AgronomyThe synthesis of nanoparticles utilizing green techniques is becoming increasingly important due to its low cost, biocompatibility, high productivity, and eco-friendliness.
Abdullah Ali Alamri +7 more
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Circum-Mediterranean cultural heritage and medicinal plant uses in traditional animal healthcare: a field survey in eight selected areas within the RUBIA project [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2006 During the years 2003–2005, a comparative ethnobotanical field survey was conducted on remedies used in traditional animal healthcare in eight Mediterranean areas. The study sites were selected within the EU-funded RUBIA project, and were as follows: the
Hmamouchi Mohammed +20 more
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Separation and identification of bioactive compounds inAnabasis articulata(Forsk) Moq. roots
Natural Product Research, 2015 In the present paper, for the first time, we are interested to separate and identify some bioactive fractions isolated from the roots of a Saharan plant Anabasis articulata, which is widely used in traditional medicine against cancer. The crude methanolic extract of the roots was fractionated on column chromatography, and eluted with dichloromethane ...
Nacéra, Ghembaza +2 more
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Natural Product Research, 2021 A new triterpenoid named 3β,20α-dihydroxy-30-nor-olean-12-ene-23,28 dioic acid (4) along with 3β-hydroxy-23-aldehyde-lup-20(29)-ene-28-oic acid (1), 3β-hydroxy-23-aldehyde-30-nor-olean-12,20(29)-diene-28-oic acid (2), 3β-hydroxy-lup-20(29)-ene-23,28 dioic acid (3), 3β-hydroxy-lup-20(29)-ene-23,28 dioic acid-23-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (5), 3-O-β-D ...
Ghada, Gamal +2 more
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Halophytes as holobionts: disentangling the contribution of plant genotype and environmental factors to the associated microbiome of hydro- and xerohalophytes [PDF]
Current Research in Microbial SciencesHalophytes are of great interest for their ecosystemic benefits and valuable secondary metabolites. However, they are threatened by factors such as heat waves, drought, increased salinity and pollution, associated with climate change and human activity ...
Eloísa Pajuelo +5 more
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Investigation of the Antioxidant, Antibiofilm, and Endocrine-disrupting Potential of Amaranthus retroflexus Methanol Extract Used as Food: Network and Molecular Docking Analyses. [PDF]
J Food SciABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the antioxidant and iron chelating activities; phytochemical composition; and profile, antibiofilm activity, in silico molecular docking, and network analysis of the methanol extract of Amaranthus retroflexus. The extract showed an IC₅₀ value of 3.50 mg/mL in the DPPH assay and 6.61 mg/mL in the iron‐chelating ...
Aytar M +5 more
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Species composition and vegetation structure of coastal and desert habitats in a hyper-arid environment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEnvironmental changes and anthropogenic activities have significantly altered plant species distributions and biodiversity in various regions of Egypt, contributing to habitat fragmentation and a decline in plant populations.
Abdelraouf A. Moustafa +2 more
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Hypoglycemic Activity of Tilia americana, Borago officinalis, Chenopodium nuttalliae, and Piper sanctum on Wistar Rats. [PDF]
J Diabetes Res, 2019 Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered the epidemic of the 21st century. Traditional medicine uses plants to treat DM; many of these have hypoglycemic effects in both animal models and diabetic patients. Our objective was to evaluate the hypoglycemic activity of Tilia americana, Borago officinalis, Chenopodium nuttalliae, and Piper sanctum on diabetic ...
Rodríguez-Magaña MP +6 more
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2020 Three plants adopted by nomads at Tassili n’ajjer (south Algeria) in traditional medicine namely, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, Anabasis articulata and Salvia chudaei, were analysed for theirs antibacterial, antibiofilm and antioxidant properties.
Abdelkader Benhelima +4 more
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Mechanisms of gastroprotective effects of Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq. decoction against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats [PDF]
Archives of Biological SciencesAnabasis articulata, commonly known as ‘ajrem’ or ‘eshnan’, is widely used in traditional medicine across the Arab world to alleviate ailments such as eczema, fever, and inflammatory diseases. Despite its extensive use, no prior studies have investigated
Makhlouf Yasmina +11 more
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