Silk fibroin and Nettle extract promote wound healing in a rat model: A histological and morphometrical study
CONCLUSION: Nettle and SF maintain cell homeostasis and accelerate wound closure by reducing cell apoptosis and enhancing cell proliferation on the seventh day, but by increasing the apoptosis of fibroblast cells on the fourteenth day, they lead to remodeling and keratinocytes migration to epidermis formation. Increased apoptosis also seems to be one of the pathophysiological mechanisms to prevent the formation of keloid and hypertrophic scar tissue. SF and Nettle extract, by increasing cell proliferation and migration of different cell types to the site of injury, control the remodeling process by inducing and regulating ...
Source: Acta Histochemica - August 2, 2022 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hamid-Reza Alizadeh-Otaghvar Fatemeh Moradi Nader Sadigh Amir Raoofi Shahram Darabi Auob Rustamzadeh Tayyeb Ghadimi Mohammad Jafar Rezaie Elham Seidkhani Reza Ahadi Ronak Shabani Amin Mousavi-Khaneghah Sona Zare Source Type: research
Medicinal Plants Used Traditionally for Skin Related Problems in the South Balkan and East Mediterranean Region —A Review
A review research was conducted to provide an overview of the ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants and traditional medical practices for the treatment of skin disorders in Albania, Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey. The geographical and ecological characteristics of the Balkan Peninsula and Mediterranean Sea, along with the historical connection among those countries, gave rise to the development of a distinct flora and to the uses of common medicinal plants against various skin ailments, respectively. The review focuses on the detailed study of 128 ethnobotanical surveys conducted in these areas and the species used for ...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - July 5, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Determination of fluoride content in teas and herbal products popular in Poland
ConclusionsThe rank with respect to the fluoride concentration in an infusion is as follows: black tea > green tea > earl grey > pu-erh > white tea>>>rooibos, yerba mate, herbal products. Increasing of brewing time results in an increased fluoride content, but the overall content of fluoride in the analyzed infusions of teas and herbs was not high enough to cause a risk of fluorosis, even if left to brew up to 15 min. (Source: Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering)
Source: Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering - June 30, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 4242: Variation in the Content of Bioactive Compounds in Infusions Prepared from Different Parts of Wild Polish Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica L.)
Jeszka
Nettle is a common plant that offers many health benefits and is grown all over the world. The content of active compounds in roots, stems, and leaves was determined based on the extraction procedure optimized using the Central Composite Design. Flavonols, phenolic acids, trigonelline, nicotinamide, nicotinic acids, and short-chain organic acids were determined with the use of LC–MS/MS and capillary isotachophoresis. Trigonelline, which was not previously reported in the roots and stems of nettle, was found in all parts of the plant and considerable variations in its content were observed (2.8&...
Source: Molecules - June 30, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron Agnieszka Zgo ła-Grześkowiak Robert Frankowski Tomasz Grze śkowiak Anna Maria Jeszka Tags: Article Source Type: research
Resistance training and Urtica dioica increase neurotrophin levels and improve cognitive function by increasing age in the hippocampus of rats
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that increasing age decreases hippocampal NGF, BDNF, and GAP-43 levels and impairs cognition, which may be reversed by regular RT and Ud extract.PMID:35738179 | DOI:10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113306 (Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie)
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - June 23, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Masoud Rahmati Maryam Keshvari Wenqing Xie Guang Yang Hongfu Jin Hengzhen Li Farzaneh Chehelcheraghi Yusheng Li Source Type: research
Resistance training and Urtica dioica increase neurotrophin levels and improve cognitive function by increasing age in the hippocampus of rats
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that increasing age decreases hippocampal NGF, BDNF, and GAP-43 levels and impairs cognition, which may be reversed by regular RT and Ud extract.PMID:35738179 | DOI:10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113306 (Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie)
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - June 23, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Masoud Rahmati Maryam Keshvari Wenqing Xie Guang Yang Hongfu Jin Hengzhen Li Farzaneh Chehelcheraghi Yusheng Li Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 3912: Determining the Parameters of the Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.) Hydrolate Distillation Process
ka
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) is a common perennial herb well known for its therapeutic, cosmetic and food use. Despite the popularity of nettle hydrolate, there is currently no literature describing its composition; likewise, there is still a lack of research describing in detail the parameters of hydrolates in general. U. dioica hydrolate fractions were obtained by industrial steam distillation of fresh herb. Total stinging nettle hydrolate was prepared by mixing an equal volume of each fraction. The volatiles were isolated from hydrolate samples by liquid–liquid extraction with diethyl ether, a...
