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Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) Root Distribution Varies with Cultivar during Early Establishment Years

Horticulturae, 2023
Soil type, crop management practices, annual plant growth patterns, and seasonal changes have all been shown to influence asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) roots.
D. Drost
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Gymnema sylvestre: Bioactive constituents, health benefits, and emerging applications in nutraceuticals and functional foods

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex‐Schult., commonly known as “gurmar” or “sugar destroyer,” belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is traditionally used in Ayurveda for diabetes management. This review synthesizes ethnomedicinal evidence with contemporary pharmacological studies, to evaluate the therapeutic properties and mechanistic actions ...
Faiza Saeed, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Hassan Raza, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Nimra Haroon, Entessar Mohammad Al Jbawi   +5 more
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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunohistochemical Changes of Polycystic Ovaries in rats Treated with Asparagus Officinalis L. Roots Extract

Medical Journal of Babylon
Background:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which a series reproductive, metabolic and psychological condition that is characterized by abnormal gonadotropin secretion or hyperandrogenism and associated with insulin resistance and most commonly found in ...
Farah Jawad Al-masoudi, Ashwaq Kadhem Obeid   +1 more
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Transcriptome analysis of Asparagus officinalis reveals genes involved in the biosynthesis of rutin and protodioscin.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a popular vegetable cultivated worldwide. The secondary metabolites in its shoot are helpful for human health. We analyzed A.
Tae Gyu Yi, Young Rog Yeoung, Ik-Young Choi, Nam-Il Park   +3 more
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Synergistic and Antagonistic Impacts of pH Interaction with NaCl Salt on the In Vitro Growth of ‎Asparagus officinalis L.‎

Zanin Journal of Science and Engineering
This study aimed to investigate the impact of varying levels of pH, acid (4.5), neutral (6.5), and alkaline ‎‎(8.5), alongside sodium chloride (NaCl) salt concentrations (0.0, 60, 120 and 180) mM‎ and their interaction on the vegetative in vitro growth ...
Atheel N. Yousef
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Accidental plant poisonings in France: Lessons from a decade of national toxicovigilance

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Accidental plant poisonings reveal how modern societies are losing everyday botanical knowledge once central to food and health safety. By analyzing a decade of French toxicovigilance data, this study shows that most severe cases arise from plant misidentification or misguided self‐medication.
Gaël Le Roux, Adrien Maillot, Sylvie Michel, Jérôme Langrand, Sébastien Larréché, Christine Tournoud, David Boels, Magali Labadie, Nicolas Delcourt, Nathalie Paret, Luc de Haro, Sandra Sinno‐Tellier   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1692-1701, September 2026.
Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers, Jon C. Lovett, Christopher Hassall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Post-Harvest Application of UV-C Rays: Effects on the Shelf Life and Antioxidants of Fresh Green Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.)

Applied Sciences
UV-C irradiation is an innovative postharvest technique for increasing the safety of fruits and vegetables. This study investigated the effect of UV-C rays (UV-C1 = 0.26 KJ/m2; UV-C2 = 0.40 KJ/m2; UV-C3 = 0.67 KJ/m2; and UV-C4 = 1.34 KJ/m2) on the ...
V. Menga, R. Beleggia, Domenico Pio Prencipe, Mario Russo, Clara Fares   +4 more
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Botanical inventory of the early book herbaria of Leonhard Rauwolf from southern France and northern Italy (1560–1563)

TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract Sixteenth‐century herbaria are the oldest plant collections that survive today and, as such, they provide valuable insights in past floras and historical botanical interactions. One of the most fascinating still extant 16th‐century herbaria is the four‐volume collection of the German physician, botanist and traveler Leonhard Rauwolf (1535 ...
Anastasia Stefanaki, Alice Bertin, Marco Wind, Tilmann Walter, Anne Jansen, Tinde van Andel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source