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 +4 more
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Antidiarrheal activity of aqueous extract of leaves of Euphorbia hirta L. [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2021 Context: Euphorbia hirta L. is widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent and has many ethnomedicinal uses. Traditionally, the leaves of E. hirta have been used as antidiarrheal agents, for bronchial and respiratory diseases and against conjunctivitis.
Rushabh S. Shah +3 more
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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 +8 more
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<i>Rumex</i> Species: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Nutritional Potential for Food and Health Applications. [PDF]
Food Sci NutrRumex dentatus, R. vesicarius, and Emex spinosa are traditionally used for managing gastrointestinal, respiratory, hepatic, and inflammatory disorders. In addition to their ethnomedicinal value, some species are consumed as wild edibles. Pharmacological studies support their antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, cytotoxic, and antidiabetic ...
Mohamed Gohar M +10 more
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Alkaloids Used as Medicines: Structural Phytochemistry Meets Biodiversity—An Update and Forward Look
Molecules, 2021 Selecting candidates for drug developments using computational design and empirical rules has resulted in a broad discussion about their success. In a previous study, we had shown that a species’ abundance [as expressed by the GBIF (Global Biodiversity ...
M. Heinrich, J. Mah, V. Amirkia
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Xanthium strumarium - a potential cheap resource of plant substances for medicinal use [PDF]
, 2019 Xanthium strumarium L. (Asteraceae) is an annual herb which reproduces solely by seed. So far its centre of origin was considered Central or South America. Recent archeological research revealed that the burs of X.
Ionkova I., Kozuharova E., Spadaro V.
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Antiallergic, anthelmintic and cytotoxic potentials of dried aerial parts of Acanthus ilicifolius L.
Clinical Phytoscience, 2018 Background Acanthus ilicifolius L. is admired for its traditional usage in the folk medicine for the treatment of numerous diseases including allergy and helminthiasis in various parts of the planet.
Pabitra Kumar Sardar +6 more
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Life, 2021 Infectious disease (ID) is one of the top-most serious threats to human health globally, further aggravated by antimicrobial resistance and lack of novel immunization options. Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees and its metabolites have been
Sanower Hossain +8 more
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Diatoms synthesize sterols by inclusion of animal and fungal genes in the plant pathway [PDF]
, 2020 Diatoms are ubiquitous microalgae that have developed remarkable metabolic plasticity and gene diversification. Here we report the first elucidation of the complete biosynthesis of sterols in the lineage.
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Metabolic profile and root development of Hypericum perforatum L. in vitro roots under stress conditions due to chitosan treatment and culture time [PDF]
, 2016 The responses of Hypericum perforatum root cultures to chitosan elicitation had been investigated through 1H-NMR-based metabolomics associated with morpho-anatomical analyses.
Alessio eValletta +11 more
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