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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Utilized by Traditional Healers in Managing Respiratory Tract Infections in the Kagera Region, Tanzania

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in many low‐and middle‐income countries. In most of these countries, including Tanzania, medicinal plants (MPs) are primarily used to manage various ailments, though the majority are not yet documented.
Neema Gideon Mogha, Pamela Epaphra Sola, Elbert Anyambilile Mbukwa, Olivia John Kalokora, Sultan Zahiruddin   +4 more
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Study on the potential hypoglycemic flavonoids in Abrus precatorius leaves: purification process, quality profile and activity mechanisms by transcriptomics and network pharmacology

Natural Product Research
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between flavonoids in Abrus precatorius leaves (APL) and their hypoglycaemic effects, which have not been studied before. An efficient purification process, transcriptomics and network pharmacology
Xujiang Yuan, Xianmei Xue, Zhike Liang, Cui-Min He   +3 more
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Utilization of The Saga Plant Abrus Precatorius L. in Indonesian Folk Medicine

Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature, 2023
Saga or known by the Latin name Abrus precatorius L. belongs to the Fabaceae family and is a leguminosae plant that grows in tropical and subtropical regions and has also been widely used for traditional medicinal practices.
Achmad Yozar Perkasa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of phytochemical properties and in-vitro antibacterial activity of the aqueous extracts of leaf, seed and root of Abrus precatorius Linn. against Salmonella and Shigella

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2016
Objective: To investigate the phytochemical components of Abrus precatorius (A. precatorius) and the in-vitro susceptibility of Salmonella typhi and Shigella dysenteriae to the aqueous extracts of A. precatorius leaf, seed and root.
Ojo Joseph Sunday, Shola Kola Babatunde, Adeyinka Elizabeth Ajiboye, Racheal Majekodunmi Adedayo, Mufutau Adeyemi Ajao, Busayo Isreal Ajuwon   +5 more
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Methanol extract of Abrus precatorius seeds on reproduction indices, hepatorenal profiles in female albino rats

Clinical Phytoscience
Abrus precatorious is a member of the leguminous family with characteristic red and black seeds. The roots, leaves and seeds of this plant are used for different medicinal purpose.
Venkataramanaiah Poli, Srinivasulu Reddy Motireddy   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risks for human health related to the presence of plant lectins in food

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess the risk related to the presence of plant lectins in food. Based on the available evidence, the CONTAM Panel considered only phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), a legume lectin from beans (Phaseolus sp.), for the risk characterisation.
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Agneta Åkesson, Vasileios Bampidis, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Gisela Degen, Antonio Hernández‐Jerez, Tim Hofer, Christer Hogstrand, Stefano Landi, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Kyriaki Machera, Isabelle P. Oswald, Guido Rychen, Salomon Sand, Katharina Vejdovszky, Barbara Viviani, Hanne Frøkiær, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Patrick Mulder, Pierre Rougé, Heather Wallace, Marios Georgiadis, José Ángel Gómez Ruiz, Eirini Kouloura, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Lydia Alarcón Asensio, Eleni Gkimprixi, Evangelia Ntzani   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

GC-MS analysis of phytochemical compounds in aqueous leaf extract of Abrus Precatorius [PDF]

, 2018
Abrus precatorius is a flowering plant that belongs to the legume family, Fabaceae. In Malaysia, the leaves of Abrus precatorius are used traditionally to treat ailments such as fever, ulcer and mouth cancer.
Part Time Umi Kalsum binti Angsing
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In silico analysis of secondary metabolites from Abrus precatorius L. leaves as a novel approach to breast cancer treatment [PDF]

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research
Context: Breast cancer, characterized by abnormal growth in breast tissue with potential invasion into other body parts, poses significant challenges in treatment due to the associated negative implications of conventional therapies like radiation ...
Mildawati Mildawati, Muhammad Samudra Ilham   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

ANALISIS KETERKAITAN NETWORK PHAMACOLOGY SENYAWA METABOLIT SEKUNDER Abrus precatorius L. SECARA IN SILICO

Jurnal Penelitian Farmasi & Herbal
Cancer remains a global health challenge, prompting extensive research efforts worldwide. Lung cancer, the second most diagnosed cancer, presents a particularly grim survival rate.
Azka Khoirunnisa, A. Jamil, M. A. Muchlisin   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From WGS to gels: Development and testing of PCR primers targeting toxic Digitalis in support of food safety

Applications in Plant Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 5, September-October 2025.
Abstract Premise This study capitalized on a library of single‐nucleotide polymorphisms created via whole genome sequencing (WGS) to develop and test a PCR assay for detecting toxic Digitalis species in food products. Complex foods can be difficult to analyze, but safeguarding consumer well‐being and public health necessitates that products regulated ...
Elizabeth Sage Hunter, Sydnee Fo, Robert Literman, Richard H. Uva, Jennifer L. Wolny, Sara M. Handy   +5 more
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