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Cancer Phytotherapy

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2017
Nowadays, increases in resistance of tumors to the current therapeutic agents have become a problematic issue. Therefore, efforts to discover new anticancer compounds with high sensitivity of cancer cells are extending.
Mahmood Bahmani PhD, Hedayatollah Shirzad PhD, Najmeh Shahinfard MSc, Laaleh Sheivandi MSc, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei PhD   +4 more
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Priorities and Future Actions for an Effective Use of Phytotherapy in Livestock—Outputs from an Expert Workshop

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
This study reflects on the recognised need for more joined-up, high-quality research on phytotherapy that addresses the current societal challenges in finding alternatives to the use of antibiotics.
Isabel Blanco-Penedo, Isabel Blanco-Penedo, César Fernández González, Lena-Mari Tamminen, Albert Sundrum, Ulf Emanuelson   +5 more
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Free Phenolic Hydroxyl Groups Govern the Anticancer Activity of α‐Mangostin: A Structure–Activity Relationship Insight

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
Free phenolic hydroxyl groups in the chemical structure of the natural xanthone α‐mangostin (MGT) contribute positively to achieving the anticancer profile against murine colon cancer, murine triple negative breast cancer, and human osteosarcoma cancer. ABSTRACT The α‐mangostin (MGT) is a natural xanthone obtained from the pericarp of mangosteen fruit (
Otávio Augusto Chaves, Afonso Santine M. M. Velez, Lívia Stenico, Douglas Chaves de Alcântara Pinto, Debora Decote‐Ricardo, Eliezer Avila Gandra, Marco Edilson Freire de Lima, Carlos Serpa   +7 more
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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity Phytotherapy

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2016
Obesity is an important disorders due to which 25 million deaths occur annually worldwide. Synthetic drugs for weight loss have low efficacy and high side effects.
Mahmoud Bahmani DVM, Zohreh Eftekhari PhD, Kourosh Saki MD, Ezatollah Fazeli-Moghadam PhD, Mahyar Jelodari DVM, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei PhD   +5 more
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Lignans From Forsythia x Intermedia Leaves and Flowers Attenuate the Pro-inflammatory Function of Leukocytes and Their Interaction With Endothelial Cells

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Aim of the study: Taking into account that overactivated leukocytes are an important factor in the development of many chronic diseases, we investigated the activity of phytochemically characterized (HPLC-DAD-MSn) extracts from forsythia leaves and ...
Barbara Michalak, Agnieszka Filipek, Piotr Chomicki, Małgorzata Pyza, Marta Woźniak, Barbara Żyżyńska-Granica, Jakub P. Piwowarski, Agnieszka Kicel, Monika A. Olszewska, Anna K. Kiss   +9 more
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Conjugates of urolithin A with NSAIDs, their stability, cytotoxicity, and anti-inflammatory potential

Scientific Reports, 2022
Urolithin A (UA, 1), a gut microbiota postbiotic metabolite is attributed to express interesting biological activities indicated by in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies.
Maciej Korczak, Piotr Roszkowski, Sebastian Granica, Jakub P. Piwowarski   +3 more
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Histopathological investigation of wound healing activities of Lucilia sericata Larva and Achillea sintenisii extract combinations in diabetic rat wound model

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 659-671, September 2026.
Lucilia sericata larvae secrete bioactive compounds that promote wound debridement and antimicrobial defence in chronic tissue injuries. Achillea sintenisii extract offers phytotherapeutic support, enhancing healing through anti‐inflammatory and regenerative properties. Diabetic Wistar rats were treated topically with Furacin®, larval secretions, plant
Nevra Polat, Salih Mollahaliloğlu, Murat Koç   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phytochemical Characterization and Bioactive Potential of Stachys germanica L.: LC–MS/MS Profiling and Multi‐Target Biological Activities

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
The 80% ethanolic extract of Stachys germanica L. exhibited a phenolic‐rich phytochemical profile characterized by chlorogenic acid, naringin, luteolin, and kaempferol. The extract demonstrated notable antioxidant capacity, selective tyrosinase and α‐glucosidase inhibition, and significant antibacterial activity against Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC ...
Gözde Gülin İnan, Derya Doğanay, Yiğit İnan, Selin Akyüz‐Çetin, Neşet Neşetoğlu, İbrahim Daniş, Esra Mertoğlu, Durişehvar Özer Ünal, Gokhan Zengin   +8 more
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Design and Optimization of Ultrasound Assisted Extraction of Curcumin as an Effective Alternative for Conventional Solid Liquid Extraction of Natural Products

Natural Product Communications, 2009
The first step in the qualitative and quantitative analysis of medicinal plant constituents is the extraction step. Ideally, an extraction procedure should be exhaustive with respect to the constituents to be analyzed, rapid, simple, and for routine ...
Vivekananda Mandal, Saikat Dewanjee, Ranabir Sahu, Subhash C. Mandal   +3 more
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