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A Short Note on Designing Curriculum for Medicinal Phytochemistry [PDF]

, 2007
Phytochemistry is defined as study of chemical composition of medicinal plants or phyto-drugs. Phytochemistry is significant subject of Pharmacognosy curriculum. Today we can witness explosive growth of herbal drug industry.
Singh, Amritpal
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Phytochemical characterization of Tabernanthe iboga root bark and its effects on dysfunctional metabolism and cognitive performance in high-fat-fed C57BL/6J mice [PDF]

, 2018
Preparations of the root bark of Tabernanthe iboga have long been used in Central and West African traditional medicine to combat fatigue, as a neuro-stimulant in rituals, and for treatment of diabetes. The principal alkaloid of T.
Akinyeke, Tunde, Alcazar Maganad, Armando, Bading-Taika, Bayissi, Bobe, Gerd, Choie, Jaewoo, L. Miranda, Cristobal, Lione, Lisa, Maier, Claudia S., Ouanesisouk, Michael, Raber, Jacob, Samson Torres, Eileen Ruth, Stevens, Jan F   +11 more
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A New Vista of Opportunity in Diabetes Management: Natural Product‐Based β‐cell Preservation

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Preserving functional β‐cells via natural products offers promising strategy for diabetes treatment. ABSTRACT A defining characteristic of diabetes is β‐cell failure, in which β‐cells cannot modulate insulin secretion to compensate for escalating insulin resistance, pushing forward disease development.
Yi‐San Lee, Tien‐Fen Kuo, Chun‐Yen Yang, Greta Yang, Wen‐Chin Yang   +4 more
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Quercetin and Its Nanoformulation Both the Mono- or Combination Therapies in the Management of Cancer: An Update with Molecular Mechanisms

Journal of Tropical Medicine
Quercetin, a major representative of the flavonol subclass found abundantly in almost all edible vegetables and fruits, showed remarkable therapeutic properties and was beneficial in numerous degenerative diseases by preventing lipid peroxidation ...
Tanzila Akter Eity, Md. Shimul Bhuia, Raihan Chowdhury, Shakil Ahmmed, null Salehin Sheikh, Rima Akter, Muhammad Torequl Islam   +6 more
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Nutritional quality of the seed oil in thirteen Asphodeline species (Xanthorrhoeaceae) from Turkey

Grasas y Aceites, 2016
The fatty acid composition of the seed oil from 13 Turkish Asphodeline species was analyzed. The seed oil content ranged between 0.9% and 4.6%, and included 26 different fatty acids from C12:0to C22:5.
G. Zengin, A. Aktumsek, J. Girón-Calle, J. Vioque, C. Megías   +4 more
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Toxicological screening and evaluation of anti-allergic and anti-hyperglycemic potential of Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. fruits

Clinical Phytoscience, 2021
Background Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. (S. caseolaris) belonging to the Sonneratiaceae family is commonly known as Ora. It is traditionally used as an astringent, antiseptic, to treat sprains, swellings, cough and in arresting hemorrhage.
Shrabanti Dev, Rabindra Nath Acharyya, Sheuly Akter, Md. Abdullah Al Bari, Kaniz Asma, Hemayet Hossain, Kishore Kumar Sarkar, Nripendra Nath Biswas, Asish Kumar Das   +8 more
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Plagiochila rutilans (Hepaticae): A poorly known species from tropical America [PDF]

, 2001
The neotropical liverwort, Plagiochila rutilans Lindenb., is conspecific with P. remotifolia Hampe and Gottsche, P. farlowii Steph., P. harrisana Steph, and P. organensis Herzog. Plagiochila standleyi Carl is reduced to a variety of P.
Anton, H., Cole, W.J., Gradstein, S.R., Groth, H., Heinrichs, J., Rycroft, D.S.   +5 more
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Effect of Fruit Maturation Stage on the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Piper nigrum Essential Oil

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
The essential oils of Piper nigrum show marked chemical and biological variation across fruit maturation stages. Ripe fruits yield oils with the strongest antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, demonstrating that maturation directly modulates volatile composition and enhances the bioactive potential of this aromatic species.
Marcio Marcelo da Siva Pessoa, Jorddy Neves Cruz, Ingryd Nayara de Farias Ramos, André Salim Khayat, Eloisa Helena de Aguiar Andrade, José de Arimatéia Rodrigues do Rego, Davi do Socorro Barros Brasil   +6 more
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Phytochemical diversity of uptodate species from Licania (Chrysobalanaceae): core Licania, Moquilea, Leptobalanus, Hymenopus, Microdesmia, Parinariopsis, Geobalanus, and Cordillera: a review [PDF]

Rodriguésia
Licania belongs to the Chrysobalanaceae family (Malpighiales, Angiosperms). Predominantly found in the floodplain forests and savannas of the Guianas and the Amazon basin, this genus has been reclassified into eight distinct genera, based on molecular ...
Carlos Alexandre Maciel de Matos, Terezinha de Jesus Soares dos Santos, Jenifer Brasil dos Santos, Luis Phillipe Nagem Lopes, Elisabete Pereira dos Santos, André Luis de Alcantara Guimarães, Zaida Maria Faria de Freitas   +6 more
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A Comprehensive Review on Nutrition, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Food Application Perspectives of Bioactive Rich Superfruits

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
The review critically evaluated and compared the selected superfruit phytochemistry, their bioactive composition and the key health benefits majorly emphasizing the antioxidant potential. It has highlighted the translational challenges in formulating functional foods by addressing the issues related to delivery system, bioavailability mechanism and the
Sharath Kumar Nagaraja, Javid Iqbal Mir, Mahendra Kumar Verma, Aamir Hussain Dar   +3 more
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