eremophila sturtii/消炎（药

BACKGROUND Eremophila longifolia is one of the most respected of the traditional medicines used by Australian Aboriginal people. Customary use involves smoldering the leaves over hot embers of a fire to produce an acrid smoke, believed to have therapeutic effects broadly consistent with

Twenty-eight extracts from 17 species of Australian native plants traditionally used as general anti-inflammatory medicines by Australian Aboriginal people were examined for inhibition of the enzyme xanthine oxidase (XO). The extracts from nine species were found to have more than 25% inhibition at

OBJECTIVE Eremophila (Scrophulariaceae) is an endemic Australian genus with 214 species, which is commonly known as Fuchsia bush, Emu bush or Poverty bush. Plants of this genus played an important role for the Australian Aborigines who used them widely for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Many