Rubia cordifolia


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Related to Rubia cordifolia: Tinospora cordifolia

Indian madder

Chinese medicine
A perennial that is haemostatic, purifies blood and increases cardiovascular tone; it is used for amenorrhoea, postpartum uterine bleeding, internal haemorrhage, hepatitis, liver toxicity, kidney stones, and cancer.

Rubia cordifolia,

n See Indian madder.
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Mollugin, a major bioactive component of Rubia cordifolia (Lu et al.
Reversal of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance is induced by mollugin in MCF-7/adriamycin cells
During our field studies, we have noticed the following herbal remedies being used in the treatment of skin diseases and related inflammatory diseases: Rubia cordifolia (Majistha, Rubiaceae) roots, Sphaeranthus indicus Linn.
Rubia cordifolia and Curcuma longa showed a moderate inhibitory activity on production of TNF-[alpha], while these extracts had low activity against IL-8 production.
On comparing the result using the one-way ANOVA test, Rubia cordifolia (26 [+ or -] 4.
acnes culture supernatant-mediated production of ROS from PMNL and it was found that Rubia cordifolia, Curcuma longa, Hemidesmus indicusi and Azadirachta indica caused significant suppression.
Inhibition of Propionibacterium acnes-induced mediators of inflammation by Indian herbs

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