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Phenolic Content and Antioxidant, Antihyperlipidemic, and Antidiabetogenic Effects of Opuntia dillenii Seed Oil

The Scientific World Journal, 2020
Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl.) Haw. is a medicinal plant that is widely used by the Moroccan population to treat many diseases, thanks to its richness in bioactive molecules.
Mohamed Bouhrim, Nour Elhouda Daoudi, Hayat Ouassou, Amina Benoutman, El Hassania Loukili, Abderrahim Ziyyat, Hassane Mekhfi, Abdelkhaleq Legssyer, Mohammed Aziz, Mohamed Bnouham   +9 more
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Ethnopharmacology, Ethnomedicine, and Wildlife Conservation [PDF]

Ethnopharmacological relevance: There are longstanding traditions of animal-derived products being employed as medicines, and they continue to be important in many traditional cultural healthcare practices.
Chassagne, François, Williams, Vivienne, Coals, Peter G. R., Leonti, Marco, Coals, Peter G.R., Williams, Vivienne L., Benítez, Guillermo   +6 more
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Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology: interdisciplinary links with the historical sciences

, 2006
In this paper we use three disparate examples to highlight the relevance of historical methods in the context of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology. Unfortunately, in ethnopharmacology we have only very few examples where such historical depth is possible.
Heinrich, Michael, Leonti, Marco, Pardo-de-Santayana, Manuel, Pardo de Santayana, Manuel, Kufer, Johanna   +4 more
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The Indian Magical Herb ‘Sanjeevni’ (Selaginella bryopteris L.) - A Promising Anti-inflammatory Phytomedicine for the Treatment of Patients with Inflammatory Skin Diseases

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2017
Objectives: Selaginella bryopteris L. (family: Selaginaceae), is often used in traditional Indian systems of medicine for the prevention and cure of several disorders and for the treatment of patient with spermatorrhoea, venereal disease, constipation ...
Shravan Kumar Paswan, Arti Gautam, Pritt Verma, Chandana Venkateswara Rao, Om Prakash Sidhu, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Sajal Srivastava   +6 more
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), Lemon (Citrus limon L.) Juices as Preventive Agents from Chronic Liver Damage Induced by CCl₄: A Biochemical and Histological Study

Antioxidants, 2022
Zingiber officinale Roscoe and Citrus limon L. are well known for their multi-use and for their pharmacological effect in the treatment of many illnesses.
Oussama Bekkouch, Mohammed Dalli, Mohamed Harnafi, Ilham Touiss, Imane Mokhtari, Soufiane El Assri, Hicham Harnafi, Mohammed Choukri, Seok-Jae Ko, Bonglee Kim, Souliman Amrani   +10 more
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Ethnopharmacology

, 2015
Ethnopharmacology is one of the world's fastest-growing scientific disciplines encompassing a diverse range of subjects. It links natural sciences research on medicinal, aromatic and toxic plants with socio-cultural studies and has often been associated ...
Heinrich, Michael, Jäger, Anna K
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Phytochemical Composition of Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam and Its Impact on the Metabolic Syndrome: A Review

Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
The long-term pathological state known as metabolic syndrome is characterized by hypertension, insulin resistance diabetes, abdominal obesity, and hyperlipidemia.
Chaimae Alla, Amanat Ali, Afaf Mehiou, Youssra Salhi, Nourelhouda Bouanani, Abdelkhaleq Legssyer, Abderrahim Ziyyat   +6 more
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Proteomics Analysis of Brain Tissue in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke in the Acute Phase

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
Background: Stroke is a leading health issue, with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Of all strokes, approximately 80% of cases are ischemic stroke (IS).
Fei Zheng, Yan-Tao Zhou, Yi-Fu Zeng, Tao Liu, Zhao-Yu Yang, Tao Tang, Jie-Kun Luo, Yang Wang   +7 more
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In Vitro Antioxidant Properties, Glucose-Diffusion Effects, α-Amylase Inhibitory Activity, and Antidiabetogenic Effects of C. Europaea Extracts in Experimental Animals

Antioxidants, 2021
Caralluma europaea (Guss.) N.E.Br. (C. europaea), is a medicinal plant used traditionally to treat diabetes mellitus (DM) in Morocco. This study aimed to investigate the in vitro antioxidant properties, glucose diffusion effects, α-amylase inhibitory ...
Hayat Ouassou, Mohamed Bouhrim, Noureddine Bencheikh, Mohamed Addi, Christophe Hano, Hassane Mekhfi, Abderrahim Ziyyat, Abdekhaleq Legssyer, Mohamed Aziz, Mohamed Bnouham   +9 more
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Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Functional Foods, Medicinal Plants, Phytochemicals, Bioactive Compounds and Nutrients Effective Against Metabolic Diseases

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
The study demonstrates how functional foods, medicinal plants, phytochemicals, bioactive compounds and essential nutrients combat metabolic diseases. It highlights their mechanisms, including antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, insulin‐sensitising, lipid‐regulating, gut microbiota‐modulating and mitochondrial‐enhancing effects, leading to improved ...
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi, Sana Noreen, Sonia Morya   +2 more
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