Source: Molecules - June 18, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Agnieszka Krajewska Katarzyna Mietli ńska Tags: Article Source Type: research
Public perceptions of the effectiveness of income provision on reducing psychological distress
Emma Bridger, Daniel Nettle
Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this paper is to understand public perceptions of the role of income for improving mental health, since public perceptions shape political decision-making. Socioeconomic determinants such as poverty cause a great deal of mental ill-health, yet it is not clear whether the general public believes this to be true. Lay understandings of health often overemphasize the roles of individual habits and medical treatments and underappreciate the importance of socioeconomic determinant...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emma Bridger
Daniel Nettle Source Type: research
Effectiveness and Safety of Ayurvedic Medicines in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusion: The current evidence suggests the benefit of a range of Ayurvedic medicines in improving glycemic control in T2DM patients. Given the limitations of the available evidence and to strengthen the evidence base, high-quality RCTs should be conducted and reported. (Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology)
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - June 8, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Cognition and Society: Prolegomenon to a Dialog
Cogn Sci. 2022 Jun;46(6):e13162. doi: 10.1111/cogs.13162.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35661401 | DOI:10.1111/cogs.13162 (Source: Cognitive Science)
Source: Cognitive Science - June 6, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Thom Scott-Phillips Daniel Nettle Source Type: research
Cognition and Society: Prolegomenon to a Dialog
Cogn Sci. 2022 Jun;46(6):e13162. doi: 10.1111/cogs.13162.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35661401 | DOI:10.1111/cogs.13162 (Source: Cognitive Science)
Source: Cognitive Science - June 6, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Thom Scott-Phillips Daniel Nettle Source Type: research
Grasping the nettle of danger: a commentary on how people perceive their health risks, impacting on their health behaviours
CONCLUSIONS: The core dimensions of risk perception are how a person perceives the likelihood and severity of an adverse outcome in the face of a threat. The two fundamental modes of how a threat is perceived are a rapid, intuitive, affective response followed by a slower, deliberate, cognitive appraisal. Risk perception regarding health threats is influenced by: level of trust in the information source; immediacy; voluntariness; perceived consequences of the threat; an affective response of fear, especially a feeling of dread; familiarity with the threat, including past exposure; and factual knowledge of the threat. Perce...
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paul A Maguire Jeffrey Cl Looi Source Type: research
Grasping the nettle of danger: a commentary on how people perceive their health risks, impacting on their health behaviours
CONCLUSIONS: The core dimensions of risk perception are how a person perceives the likelihood and severity of an adverse outcome in the face of a threat. The two fundamental modes of how a threat is perceived are a rapid, intuitive, affective response followed by a slower, deliberate, cognitive appraisal. Risk perception regarding health threats is influenced by: level of trust in the information source; immediacy; voluntariness; perceived consequences of the threat; an affective response of fear, especially a feeling of dread; familiarity with the threat, including past exposure; and factual knowledge of the threat. Perce...
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paul A Maguire Jeffrey Cl Looi Source Type: research
Grasping the nettle of danger: a commentary on how people perceive their health risks, impacting on their health behaviours
CONCLUSIONS: The core dimensions of risk perception are how a person perceives the likelihood and severity of an adverse outcome in the face of a threat. The two fundamental modes of how a threat is perceived are a rapid, intuitive, affective response followed by a slower, deliberate, cognitive appraisal. Risk perception regarding health threats is influenced by: level of trust in the information source; immediacy; voluntariness; perceived consequences of the threat; an affective response of fear, especially a feeling of dread; familiarity with the threat, including past exposure; and factual knowledge of the threat. Perce...
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paul A Maguire Jeffrey Cl Looi Source Type: research
Exotic medicinal plants used in Brazil with diuretic properties: a review
Chem Biodivers. 2022 May 11. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202200258. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSeveral exotic plants (non-native) are used in Brazilian traditional medicine and are known worldwide for their possible diuretic actions. Among the wide variety of plants, standing out Achillea millefolium L., Camellia sinensis L. Kuntze, Crocus sativus L., Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn., Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) A.W. Hill, Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber, and Urtica dioica L., whose effects have already been the subject of some scientific study. In addition, we also discussed other exotic species in Brazil used popularly, but that stil...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - May 11, 2022 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Luisa Nath ália Bolda Mariano Thaise Boeing Rita de C ássia Vilhena da Silva Luisa Mota da Silva Arquimedes Gasparotto-J únior Valdir Cechinel-Filho Priscila de Souza Source Type: research
