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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Saussurea costus as Therapeutic Agents against a Diabetic Rat Model—Approaches to Investigate Pharmacophore Modeling of Human IkB Kinase and Molecular Interaction with Dehydrocostus Lactone of Saussurea costus

Metabolites, 2023
Lactic acid bacteria is well-known as a vital strategy to alleviate or prevent diabetes. Similarly, the plant Saussurea costus (Falc) Lipsch is a preventive power against diabetes.
Metab A. AlGeffari, Dina Mansour, Omar Ahmed-Farid, Einas Mohamed Yousef, Shereen A. Mohamed, Mahmoud M. A. Moustafa, Hassan Barakat, Khalid Abd El Ghany   +7 more
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Nutrient’s composition of costus lucanusianus stem [PDF]

GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022
The search for solution to malnutrition problem in it various forms particularly in developing countries necessitated the exploration of indigenous plants and spices that has been widely utilized for diverse purposes. The study was aimed at evaluating the nutrients composition of costus lucanusianus stem which include proximate, minerals, vitamins and ...
Dikioye Emmanuel Peters, Iromuanya Chibueze   +1 more
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Costus loangensis, an exciting new species from Gabon, Africa

PhytoKeys, 2012
A new species of spiral ginger (Costus: Costaceae) from Gabon, Africa is described. Costus loangensis H. Maas & Maas is found in the coastal region on white sand soils under a tropical rain forest canopy. It is morphologically distinct from all other
Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer, Paul J.M. Maas, Chelsea Specht   +2 more
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Antioxidant and Anti-Urolithiatic Activity of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts from Saussurea costus (Falc) Lispich Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Life, 2022
The plant Saussurea costus (Falc) Lipsch has many biological activities and a strong curative and preventive power against a variety of diseases including cancer, diabetes, and hemorrhoids. In the current study, phytochemical screening was carried out as
Naima Mammate, Fatima Ezzahra El oumari, Hamada Imtara, Salim Belchkar, Anissa Lahrichi, Ali S. Alqahtani, Omar M. Noman, Mahmoud Tarayrah, Tarik Sqalli Houssaini   +8 more
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Topical Use of Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. (Qost) Oil in Pediatric Nocturnal Enuresis in Comparison with Sesame Oil, A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial

Traditional and Integrative Medicine, 2021
Nocturnal enuresis is one of the most common chronic problems of childhood. It has a significant effect on health and quality of life of children and their families.
Reza Ilkhani, Mojtaba Bigdeli, Masoumeh Mohkam, Nezhat Shakeri, Shirin Fahimi Tafreshi, Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Hosseini Tabatabae, Monireh Sadat Motaharifard   +6 more
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Costus root aqueous extract modulates rat liver toxicity, DNA damage, injury, proliferation alterations induced by plant growth regulator Ethephon

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Ethephon (Ethrel®) is an ethylene-based plant growth regulator that used in agriculture and it has direct and indirect effects on human health, direct effect via its inhalation during usage in agriculture and indirect effect through the diet (Fruits and ...
Ehab Tousson, Afaf El-Atrsh, Merfaat Mansour, Abdallah Assem   +3 more
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Costus Root Extract Preserves Thyroid Hormones Levels, Thyroglobulin Expression and Thyroid Tissues in Rats Receiving Valproate Sodium

Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2020
BACKGROUND: Valproate sodium is an anticonvulsant drug. Saussurea lappa (costus) is a medicinal plant rich with antioxidants. This research aimed to assess the protective effect of costus root extract against valproate sodium-induced thyrotoxicity ...
Marwa Salah Mahmoud
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First records of Spermophora kerinci, Nesticella mogera and Pseudanapis aloha on the European Mainland (Araneae: Pholcidae, Nesticidae, Anapidae) [PDF]

, 2009
The alien spider species Spermophora kerinci Huber, 2005, Nesticella mogera (Yaginuma, 1972) and Pseudanapis aloha Forster, 1959 are recorded from greenhouses in Germany. These are the first records from the European mainland.
Kielhorn, Karl-Hinrich
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HPLC-PDA Method for Quantification of Bioactive Compounds in Crude Extract and Fractions of Aucklandia costus Falc. and Cytotoxicity Studies against Cancer Cells

Molecules, 2023
Aucklandia costus Falc. (Synonym: Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch.) is a perennial herb of the family Asteraceae. The dried rhizome is an essential herb in the traditional systems of medicine in India, China and Tibet.
Anil Bhushan, Dixhya Rani, Misbah Tabassum, Saajan Kumar, Prem N. Gupta, Sumeet Gairola, Ajai P. Gupta, Prasoon Gupta   +7 more
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ASPECTOS BIOLÓGICOS DO GÊNERO COSTUS COM ENFÂSE NA COSTUS SPIRALIS / BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE COSTUS GENDER WITH EMPHASIS IN COSTUS SPIRALIS

Brazilian Journal of Development, 2020
Introducao: As plantas medicinais produzem ampla variedade, no que se diz respeito as substâncias quimicas de seu metabolismo secundario, as quais expressam atividades biologicas constituindo fontes de recursos terapeuticos complementares a medicina convencional. Dentre a biodiversidade, destaca-se a Costus spiralis , pertencente a familia Costaceae ,
Raissa da Conceição Santos, Viviane da Silva Lima, João Victor do Nascimento Nunes, Jamilly Moura Feitosa, Renata Magalhães Ramos, Jessica da Silva Siqueira, Lydja Rayhanne Dário Ferreira, Armando Ramos de Lima, Gabriela Cavalcante da Silva   +8 more
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