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. 2015 Mar 10;6:23. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00023

Corrigendum: Herbal medicines in Brazil: pharmacokinetic profile and potential herb-drug interactions

Andre L D A Mazzari 1, Jose M Prieto 1,*
PMCID: PMC4354309  PMID: 25805992

We noticed that some symbols were lacking in Table 5 and some of the Plant Family names were not currently accepted.

We hereby present the Tables 19 with all symbols and botanical names re-checked.

Table 1.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on CYP1A2.

Plant species/Family Effects on CYP1A2 References
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) + Le Bon et al., 2003
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) + Thapliyal et al., 2002
Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Glycine max (Leguminosae) Shon and Nam, 2004
Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae) NE, – Unger and Frank, 2004; Modarai et al., 2011
Mentha piperita (Lamiaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) Hari Kumar and Kuttan, 2006
Punica granatum (Lythraceae) Faria et al., 2007a
Trifolium pratense (Leguminosae) Unger and Frank, 2004

+, Enzyme induction; –, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

Table 9.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on P-glycoprotein activity.

Plant species/Family Effects on P-glycoprotein activity References
Achillea millefolium (Compositae) Haidara et al., 2006
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) + Hajda et al., 2010
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) NE Graber-Maier et al., 2010

+, Efflux increase; –, Efflux decrease.

Table 2.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on CYP2C9.

Plant species/Family Effects on CYP2C9 References
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) –,+ Foster et al., 2001; Ho et al., 2010
Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae) NE, – Modarai et al., 2011
Mentha piperita (Lamiaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Punica granatum (Lythraceae) Hanley et al., 2012
Trifolium pratense (Leguminosae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) Kimura et al., 2010

+, Enzyme induction; –, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

Table 3.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on CYP2C19.

Plant species/Family Effects on CYP2C19 References
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) Foster et al., 2001
Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae) NE Modarai et al., 2011
Mentha piperita (Lamiaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Trifolium pratense (Leguminosae) Unger and Frank, 2004

+, Enzyme induction; –, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

Table 4.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on CYP2D6.

Plant species/Family Effects on CYP2D6 References
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) NE Markowitz et al., 2003
Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae) NE, – Modarai et al., 2011
Mentha piperita (Lamiaceae) Unger and Frank, 2004
Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) Hari Kumar and Kuttan, 2006
Punica granatum (Lythraceae) Usia et al., 2006
Trifolium pratense (Leguminosae) Unger and Frank, 2004

+, Enzyme induction; –, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

Table 5.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on CYP2E1.

Plant species/Family Effects on CYP2E1 References
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) Le Bon et al., 2003
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) NE Salama et al., 2013
Glycine max (Leguminosae) NE Shon and Nam, 2004
Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) Raza et al., 1996
Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) Hari Kumar and Kuttan, 2006
Phyllanthus urinaria (Phyllanthaceae) Shen et al., 2008
Punica granatum (Lythraceae) Faria et al., 2007a

+, Enzyme induction; –, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

Table 6.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on CYP3A.

Plant species/Family Effects on CYP3A References
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) NE, –(*/**/***) Foster et al., 2001; Hajda et al., 2010
Chamomilla recutita (Compositae) –(*) Budzinski et al., 2000
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) NE(*) Graber–Maier et al., 2010
Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) –(*) Unger and Frank, 2004
Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae) –(*) Subehan et al., 2006, 2007
Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae) NE, –(*) Unger and Frank, 2004; Modarai et al., 2011
Mentha piperita (Lamiaceae) –(*) Unger and Frank, 2004
Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) –(*) Raza et al., 1996
Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) –(*/**/***) Hari Kumar and Kuttan, 2006
Punica granatum (Lythraceae) –(*/**/***) Faria et al., 2007a
Trifolium pratense (Leguminosae) –(*) Budzinski et al., 2000
Uncaria tomentosa (Rubiaceae) –(*) Budzinski et al., 2000
Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) (*) Kimura et al., 2010
*

CYP3A4,

**

CYP3A5,

***

CYP3A7/+, Enzyme induction;–, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

Table 7.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on glutathione levels.

Plant species/Family Effects on glutathione levels References
Achillea millefoilum (Compositae) + Potrich et al., 2010
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) + Ip and Lisk, 1997
Aloe vera/Aloe barbadensis (Xanthorrhoeaceae) –,+ Kaithwas et al., 2011; Hegazy et al., 2012
Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae) + Singh et al., 2004
Baccharis trimera (Compositae) Nogueira et al., 2011
Bauhinia forficata (Leguminosae) Damasceno et al., 2004
Bauhinia variegata (Leguminosae) + Rajkapoor et al., 2006
Calendula officinalis (Compositae) + Preethi and Kuttan, 2009
Chamomilla recutita (Compositae) + Al-Hashem, 2010
Croton cajucara (Euphorbiaceae) + Rabelo et al., 2010
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) + Rong et al., 2012
Cynara scolymus (Compositae) +, NE Miccadei et al., 2008
Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae) + Zhang et al., 2012
Glycine max (Leguminosae) + Barbosa et al., 2011
Mentha pulegium (Lamiaceae) + Alpsoy et al., 2011
Mentha piperita (Lamiaceae) + Sharma et al., 2007
Mikania glomerata (Asteraceae) NE Barbosa et al., 2012
Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) + Raza et al., 1996; Raza et al., 2000
Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) + Kumar and Kuttan, 2004, 2005; Karuna et al., 2009; Maity et al., 2013
Phyllanthus niruri (Phyllanthaceae) + Bhattacharjee and Sil, 2006; Manjrekar et al., 2008
Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) + Tandon et al., 2012
Punica granatum (Lythraceae) +,– Dassprakash et al., 2012; Faria et al., 2007b
Ruta graveolens (Rutaceae) + Ratheesh et al., 2011
Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) +, NE Ajith et al., 2007

+, Enzyme induction; –, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

Table 8.

Medicinal plant species listed in RENISUS with reported effects of on UGT levels.

Plant species/Family Effects on UGT levels References
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) + Ip and Lisk, 1997
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) Naganuma et al., 2006

+, Enzyme induction;–, Enzyme inhibition; NE, No Effect.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.


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