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Pharmacological Evaluation and Antifertility Activity of Jatropha gossypifolia [PDF]

BioMed Research International, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Objectives. Pharmacological and antifertility activity evaluation of Jatropha gossypifolia in rats. Methods. The antifertility activity of the extracts of Jatropha gossypifolia in rats was evaluated using two experimental animal models. Estrogenic activity was evaluated in immature female rats using ethinyl estradiol as standard.
Sachin Jain, Gajendra Pratap Choudhary, Dinesh Kumar Jain, Kazim Husain   +3 more
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Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil) [PDF]

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Traditional knowledge is an important source of obtaining new phytotherapeutic agents. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants was conducted in Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Chumbo District (NSACD), located in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil using semi ...
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino, Bieski, Isanete Geraldini Costa, de Oliveira Martins, Domingos Tabajara, de Oliveira, Rafael Melo, Espinosa, Mariano Martinez, Macedo, Miramy, Rios Santos, Fabrício   +6 more
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Myristicin: From its biological effects in traditional medicine in plants to preclinical studies and use as ecological remedy in plant protection

eFood, Volume 4, Issue 3, June 2023., 2023
The aim of the present review is to highlight the traditional uses and pharmacological activities of myristicin‐rich plants along with their contraindications and bioavailability. Abstract Myristicin is an allylbenzene and a major key constituent of many plant species, such as Myristica fragrans Houtt. (nutmeg), Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Karina Ramírez‐Alarcón, Miquel Martorell, Eda Sönmez Gürer, Ismail Laher, Hei‐Long Lam, Ebtihal Abdalla M. Mohieldin, Ali Mahoumd Muddathir, Muhammad Akram, Mehwish Iqbal, Hamda Shafique, Gerardo Leyva‐Gómez, Shabnum Shaheen, Manoj Kumar, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Ryszard Amarowicz, Monica Butnariu   +15 more
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Bael (Aegle marmelos), an Underutilized Fruit with Enormous Potential to Be Developed as a Functional Food Product: A Review

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
In South Asia, a fruit often known as Bael is a valuable medicinal plant, which is scientifically named Aegle marmelos. Not just the fruits but also the leaves, stems, bark, and roots are used in traditional medicine. Since ancient times, the plant has been used to treat a variety of chronic illnesses.
Asmita Khanal, Stefano Dall′acqua, Rameshwar Adhikari, Snehasis Chakraborty   +3 more
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Urtica dioica‐Derived Phytochemicals for Pharmacological and Therapeutic Applications

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Urtica dioica belongs to the Urticaceae family and is found in many countries around the world. This plant contains a broad range of phytochemicals, such as phenolic compounds, sterols, fatty acids, alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, and lignans, that have been widely reported for their excellent pharmacological activities, including antiviral ...
Yasaman Taheri, Cristina Quispe, Jesús Herrera-Bravo, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Shahira M. Ezzat, Rana M. Merghany, Shabnum Shaheen, Lubna Azmi, Abhay Prakash Mishra, Bilge Sener, Mehtap Kılıç, Surjit Sen, Krishnendu Acharya, Azadeh Nasiri, Natália Cruz-Martins, Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Alibek Ydyrys, Zhandos Bassygarayev, Sevgi Durna Daştan, Mohammed M. Alshehri, Daniela Calina, William C. Cho, Lu sa Mota da Silva   +22 more
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Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Methanol Leaf Extract of Senna italica (Mill.) Using Cotton Pellet-induced Granuloma Model in Wistar Rats [PDF]

, 2022
Senna italica Mill. belonging to the family Fabaceae has been used traditionally to treat various ailments diseases including skin diseases, fever, jaundice, stomachache, burns and inflammation.
Ari Sani, Munir, Hamza Nasir, Asmau, Khan, Ferhat, Oiza Musa, Aisha, Olorukooba, Amina Busola, Shehu, Aishatu   +5 more
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Gaseous mediators (H2S, NO and CO) a new approach in gastrointestinal protection [PDF]

, 2023
Gastrointestinal damage is generated by a wide range of harmful agents, and is the result of the activation of inflammatory, oxidant and cytotoxic mechanisms, that together overwhelm the “mucosa defense” of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Aracely Evangelina Chávez-Piña, Elizabeth Arlen Pineda-Peña   +1 more
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Medical abortion offered in pharmacy versus clinic-based settings [PDF]

, 2020
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To compare the safety and efficacy of medical abortion offered in pharmacy settings with clinic‐based medical ...
Edelman, Alison, Garner, Paul, Gartoulla, Pragya, Henderson, Jillian, Rodriguez, Maria I   +4 more
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Fighting rheumatoid arthritis: Kv1.3 as a therapeutic target [PDF]

, 2020
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious autoimmune disease that has severe impacts on both the wellbeing of patients and the economy of the health system.
Cirera-Rocosa, Sergi, Estadella Perez, Irene, Felipe Campo, Antonio, Sastre Martinez, Daniel, Serrano-Albarrás, Antonio   +4 more
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Arterial dysgenesis and limb defects : Clinical and experimental examples [PDF]

, 2017
Acknowledgements This article is dedicated to Dr David S. Packard Jr. With thanks to Dr John DeSesso, Dr Lewis B. Holmes, Dr Mark Levinsohn, Dr David S.
Hootnick, David R., Vargesson, Neil
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