Review Paper | 04-December-2013
and Discussion. A literature review was conducted using PubMed from 1963 to October 2013 relating effects of flavonoids on experimentally-induced seizures in rodents. Articles chosen for references were queried with the following prompts: “flavonoids and epilepsy”, “flavonoids and seizures”, “plant polyphenols and epilepsy”, and “plant polyphenols and seizures”. Out of 84 reports 32 pharmacological studies with chemically well-defined flavonoids and
Władysław Lasoń,
Monika Leśkiewicz
Journal of Epileptology, Volume 21 , ISSUE 2, 79–87
Research paper | 06-February-2018
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, affecting about 240 people a day in South Africa and leaving survivors with residual disabilities. At the moment, there is no clinically approved neuroprotective product for stroke but the consumption of plant polyphenols has been suggested to offer some protection against stroke. In this study, we investigated the effects of long-term consumption of fermented rooibos herbal tea (FRHT) on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced brain injury in
Olusiji Akinrinmade,
Sylvester Omoruyi,
Daneel Dietrich,
Okobi Ekpo
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis, Volume 77 , ISSUE 1, 94–105