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Medications, migration and the cultural texturing of familial healthcare

, 2014
Medications are a central part of health care systems, and are used to cure, halt or prevent diseases, and to easy symptoms. How medications are understood and used by people, including migrants in everyday life remains unclear. With globalisation on the
Kamutingondo, Stanley
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Phytochemicals and Health Benefits of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.): Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the chemical constituents and functional characteristics of American ginseng, aiming to provide references for its development and application. ABSTRACT American ginseng, a perennial herbaceous plant, is recognized for its significant medicinal properties and has attracted considerable attention due to its diverse phytochemical ...
Wei Geng, Ning Zhou, Jinqian Yu, Yanling Geng, Xiao Wang, Yannan Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marine Macroalgae as a Safe Healthy Food While Meeting Food Security Challenges Arising From Climate Changes

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
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Towards a scientific rationale for traditional properties of Chinese medicinal plants: “natures” and “flavors”

, 2019
Objective According to theory of Chinese medicine property, the ecological environment shapes properties (natures and flavors) of Chinese materia medica (CMM) and there are close relationships between certain natures and flavors.
Wang, Guo-ping, Wei, Xue-ping, Song, Hai-long, Zhang, Zhao, Leon, Christine, Liu, Hai-tao, Chi, Xiu-lian, Zhao, Hui-hui, Li, Li-ping, Cui, Wei-hong, Lai, Jiang-shan, Fan, Cong-zhao, Wu, Chong-ming, Li, Xiao-jin, Wang, Tuo, Jiang, Yang-ming, Xiao, Pei-gen, Qi, Yao-dong, Zhang, Ben-gang, Nic Lughadha, Eimear   +19 more
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Beyond Gut Modulation: A Critical Review of the Therapeutic Potential, Safety, and Clinical Prospects of Natural Polysaccharides for IBD

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
In this review, we critically summarized the application of natural polysaccharides (NPs) for the treatment of IBD. This approach combines, in a unique way (right), the basic structure–activity relationships of NPs from different origins (left) with their multipronged mode of action, which involves modulation of the gut microbiota and other ...
Felix Danso, A. M. Abd El‐Aty, Kwaku Amoah, Xianghong Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishment of a genome map-based karyotype of Artemisia argyi and identification of a new octoploid

Frontiers in Plant Science
Artemisia argyi, an essential plant in traditional Chinese medicine, encounters significant challenges in the development of germplasm resources and cytological research. This study employed the A. argyi reference genome to develop 20 repetitive sequence
Lina Li, Pei Du, Dahui Liu, Xiangyang Li, Guixiao La, Guixia Shi, Dandan Dai, Tiegang Yang   +7 more
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Chinese Herbal Medicines – Comparison of Doses Prescribed in Clinical Practice and those in China Pharmacopeia

, 2015
Purpose: To compare the optimum doses of frequently used Chinese herbal medicines in clinical practice with stipulated doses in China Pharmacopoeia 2010, and assess the factors influencing choice of dose.Methods: A total of 303 practitioners of ...
Chen, CR, Zhang, L, Song, J, Ni, SL, Fu, YL   +4 more
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Seasonal drivers of plant–soil–microbial community structure and functions in Western Himalayan grasslands, Pakistan

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Plant species richness was greater in summer in both alpine and subalpine grassland ecosystems. Soil moisture demonstrates significant positive correlations with soil organic carbon and total nitrogen across seasonal periods. Microbial α‐diversity peaks during summer but maintains functional stability across seasons.
Huma Ali, Muhammad Rafiq, Allan Degen, Ben Sparrow, Zhanhuan Shang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Botanical Drugs and Stem Cells

Cell Transplantation, 2011
The potential to generate virtually any differentiated cell type from stem cells offers the possibility of creating new sources of cells for regenerative medicine.
Po-Cheng Lin, Li-Fu Chang, Po-Yen Liu, Shinn-Zong Lin, Wan-Chen Wu, Wuen-Shyong Chen, Chang-Hai Tsai, Tzyy-Wen Chiou Ph.D., Horng-Jyh Harn   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

How much grassland do we need?

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
A scaling analysis of global planted grassland area vs. country size. Abstract The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, drawing attention to the importance of grasslands and the communities that rely on them. Rangelands cover 54% of Earth's land surface, including grasslands, savannas, shrublands,
Jin‐Sheng He
wiley   +1 more source