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Taxonomic complexity in the parasitic plant genus Cistanche: Evidence from phylogenomics

TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract “Desert hyacinths” (genus Cistanche) are striking parasitic plants of historical and cultural importance that include species traded widely for herbal medicine. Despite the need for robust taxonomy, the application of names in the genus remains confused.
Julie A. Hawkins, Benedikt G. Kuhnhäuser, Di Lei, Majed Aldughayman, Toral Shah, Dar Ben‐Natan, Lin‐fang Huang, Chris J. Thorogood   +7 more
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Polyphenolic Components and Phytochemicals Deployed as Nutraceuticals and Pharmafoods

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
This review (2010–2025) highlights the therapeutic potential of dietary polyphenols against cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurological, and inflammatory diseases. It summarizes molecular mechanisms, clinical evidence, nanoparticle‐based delivery, bioavailability, safety, toxicity, and future prospects supporting polyphenols as promising therapeutic
Subhash Chandra, Md. Sakib Al Hasan, Md. A. K. Azad, Atasi Goswami   +3 more
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The Bufei Nashen Pill Alleviates COPD by Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Through the PERK/eIF2α Signaling Pathway

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Evidence supporting the therapeutic efficacy of Bufei Nashen pill (BFNSP) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently limited. We evaluated BFNSP's effects on COPD progression and elucidated its potential mechanisms through LC/MS analysis of its active components.
Tengfei He, Anni Zhang, Changxi Zhang
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Cistanche Species Mitogenomes Suggest Diversity and Complexity in Lamiales-Order Mitogenomes

, 2022
The extreme diversity and complexity of angiosperms is well known. Despite the fact that parasitic plants are angiosperms, little is known about parasitic plant mitogenomic diversity, complexity, and evolution.
Haimei Chen, Wanqi Xu, Chang Liu, Huang, Linfang, Linfang Huang, Yujing Miao, Miao, Yujing, Chen, Haimei, Xu, Wanqi, Liu, Chang   +9 more
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Cistanche tubulosa Extract Protects Cast Immobilization‐Induced Declines of Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass

Traditional &Kampo Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim One of the effects of Cistanche herb is described in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as for lack of strength in muscles and bones. However, concrete evidence of this herb for muscle strength has been hardly reported. The present study aimed to clarify the effects of 30% ethanolic extract of Cistanche tubulosa fleshy stem on muscle strength and ...
Jae‐Won Jung, Chihiro Tohda
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Echinacoside Improves Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling by Regulating the L‐ and T‐Type Ca2+ Channels in the Prevention and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Circulation, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The typical pathology of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by pulmonary vasoconstriction and irreversible pulmonary vascular remodeling. Vascular remodeling is the process of structural changes and cellular rearrangement of blood vessels due to injury and is a significant factor in conditions such as PH.
Yuefu Zhao, Jinyu Wang, Yujie Qiao, Xiangyun Gai, Jiacheng Hu, Hongmai Wang, Qingqing Xia, Qiuqin Hu, Zhanqiang Li, Cen Li, Hongtao Bi   +10 more
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Echinacoside Isolated from Cistanche tubulosa Putatively Stimulates Growth Hormone Secretion via Activation of the Ghrelin Receptor

, 2023
Cistanche species, the ginseng of the desert, has been recorded to possess many biological activities in traditional Chinese pharmacopoeia and has been used as an anti-aging medicine.
Chao-Hsiang Chen, Jason T C Tzen, Yi-Chiao Lin, Mei-Yin Chien, Nan-Hei Lin, Wen-Ying Chen, Chieh-Ju Wu   +6 more
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Inheritance and enzymatic basis of anthocyanin malonylation in Fragaria × ananassa

The Plant Journal, Volume 124, Issue 2, October 2025.
Significance Statement Fruits from various cultivars of the cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) exhibit significant variation in the levels of malonylated anthocyanins, which is attributed to the differential expression of malonyltransferase genes, whose products demonstrate acceptor substrate promiscuity.
Xiran Wang, Johanna Trinkl, Martha Wulanjati, Annika Haugeneder, Klaus Olbricht, Sonia Osorio, Iraida Amaya, José F. Sánchez‐Sevilla, Béatrice Denoyes, Aurélie Petit, Philippe Chartier, Luca Mazzoni, Bruno Mezzetti, Agnieszka Masny, Björn Usadel, Freya Ziegler, Zhen Yu, Xiaotong Zhu, Wenhao Shi, Chan Li, Chiye Yuan, Huiyun Hu, Timothy D. Hoffmann, Thomas Hoffmann, Wilfried G. Schwab   +24 more
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Echinacoside Suppresses Amyloidogenesis and Modulates F-actin Remodeling by Targeting the ER Stress Sensor PERK in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020
Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) plays a vital and pathogenic role in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Phosphorylation of PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) induced by ERS depresses the interaction between actin-binding ...
Yuan Dai, Yuan Dai, Guanghui Han, Shijun Xu, Shijun Xu, Yongna Yuan, Chunyan Zhao, Tao Ma   +7 more
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Structural Characterization and Physicochemical Property of a Purified Fucosylated Glycosaminoglycan Sulfate From Holothuria leucospilota

eFood, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2025.
(1) The main chain structure of Holothuria leucospilota polysaccharides (HLP‐Ⅰ) was presumed to be roughly as →3)‐β‐d‐GalpNAc‐(1→4)‐β‐d‐GlcpA‐(1→. (2) with T‐Fucp on the branched chain or a rockulose chain consisting of →3,4)‐α‐l‐Fucp‐(1→. (3) HLP‐Ⅰ showed high amorphous platelet content and disordered arrangement, while the molecule adapted a sphere ...
Wanting Wang, Kexue Zhu, Jun Cao, Shunjiang Zeng, Lijun You, Chao Zhao, Yuanping Zheng, Chuan Li   +7 more
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