Melanie-Jayne R Howes

Natural Capital and Plant Health Department, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK; Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Franklin-Wilkins Building, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK.

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March 2017

Data on medicinal plants used in Central America to manage diabetes and its sequelae (skin conditions, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, urinary problems and vision loss).

Authors:

Peter Giovannini Melanie-Jayne R Howes Sarah E Edwards

Data Brief 2016 Jun 6;7:1217-1220. Epub 2016 Apr 6.

Medicinal Plant Name Services, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK; Center for Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy, UCL School of Pharmacy, Univ. London, 29-39 Brunswick Sq., London WC1N 1AX, UK.

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June 2016

Medicinal plants used in the traditional management of diabetes and its sequelae in Central America: A review.

Authors:

Peter Giovannini Melanie-Jayne R Howes Sarah E Edwards

J Ethnopharmacol 2016 May 27;184:58-71. Epub 2016 Feb 27.

Medicinal Plant Name Services, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3 AB, United Kingdom; Center for Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy, UCL School of Pharmacy, Univ. London, 29 - 39 Brunswick Sq., London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom.

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May 2016

Pharmacological and neuroprotective profile of an essential oil derived from leaves of Aloysia citrodora Palau.

Authors:

Sawsan Abuhamdah Rushdie Abuhamdah Melanie-Jayne R Howes Suleiman Al-Olimat Abdel Ennaceur Paul L Chazot

J Pharm Pharmacol 2015 Sep 16;67(9):1306-15. Epub 2015 Apr 16.

School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK.

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September 2015

The role of phytochemicals as micronutrients in health and disease.

Authors:

Melanie-Jayne R Howes Monique S J Simmonds

Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2014 Nov;17(6):558-66

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK.

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November 2014

Ethnobotanical treatment strategies against Alzheimer's disease.

Authors:

Melanie-Jayne R Howes Peter J Houghton

Curr Alzheimer Res 2012 Jan;9(1):67-85

Royal Botanic Gardens, Jodrell Laboratory, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK.

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January 2012

Medicinal plants and dementia therapy: herbal hopes for brain aging?

Authors:

Elaine Perry Melanie-Jayne R Howes

CNS Neurosci Ther 2011 Dec 18;17(6):683-98. Epub 2010 Oct 18.

Institute of Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK.

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December 2011

The role of phytochemicals in the treatment and prevention of dementia.

Authors:

Melanie-Jayne R Howes Elaine Perry

Drugs Aging 2011 Jun;28(6):439-68

Royal Botanic Gardens, Jodrell Laboratory, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK.

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June 2011

A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of Melissa officinalis oil and donepezil for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease.

Authors:

Alistair Burns Elaine Perry Clive Holmes Paul Francis Julie Morris Melanie-Jayne R Howes Paul Chazot George Lees Clive Ballard

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2011 19;31(2):158-64. Epub 2011 Feb 19.

Mental Health and Neurodegeneration, Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

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July 2011

Glycosylated constituents of iris fulva and Iris brevicaulis.

Authors:

Rui Fang Nigel C Veitch Geoffrey C Kite Melanie-Jayne R Howes Elaine A Porter Monique S J Simmonds

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2011 ;59(1):124-8

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom.

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April 2011

Natural products as a source of Alzheimer's drug leads.

Authors:

Philip Williams Analia Sorribas Melanie-Jayne R Howes

Nat Prod Rep 2011 Jan 12;28(1):48-77. Epub 2010 Nov 12.

Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.

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January 2011

Distinguishing chinese star anise from Japanese star anise using thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Authors:

Melanie-Jayne R Howes Geoffrey C Kite Monique S J Simmonds

J Agric Food Chem 2009 Jul;57(13):5783-9

Royal Botanic Gardens, Jodrell Laboratory, Kew, Richmond, Surrey.

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July 2009

Pharmacological profile of essential oils derived from Lavandula angustifolia and Melissa officinalis with anti-agitation properties: focus on ligand-gated channels.

Authors:

Liping Huang Sawsan Abuhamdah Melanie-Jayne R Howes Christine L Dixon Mark S J Elliot Clive Ballard Clive Holmes Alistair Burns Elaine K Perry Paul T Francis George Lees Paul L Chazot

J Pharm Pharmacol 2008 Nov;60(11):1515-22

Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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November 2008

Pharmacological profile of an essential oil derived from Melissa officinalis with anti-agitation properties: focus on ligand-gated channels.

Authors:

Sawsan Abuhamdah Liping Huang Mark S J Elliott Melanie-Jayne R Howes Clive Ballard Clive Holmes Alistair Burns Elaine K Perry Paul T Francis George Lees Paul L Chazot

J Pharm Pharmacol 2008 Mar;60(3):377-84

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Science Park, South Road, Durham University, Durham, UK.

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March 2008

Metabolomic analysis of saponins in crude extracts of Quillaja saponaria by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry for product authentication.

Authors:

Geoffrey C Kite Melanie-Jayne R Howes Monique S J Simmonds

Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2004 ;18(23):2859-70

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW9 3AB, UK.

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December 2004

Novel diterpenoid acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Salvia miltiorhiza.

Authors:

Yuhao Ren Peter J Houghton Robert C Hider Melanie-Jayne R Howes

Planta Med 2004 Mar;70(3):201-4

Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, U.K.

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March 2004

Evaluation of the quality of sandalwood essential oils by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Authors:

Melanie-Jayne R Howes Monique S J Simmonds Geoffrey C Kite

J Chromatogr A 2004 Mar;1028(2):307-12

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK.

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March 2004

Plants used in Chinese and Indian traditional medicine for improvement of memory and cognitive function.

Authors:

Melanie-Jayne R Howes Peter J Houghton

Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2003 Jun;75(3):513-27

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Jodrell Laboratory, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK.

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June 2003

Plants with traditional uses and activities, relevant to the management of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders.

Authors:

Melanie-Jayne R Howes Nicolette S L Perry Peter J Houghton

Phytother Res 2003 Jan;17(1):1-18

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK.

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January 2003

Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry of malonyl-ginsenosides in the authentication of ginseng.

Authors:

Geoffrey C Kite Melanie-Jayne R Howes Christine J Leon Monique S J Simmonds

Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2003 ;17(3):238-44

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK.

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