Journal of Traditional Medicines Vol,25,No.3,2008

CONTENTS

Regular Article

Studies of Ephedra Plants in Asia. Part 4.¹⁾ Morphological differences between Ephedra sinica Stapf and E. intermedia Schrenk et C.A.Meyer, and the botanical origin of Ma-huang produced in Qinghai Province

Naoko FUSHIMI, Lili WANG, Shunsuke EBISUI, Shaoqing CAI and
Masayuki MIKAGE………………………………………………………………………61

Relationship between serum aconitines level and clinical features of aconite poisoning

Katsutoshi TERUI, Yuji FUJITA, Masao TAKEI, Hidehiko AOKI,
Shigeatsu ENDO…………………………………………………………………………67

Antidepressant-like effect of a Kampo (Japanese herbal) medicine, kososan, against the interferon--induced depressive-like model mice

Takayuki NAGAI, Teruyo NARIKAWA, Naoki ITO, Tadahiro TAKEDA,
Toshihiko HANAWA, Haruki YAMADA…………………………………………………74

Short Communication

Scutellariae Radix aggravates diclofenac sodium-induced enteropathy in mice

Kazuki DOBASHI, Emika OHKOSHI, Yuichi FUJII, Masahiro NAGAI and
Shiro WATANABE………………………………………………………………………81

Immunomodulatory factors in Cistanche salsa

Shinjiro MARUYAMA, Koji YAMADA, Hirofumi TACHIBANA…………………………87

Comparison of pharmacological effects of Yanbian Toki, Yamato Toki and Hokkai Toki (Angelicae Radix) on oketsu (blood stagnation) and hie-sho (chilliness) in animal models

Hisayoshi NORIMOTO, Kazuo YOSHIDA, Takashi TSUCHIDA,
Yasuo MORIMOTO………………………………………………………………………90