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Progress in Research on Alleviating the Symptoms Associated With Advanced Cancer Using Traditional Chinese Medicine. [PDF]

Pain Res Manag
Advanced cancer continues to pose a substantial global challenge, with complex symptom burdens and limited therapeutic options. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), grounded in holistic theory and the principles of syndrome differentiation, employs interventions such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupoint‐based therapies to address ...
Jiao C, Zhang T, Yang Y, Zhang R, Liu W, Wang Y, Huang L.   +6 more
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SPME and solvent-based GC–MS metabolite profiling of Egyptian marketed Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. concerning its anticancer activity

Phytomedicine Plus, 2022
Background: Saussurea costus Falc with synonymous Aucklandia costus, S. lappa, and A. lappa, is an ancient perennial plant native to Himalayan region. Purpose: S.
Engy Mohsen, Ali H El-Far, Kavitha Godugu, Fatma Elsayed, Shaker A Mousa, Inas Y Younis   +5 more
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Essential oil from Saussurea costus inhibits proliferation and migration of Eca109 cells via mitochondrial apoptosis and STAT3 signaling

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2022
Objective: To investigate the effect and its underlying molecular mechanisms of essential oil from Saussurea costus in esophageal cancer cell line Eca109.
Xia-Fen Hu, Wan-Xin Liu, Ren Zhang, Wei Zhang, Chao Wang, Meng Chen, Rong Shu, Xin-Zhou Yang, Qiang Wang   +8 more
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Cardioprotective Activity of Costus Root Ethanol Extract in Experimentally-Induced Hypothyroidism in Female Albino Rats

Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2023
Hypothyroidism is a popular endocrine disorder caused by a thyroid hormone deficit. Changes in the state of the thyroid gland significantly affect many organs, including the heart.
Mohammed Rashed Abdul, Saleh Mohammed Rahim, Ahmad Hamad Saleh   +2 more
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Eighteen new species of Neotropical Costaceae (Zingiberales) [PDF]

PhytoKeys, 2023
In preparation for a full taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genera of Costaceae (i.e., Chamaecostus, Costus, Dimerocostus, and Monocostus), we present the description of 17 new species of Neotropical Costus and one new species of the Neotropic ...
Paul J. M. Maas, Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer, Thiago André, David Skinner, Eugenio Valderrama, Chelsea D. Specht   +5 more
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Costus root extract improves testicular toxicity of Bisphenol A in adult male albino rats: histopathological, ultrastructural and biochemical studies

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2022
Background Bisphenol A (BPA) causes environmental pollution and is used as a natural antioxidant to protect against chemical side-effects. Costus is a well-known medicinal plant containing several biologically active compounds.
Hosam-Eldin Hussein Osman, Doaa Galal ELSahra, Amin A. Alamin, Ayman El-Meghawry El-Kenawy, Rasha R. Salem   +4 more
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Therapeutic Impact of Costus (Saussurea lappa) Against Ehrlich Solid Tumor-Induced Cardiac Toxicity and DNA Damage in Female Mice

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Breast cancer remains the most common cause of cancer deaths among women globally. Ehrlich solid tumor (EST) is a transplantable tumor model for simulating breast cancer.
Rehab M. Elgharabawy, Rehab M. Elgharabawy, Ibrahim El Tantawy El Sayed, Nada Abd-Allah Rezk, Ehab Tousson   +4 more
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Investigation of antibacterial and antifungal activity of Saussurea costus root extracts [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023
Infectious diseases are a serious danger to public health, and plants may be a potential source of novel antimicrobial agents. In this study, the antibacterial and antifungal activity of the essential oil, hexane-chloroform, methanolic, and aqueous ...
GASHA S. AHMED, UMUT S.Ş. COSKUN
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Is cultivation of Saussurea costus (Asterales: Asteraceae) sustaining its conservation?

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch., (Asteraceae) known in English as Costus, is a threatened Himalayan medicinal plant listed on CITES (2014) Appendix I, Schedule VI of the Wildlife Protection Act (India) 1972, and Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red ...
Chandra Prakash Kuniyal, Joel Thomas Heinen, Bir Singh Negi, Jagdish Chandra Kaim   +3 more
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Loss of YABBY2-Like Gene Expression May Underlie the Evolution of the Laminar Style in Canna and Contribute to Floral Morphological Diversity in the Zingiberales. [PDF]

, 2015
The Zingiberales is an order of tropical monocots that exhibits diverse floral morphologies. The evolution of petaloid, laminar stamens, staminodes, and styles contributes to this diversity.
Almeida, Ana MR, Morioka, Kelsie, Specht, Chelsea D, Yockteng, Roxana   +3 more
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