal Menispermaceae Stephania cepharantha Hayata Conclusion and Future Prospect References 3. PLANTS FOR CHEMOTHERAPY OF NEOPLASTIC DISEASES General Concept Topoisomerase Inhibitors Medicinal Annonaceae Artabotrys suaveolens Bl. Fissistigma fulgens (Hk. f. et Th.) Merr. Friesodielsia latifolia Hk. f. et Th. Medicinal Lauraceae Persea thunbergii (Sieb. & Zucc.) Kosterm. Lindera tzumu Hemsl. Cassytha filiformis L. Medicinal Hernandiaceae Illigera luzonensis L. Medicinal Ebenaceae Diospyros sumatrana Miq. Diospyros toposioides King & Gamble Medicinal Rubiaceae Prismatomeris albiflora Thaw, non King Knoxia valerianoide Thorel Damnacanthus indicus Gaertn. Neonauclea pallida (Reinw. ex Havil.) Bakh f. Morinda officinalis How Medicinal Rutaceae Zanthoxylum ailanthoides Sieb. & Zucc. Zanthoxylum bungei Planch. Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DC. Zanthoxylum schinifolium Zieb. & Zucc. Medicinal Euphorbiaceae Alchornea villosa (Benth.) Muell. - Arg. Alchornea rugosa (Lour.) Muell. Arg Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels Macaranga triloba (Reinw.) Muell.-Arg. Medicinal Hamamelidaceae Altingia excelsa Noronha Medicinal Lamiaceae Salvia plebeia R.Br. Salvia japonica Thunb. Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge Apoptosis Medicinal Annonaceae Goniothalamus species Pseudouvaria setosa (King) J. Sinclair Medicinal Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis Kunth Blumea riparia (Bl.) DC. Spilanthes paniculata Wall. ex DC Lactuca indica L. Summary and Future Prospects References Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Materia medica, Vegetable -- Asia.
Ethnopharmacology -- Asia.
Materia medica, Vegetable -- Pacific Area.
Ethnopharmacology -- Pacific Area.