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Beyond Tradition: An Integrated Toxicological, Ecological, and Public Health Perspective on Aristolochic Acids

Journal of Applied Toxicology, Volume 46, Issue 8, Page 2599-2622, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aristolochia species have long been used in traditional medicine for their presumed anti‐inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties. However, extensive toxicological and epidemiological evidence now demonstrates that these plants contain aristolochic acids (AAs) I and II, highly potent nephrotoxic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic ...
Victor Ventura de Souza, Lara Rodrigues De Andrade, Tatiana da Silva Souza   +2 more
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Medicinal Plants as a Drug Alternative Source for the Antigout Therapy in Morocco

Scientifica, 2020
Background. The gout is a metabolic disease that is associated with a high level of uric acid in the blood. This disease is treated with some medications that aim to reduce serum urate levels. However, the use of various medicines leads to the appearance
Nour Elhouda Daoudi, Mohamed Bouhrim, Hayat Ouassou, Mohamed Bnouham   +3 more
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Comparative Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Effect of Dysphania ambrosioides Extracts Against Human Breast and Cervical Cancer Cells

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2026.
This study evaluates the geographic influence on the chemical and biological profiles of Dysphania ambrosioides collected from Brazilian and Colombian sources. Following extraction, metabolic fingerprinting via HPLC‐MS reveals distinct phytochemical variations between the geographical origins.
Andres Camilo Moreno Abadia, Lina Marcela Trujillo Chacón, Júlia Biz Willig, Edison Osorio, Diogo André Pilger, Miriam Anders Apel, Simone Cristina Baggio Gnoatto   +6 more
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Food and Medicinal Homologous Substances in Sleep Disorders Improvement: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2026.
The schematic diagram illustrating the improvement mechanisms of six typical FMH substances and their main active ingredients in different sleep disorders. ABSTRACT Sleep integrates many brain and peripheral processes, profoundly influencing well‐being.
Wenjing Wen, Qili Li, Chenghao Lv, Jing Wen, Yihan Zhang, Yuhang Yi, Tao Li, Fang Wang, Yibo Luo, Si Qin   +9 more
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Quantitative Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants from Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India, along with Phytochemistry and Toxicity Study of Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don bark

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This study offers considerable information on plant wealth of therapeutic importance used traditionally by the residents of 11 villages under three subdivisions of Kurseong, Darjeeling Sadar, and Mirik in the Darjeeling District, West Bengal.
Yasodha Subba, Samik Hazra, Chowdhury Habibur Rahaman   +2 more
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Ameliorative effect of alkaloid extract of Cyclea peltata (Poir.) Hook. f. & Thoms. roots (ACP) on APAP/CCl4 induced liver toxicity in Wistar rats and in vitro free radical scavenging property

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014
Objective: To evaluate the hepatoprotective and antioxidant properties of alkaloid extract of Cyclea peltata (C. peltata) against paracetamol/carbon tetra chloride induced liver damage in Wistar rats.
Varghese Jancy Shine, Panikamparambil Gopalakrishnan Latha, Somasekharan Nair Rajam Suja, Gangadharan Indira Anuja, Gopan Raj, Sreedharan Nair Rajasekharan   +5 more
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Pharmacological and Pharmacokinetic Profiling of Asphodelus microcarpus Phytochemicals: UHPLC–MS/MS Characterization, Molecular Docking, and ADMET Analysis

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Bioactive phytochemicals from Asphodelus microcarpus exhibited significant antioxidant and antidiabetic potential. In silico analyses confirmed favorable target interactions and pharmacokinetic properties, highlighting its therapeutic promise. ABSTRACT This study investigates the phytochemical composition and biological activities of Asphodelus ...
Mohammed Roubi, Youness Mahdi, Ayoub Farihi, Chahrazad Belkhiri, Mohammed Dalli, Salah‐Eddine Azizi, Nour Elhouda Daoudi, Raffaele Conte, Mohammed Hawwal, Mohammed Alzahrani, Omer M. Almarfadi, Nadia Gseyra, Ramzi A. Mothana   +12 more
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Ethnopharmacology of the Popoluca, Mexico: an evaluation

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2001
Abstract Medicinal plants are an essential part of indigenous pharmaceutical systems. We studied the medicinal plants used by the Popoluca of the Sierra Santa Marta (Eastern Mexico). This study is part of a series on the ethnopharmacology of various Macro-Mayan groups.
Sticher, Otto, LEONTI, MARCO, Vibrans, Heike, Heinrich Michael   +3 more
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Umbelliprenin in Food and Medicinal Plants: Phytochemical Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Analytical Approaches, and Biological Activities

Phytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.
This review provides an extensive and critical synthesis of current knowledge on umbelliprenin, integrating phytochemical, analytical, biological, ecological, and food science perspectives, and identifies priorities for future research. ABSTRACT Umbelliprenin (7‐farnesyloxycoumarin) is an oxyprenylated coumarin that has gained increasing attention in ...
Chiara Collevecchio, Lorenzo Marchetti, Francesco Epifano, Salvatore Genovese, Serena Fiorito   +4 more
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Disruptions in the female reproductive system on consumption of calcium carbide ripened fruit in mouse models

Heliyon, 2019
This study investigated for the first time the outcome of ingestion of calcium carbide-ripened fruit on some female reproductive parameters. A set of unripe mature bananas ripened with calcium carbide (CCRB) and another set ripened via non-artificial ...
Enitome E. Bafor, Emmanuella Greg-Egor, Osemelomen Omoruyi, Ejiroghene Ochoyama, Glory U. Omogiade   +4 more
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