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Molecules, 2019 Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (fenugreek) is a valuable resource of producing diosgenin which serves as a substrate for synthesizing more than two hundred kinds of steroidal drugs.
Chen Zhou +4 more
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Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 2: A Preclinical Evidence Review
Phytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 4792-4801, August 2026.ABSTRACT The preclinical evidence for the safety of ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) is reviewed, and its preparations (extracts) and constituents, from the general toxicity in animal models to in vitro and cell culture studies, which may elucidate mechanisms of action and explain clinical case reports. Most studies and reviews conclude
Elizabeth M. Williamson, Thomas Brendler
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Diosgenin biosynthesis pathway and its regulation in Dioscorea cirrhosa L. [PDF]
PeerJDioscorea cirrhosa L. (D. cirrhosa) tuber is a traditional medicinal plant that is abundant in various pharmacological substances. Although diosgenin is commonly found in many Dioscoreaceae plants, its presence in D. cirrhosa remained uncertain.
Yan Lin +6 more
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Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 8, August 2026.As a critical bioactive component of Polygonatum sibiricum, diosgenin improves age‐related declines in skeletal muscle mass and function by activating the SIRT1/PGC‐1α pathway, upregulating the expression of the myokine METRNL and IGF‐1, and promoting satellite cell proliferation and myogenic differentiation.
Xin Zeng +9 more
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Effect of Chitosan-Diosgenin Combination on Wound Healing
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 The difficult-to-heal wounds continue to be a problem for modern medicine. Chitosan and diosgenin possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects making them relevant substances for wound treatment. That is why this work aimed to study the effect of the combined application of chitosan and diosgenin on a mouse skin wound model.
Lubomir Petrov +9 more
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Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 4, July 2026.ABSTRACT High internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPPEs) have recently emerged as a versatile class of bioinks for extrusion‐based printing, offering unique opportunities for structural tunability, hierarchical architecture, and functional responsiveness.
Parham Joolaei Ahranjani +4 more
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Dioscorea Belizensis Lundell as A Source of Diosgenin
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 1963 Abstract Twenty-nine species of wild Dioscorea from British Honduras were screened for saponins. The tubers of D. belizensis Lundell afforded yields of steroids of about 2 per cent of the dry weight, calculated as the acetate of the predominant genin, diosgenin.
G, BLUNDEN, R, HARDMAN
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Diosgenin: Recent Highlights on Pharmacology and Analytical Methodology [PDF]
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2016 Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, occurs abundantly in plants such asDioscorea alata,Smilax China,andTrigonella foenum graecum. This bioactive phytochemical not only is used as an important starting material for the preparation of several steroidal drugs in the pharmaceutical industry, but has revealed also high potential and interest in the treatment ...
Mafalda Jesus +3 more
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Phytomedicine PlusIntroduction: In glaucoma, degeneration of visual pathway spread whole brain area, suggesting that restoring the degenerated axons in the whole visual pathway is crucial for vision recovery.
Chihiro Tohda, Shogo Shibue
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Molecules, 2011 Three polysaccharides, namely exopolysaccharide (EPS), water-extracted mycelial polysaccharide (WPS) and sodium hydroxide-extracted mycelial polysaccharide (SPS), were prepared from the endophytic fungus Fusarium oxysporium Dzf17 isolated from the ...
Ligang Zhou +6 more
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