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Bioactive Phytochemical Compounds in Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa): A Systematic Review of Biological Properties and Therapeutic Relevance in Nutraceutical and Functional Food Implications

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) harbors a remarkably diverse reservoir of bioactive secondary metabolites. Flavonoids, isoflavones, and triterpenoid saponins dominate its bioactivity landscape, driving potent antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antimicrobial, estrogenic, hypolipidemic, and cytotoxic actions through redox modulation, membrane ...
Parham Joolaei Ahranjani, Hamid Rashidi Nodeh, Zahra Esfandiari, Giovanna Ferrentino   +3 more
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Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Thai medicinal plants named Khaminkhruea: Arcangelisia flava, Coscinium blumeanum and Fibraurea tinctoria [PDF]

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2005
The stems of Arcangelisia flava, Coscinium blumeanum and Fibraurea tinctoria, collectively known in southern Thailand as Khaminkhruea, were sequentially extracted with petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol, and boiling water to afford 12 crude extracts ...
Niwat Keawpradub, Sukanya Dej-adisai, Supreeya Yuenyongsawad   +2 more
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Cytotoxic and Proapoptotic Activity of Sanguinarine, Berberine, and Extracts of Chelidonium majus L. and Berberis thunbergii DC. toward Hematopoietic Cancer Cell Lines

Toxins, 2019
Isoquinoline alkaloids belong to the toxic secondary metabolites occurring in plants of many families. The high biological activity makes these compounds promising agents for use in medicine, particularly as anticancer drugs.
Anna Och, Daniel Zalewski, Łukasz Komsta, Przemysław Kołodziej, Janusz Kocki, Anna Bogucka-Kocka   +5 more
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Obesity and Natural Products: Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Future Directions

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
Natural products such as EGCG, berberine, curcumin, and capsaicin modulate key metabolic pathways including AMPK activation, adipogenesis inhibition, and inflammatory signaling. While clinical trials demonstrate modest benefits on body weight and metabolic parameters, translational challenges related to bioavailability, dose feasibility, and regulatory
Ohoud M. Marie, Abdelghafar Abu‐Elsaoud   +1 more
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Significant differences in alkaloid content of Coptis chinensis (Huanglian), from its related American species

Chinese Medicine, 2009
Background The growing popularity of Chinese herbal medicine in the United States has prompted large-scale import of raw herbs from Asia. Many of the Asian herbs have phylogenetically related North American species.
Skeels Matthew, Kamath Shreya, Pai Aswini   +2 more
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Blocking Msr1 by berberine alkaloids inhibits caspase-11-dependent coagulation in bacterial sepsis. [PDF]

Signal Transduct Target Ther, 2021
Yuan C, Wu M, Xiao Q, Zhao W, Li H, Zhong Y, Zhao M, Li C, Li Y, Yang X.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Characterisation of Polyamines and Their Biosynthetic Pathways Contributing to Postharvest Anthracnose Resistance in Mango (Mangifera indica L.)

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Bei Zhang, Limei Huang, Qingbiao Xie, Hongli Luo, Qiannan Wang, Bang An   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimized Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC) Protocol for Isolation of Urease Inhibitors: Magnoflorine and Berberine from Berberis vulgaris Extracts

Separations
In recent years, an increasing interest in phytotherapy has been observed. Parallel to the research on the total extracts of plant material, numerous studies on the activity of single molecules derived from plants are being conducted to address their ...
Sylwia Nakonieczna, Katarzyna Susniak, Anna Bozhadze, Aneta Grabarska, Anna Głowniak-Lipa, Kazimierz Głowniak, Wirginia Kukula-Koch   +6 more
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Rethinking Synthetic Berberine in Nutraceuticals: Nitrosamine Risks, Regulatory Oversight, and Safer Alternatives

Molecules
Berberine hydrochloride, a bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid with metabolic, lipid-lowering, and antimicrobial properties, is increasingly synthesized for nutraceutical applications due to its high yield and, therefore, cost-effectiveness.
Anil Kumar Meher, Akli Zarouri, Manish Kumar   +2 more
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The Protective Effect of Berberine Against Memory Impairment Induced by Intrahippocampal Injection of Aluminium Chloride in Rats

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2022
Background and Objectives: Aluminum is a component of environmental pollutants, which causes neurotoxicity. Berberine is in the group of plant-derived alkaloids such as barberry and its beneficial therapeutic properties in various diseases have been ...
Atefeh Jafari, Ensiyeh Joneidi, Mehrdad Roghani   +2 more
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