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Natural products for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia. High blood sugar can produce long-term complications such as cardiovascular and renal disorders, retinopathy, and poor blood flow. Its development can be prevented
Barrios, José Luis   +2 more
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
wiley   +1 more source

Estudio etnofarmacológico de algunas especies endémicas de agave utilizados en la medicina tradicional

open access: yesRevista Científica y Tecnológica UPSE, 2019
Se realizó un estudio etnofarmacológico de las diferentes especies endémicas del agave en la medicina tradicional, desde noviembre del 2017 hasta abril del 2018; a través de una búsqueda bibliográfica en libros, revistas científicas, bases de datos e ...
Tahiris Paneque Escalona   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why do Euphorbiaceae tick as medicinal plants? : a review of Euphorbiaceae family and its medicinal features [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Euphorbiaceae is among the large flowering plant families consisting of a wide variety of vegetative forms some of which are plants of great importance. Its classification and chemistry have of late been subjects of interest possibly because of the wide ...
Mwine, Tedson Julius, Van Damme, Patrick
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Evaluation of antimotility effect of Lantana camara L. var. acuelata constituents on neostigmine induced gastrointestinal transit in mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
BACKGROUND: Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae), a widely growing shrub which is toxic to some animal species, has been used in the traditional medicine for treating many ailments.
Ojha, Sudarshan   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Germinação de sementes de azedinha (Oxalis hirsutissima), espécie medicinal de Mato Grosso, Brasil [PDF]

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2000
Sementes de azedinha (Oxalis hirsutissima Mart. & Zuc.) apresentam um baixo percentual de germinação, dificultando a propagação dessa espécie medicinal, tão utilizada pelas populações tradicionais da região contra as inflamações oculares.
Maria de Fátima B. COELHO   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An overview of anti-diabetic plants used in Gabon: Pharmacology and Toxicology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Ethnopharmacological relevance: The management of diabetes mellitus management in African communities, especially in Gabon, is not well established as more than 60% of population rely on traditional treatments as ...
A. Souza   +374 more
core   +4 more sources

Contaminants of emerging concern in agricultural soils: Current understanding, overlooked issues, and future priorities

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in agriculture represent a growing global challenge for food safety and public health. In this review, we synthesized evidence on how substances such as pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) enter soils, accumulate in crops, and affect ecological and human health. We found
Laura J. Carter   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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