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Antidiabetic potential of Asparagus racemosus Willd leaf extracts through inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2019
The aim of this work was to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different extracts of Asparagus racemosus Willd on α - amylase and α - glucosidase at varying concentrations.
R. Vadivelan, R. Gopala Krishnan, R. Kannan   +2 more
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RETRACTED: Mechanism of action of Asparagus officinalis extract against multiple myeloma using bioinformatics tools, in silico and in vitro study

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Introduction: Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant species. Its main components have tumor-prevention, immune system-enhancement, and anti-inflammation effects. Network pharmacology is a powerful approach that is being applied
Yanju Li, Xu Yang, Feiqing Wang, Feiqing Wang, Jianing Zhao, Chike Zhang, Dan Wu, Bo Yang, Rui Gao, Peng Zhao, Yun Zan, Min Su, Zhixu He, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Jishi Wang, Dongxin Tang   +17 more
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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Cultivation of Three Halophytic Plants Under Half-Strength Seawater Aquaponics

Agronomy
Water scarcity poses a significant threat to food security, particularly in coastal, arid, and semi-arid regions. To address this challenge, a half-strength seawater aquaponics system (approximately 250 mM NaCl) was developed to cultivate halophytes ...
Ayenia Carolina Rosales-Nieblas, Mina Yamada, Bernardo Murillo-Amador, Masato Endo, Satoshi Yamada   +4 more
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Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
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

A Comprehensive Metabolite Profile of Green and White Asparagus ( L.) and Their Antioxidant Properties in Differing Cultivation Conditions

Natural Product Communications
Asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis L.) is a food crop with a variety of pharmacological effects that can be classified as green or white, depending on cultivation methods.
Tae Jin Kim, Young Jin Park, Tae Gyu Yi, Woo Duck Seo, Nam Il Park, Jae Kwang Kim   +5 more
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Plant age effect on asparagus yielding in terms of carbohydrate balance

Folia Horticulturae, 2008
In order to examine the effect of plant age on asparagus yielding, the number and weight of spears were analyzed. The experiment was carried out on 1-, 4- and 7-year-old plants in the aeroponic system with recirculation. The results showed that the spear
Krzesiński Włodzimierz, Gąsecka Monika, Stachowiak Jerzy, Knaflewski Mikołaj   +3 more
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A Proposed Association between Improving Energy Metabolism of HepG2 Cells by Plant Extracts and Increasing Their Sensitivity to Doxorubicin

Toxics, 2023
Increasing cancer cell sensitivity to chemotherapy by amending aberrant metabolism using plant extracts represents a promising strategy to lower chemotherapy doses while retaining the same therapeutic outcome.
Tamer A. Al-Shafie, Engy A. Mahrous, Mustafa Shukry, Mohammad Y. Alshahrani, Samah F. Ibrahim, Liana Fericean, Afaf Abdelkader, Mennatallah A. Ali   +7 more
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Plant Analysis for Nitrogen Fertilization of Asparagus

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1989
Abstract This study was initiated to establish critical N plant tissue levels for asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis L.) during the fern growing season. Tissue samples for chemical analysis were taken from asparagus plants over three growing seasons.
B. R. Gardner, R. L. Roth
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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