Results 41 to 50 of about 1,113 (200)

The Influence of Environmental Conditions on Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants: A Literature Review

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2021., 2021
Abstract Medicinal plants, a source of different phytochemical compounds, are now subjected to a variety of environmental stresses during their growth and development. Different ecologically limiting factors including temperature, carbon dioxide, lighting, ozone, soil water, soil salinity and soil fertility has significant impact on medicinal plants ...
Poonam Pant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nephroprotective effect of Bryophyllum pinnatum‐mediated silver nanoparticles in ethylene glycol‐induced urolithiasis in rat

open access: yesIET Nanobiotechnology, Volume 15, Issue 3, Page 266-276, May 2021., 2021
Abstract A large population is suffering from multifactorial urolithiasis worldwide with a reoccurrence rate of almost 70%–80% in males and 47%–60% in females. In the present study, the nephroprotective effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesised by Bryophyllum pinnatum was evaluated in ethylene glycol‐induced urolithiasis in rat. B.
Revati Dighade   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatoprotective Plants from Bangladesh: A Biophytochemical Review and Future Prospect

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Liver diseases are quite prevalant in many densely populated countries, including Bangladesh. The liver and its hepatocytes are targeted by virus and microbes, as well as by chemical environmental toxicants, causing wide‐spread disruption of metabolic fuctions of the human body, leading to death from end‐stage liver diseases.
Razina Rouf   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Shrubs and Herbs Used by Forest-Fringe Communities of Ghana. [PDF]

open access: yesScientifica (Cairo)
Documenting and quantitatively assessing medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge in different social contexts is critical in providing nature‐based solutions to contemporary issues. Therefore, our study quantitatively evaluated medicinal shrubs and herbs in forest‐fringe communities of Ghana and tested the versatility, ecological apparency and ...
Asigbaase M   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants in Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary, District Sialkot, Punjab Province of Pakistan

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary is a complex riverine ecosystem and is unique because of the presence of river Chenab, various seasonal streams, lakes, and Head Marala barrage. These ecogeographic conditions provide diverse natural habitats for various plant and animal species to grow uninterrupted and have undocumented ethnopharmacologically important ...
Sidra Ahsan Shah   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological activities of leaf extracts from selected Kalanchoe species and their relationship with bufadienolides content

open access: yesPharmaceutical Biology, 2020
Context Kalanchoe species (Crassulaceae) are widely used in traditional medicine as remedies in infectious diseases and cancer treatment. Objective Cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier, K.
Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antilithiatic effect of C. dactylon, E. officinalis, K. pinnata, and B. nutans ethyl acetate fraction on glyoxylate-induced nephrolithiasis

open access: yesFuture Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021
Background The plants Cynodon dactylon (C. dactylon), Emblica officinalis (E. officinalis), Kalanchoe pinnata (K. pinnata), and Bambusa nutans (B. nutans) have been reported to possess diuretic and antiurolithiatic potential against ethylene glycol and ...
Papiya Bigoniya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical and agronomic development of Kalanchoe brasiliensis Camb. and Kalanchoe pinnata (Lamk.) Pers under light and temperature levels

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011
This study compares the development of Kalanchoe brasiliensis and Kalanchoe pinnata, which are medicinal species known as "saião" and "folha da fortuna" that are used interchangeably by the population for medicinal purposes.
Bruna P. Cruz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of functional properties in ready-to-drink beverage formulated with Kalanchoe pinnata (Akkapana) and Aloe vera

open access: yesJournal of Food and Bioprocess Engineering, 2022
Medicinal plants have a good potency in preventing and curing diseases. This study was done to develop a functional Ready-to-drink beverage from Kalanchoe pinnata (Akkapana) leaf and Aloe vera gel with antiurolithiatic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, and ...
Haloluwe Kankanamge Shanthi Thaksala   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of Adenosinetriphosphatase and Inorganic Pyrophosphatase in Tonoplasts Isolated from Three CAM Species, Ananas comosus, Kalanchoë pinnata and K. daigremontiana

open access: yesPlant Production Science, 2000
The characteristics of adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) and inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) in the tonoplasts isolated from leaf mesophyll homogenates of Ananas comosus (pineapple), a hexose-utilizing species with high PPi-PFK activities, and Kalanchoë
Li-Song Chen, Akihiro Nose
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy