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Background. Podocarpus gracilis is an evergreen, dioecious tree found in Ethiopia and other African nations. It can reach a height of 60 meters. Without any scientific validation, ethnobotanical studies conducted in Ethiopia revealed that the Podocarpus gracilis plant’s leaf is consumed orally to treat diabetes mellitus.
Wakuma Wakene Jifar +5 more
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Abstract One of the major challenges facing the world nowadays is to ensure enough access to healthy food for a growing population. Under this food scenario, it should be noted that increasing food production is as important as improving its nutritional quality.
Enrique Olmos +4 more
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Impact of health and lifestyle food supplements on periodontal tissues and health
Abstract According to the new classification, periodontitis is defined as a chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease associated with dysbiotic biofilms and characterized by progressive destruction of the tooth‐supporting apparatus. This definition, based on the current scientific evidence, clearly indicates and emphasizes, beside the microbial ...
Axel Spahr, Tihana Divnic‐Resnik
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Arthropod moulting hormones (ecdysteroids) are present in the blood of insectivorous bats
This study provides evidence for the presence of insect moulting hormones (so‐called ecdysteroids) in the blood of echolocating bats. These blood‐borne steroid hormones in bats most likely originate from their food items, because all evaluated species are insectivorous.
Sándor Hornok +7 more
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) significantly lowers the quality of life and impairs personal and social relationships in reproductive‐age women. Some recommendations are that inappropriate oxidative stress and inflammatory response are involved in PMS. Various nutritional supplements and herbs showed neuro‐psycho‐pharmacological activity with antioxidant ...
Arshiya Sultana +6 more
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Reversed-phase high performance thin-layer chromatography (RP-HPTLC) on C18 bonded silica gel was combined with desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and high resolution time of flight mass spectrometry (HRToFMS) to detect, characterize and image ...
E. Claude +3 more
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20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E), the most important regulator for insect development, is also a major component in phytoecdysteroids in plants. Therefore, this plant-derived hormone is considered as a potential natural product for use in pest management ...
Hengtong Duan +5 more
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Characterization of epidermal bladder cells in Chenopodium quinoa
Abstract Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa) is considered a superfood with its favourable nutrient composition and being gluten free. Quinoa has high tolerance to abiotic stresses, such as salinity, water deficit (drought) and cold. The tolerance mechanisms are yet to be elucidated.
Sophie L. Otterbach +12 more
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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
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In vitro study of the effect of quinoa and quinoa polysaccharides on human gut microbiota
Quinoa and quinoa polysaccharides can modulate the gut microbiota. Quinoa and quinoa polysaccharides have a prebiotic effects. Abstract It has been shown that whole grains and dietary fiber are important for their fermentation characteristics in the large intestine, drawing more and more attention to quinoa and quinoa polysaccharides. In this study, we
Hitache Zeyneb +5 more
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