Standard Herbal Extract

Lichen Usnea Extract Safety Tips

Handling of Lichen Usnea Extract should only be performed by personnel trained and familiar with handling potent active pharmaceutical ingredients. Moderate to severe irritant to the skin and eyes.

References

• 1. Anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) extract in rats: Influence of administration and gender.
  Taiwo AE, Leite FB, Lucena GM, Barros M, Silveira D, Silva MV, Ferreira VM.Indian J Pharmacol. 2012 Mar;44(2):189-92. doi: 10.4103/0253-7613.93846.
• 2. The effect of supplementation of clove and agrimony or clove and lemon balm on growth performance, antioxidant status, and selected indices of lipid profile of broiler chickens.
  Petrovic V, Marcincak S, Popelka P, Simkova J, Martonova M, Buleca J, Marcincakova D, Tuckova M, Molnar L, Kovac G.J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2012 Dec;96(6):970-977. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01207.x. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
• 3. Evaluation of the genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential of Melissa officinalis in mice.
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• 5. Effects of Melissa officinalis L. (lemon balm) extract on neurogenesis associated with serum corticosterone and GABA in the mouse dentate gyrus.
  Yoo DY, Choi JH, Kim W, Yoo KY, Lee CH, Yoon YS, Won MH, Hwang IK.Neurochem Res. 2011 Feb;36(2):250-7. doi: 10.1007/s11064-010-0312-2. Epub 2010 Nov 13.
• 6. Phenolic composition and antioxidant properties of some traditionally used medicinal plants affected by the extraction time and hydrolysis.
  Komes D, Belš?ak-Cvitanovi? A, Hor?i? D, Rusak G, Liki? S, Berendika M.Phytochem Anal. 2011 Mar-Apr;22(2):172-80. doi: 10.1002/pca.1264. Epub 2010 Sep 16.
• 7. Effect of lyophilized water extracts of Melissa officinalis on the stability of algae and linseed oil-in-water emulsion to be used as a functional ingredient in meat products.
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• 8. Mechanisms involved in the antinociception caused by ethanolic extract obtained from the leaves of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) in mice.
  Guginski G, Luiz AP, Silva MD, Massaro M, Martins DF, Chaves J, Mattos RW, Silveira D, Ferreira VM, Calixto JB, Santos AR.Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2009 Jul;93(1):10-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.03.014. Epub 2009 Apr 7.
• 9. Antimicrobial activity of plant essential oils using food model media: efficacy, synergistic potential and interactions with food components.
  Gutierrez J, Barry-Ryan C, Bourke P.Food Microbiol. 2009 Apr;26(2):142-50. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2008.10.008. Epub 2008 Nov 1.
• 10. Bioassay-guided fractionation of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) using an in vitro measure of GABA transaminase activity.
  Awad R, Muhammad A, Durst T, Trudeau VL, Arnason JT.Phytother Res. 2009 Aug;23(8):1075-81. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2712.
• 11. Impact of ethanolic lamiaceae extracts on herpesvirus infectivity in cell culture.
  Reichling J, Nolkemper S, Stintzing FC, Schnitzler P.Forsch Komplementmed. 2008 Dec;15(6):313-20. doi: 10.1159/000164690. Epub 2008 Nov 3.
• 12. Inhibitory activity of Melissa officinalis L. extract on Herpes simplex virus type 2 replication.
  Mazzanti G, Battinelli L, Pompeo C, Serrilli AM, Rossi R, Sauzullo I, Mengoni F, Vullo V.Nat Prod Res. 2008;22(16):1433-40. doi: 10.1080/14786410802075939.
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• 15. Aqueous extracts from peppermint, sage and lemon balm leaves display potent anti-HIV-1 activity by increasing the virion density.
  Geuenich S, Goffinet C, Venzke S, Nolkemper S, Baumann I, Plinkert P, Reichling J, Keppler OT.Retrovirology. 2008 Mar 20;5:27. doi: 10.1186/1742-4690-5-27.
• 16. Effects of traditionally used anxiolytic botanicals on enzymes of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system.
  Awad R, Levac D, Cybulska P, Merali Z, Trudeau VL, Arnason JT.Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2007 Sep;85(9):933-42.
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  Melzig MF, Funke I.Wien Med Wochenschr. 2007;157(13-14):320-4. Review. German.
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  Kennedy DO, Scholey AB.Curr Pharm Des. 2006;12(35):4613-23.
• 19. Radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory properties of STW 5 (Iberogast) and its components.
  Schempp H, Weiser D, Kelber O, Elstner EF.Phytomedicine. 2006;13 Suppl 5:36-44. Epub 2006 Jun 13.
• 20. Attenuation of laboratory-induced stress in humans after acute administration of Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm).
  Kennedy DO, Little W, Scholey AB.Psychosom Med. 2004 Jul-Aug;66(4):607-13.

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