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Impact of Pteridium aquilinum on vegetation in Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
Pteridium aquilinum acts as an important ecological filters in dominated communities. A study to investigate the effects of its dominance in the vegetation of Nyungwe was conducted. Sampling was done in Mubuga and Uwajerome mountains.
Elias Bizuru
exaly   +5 more sources

Structure Characterization, Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities of Polysaccharide from Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn [PDF]

Foods, 2022
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (Pteridaceae family) has been widely used as a food and medicine in China and Korea. Previous studies indicate that P. aquilinum contains a variety of bioactive chemical components such as flavonoids, phenols, terpenoids ...
Zhe-Han Zhao, Xian-Yan Ju, Kui-Wu Wang, Xin-Juan Chen, Hong-Xiang Sun, Ke-Jun Cheng   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Health and Environmental Hazards of the Toxic Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (Bracken Fern) [PDF]

Plants, 2023
Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) is ubiquitous and acts as a cosmopolitan weed in pastures and similar environments. Despite its historical uses, it presents risks due to toxicity.
Matěj Malík, Otakar Jiří Mika, Zdeňka Navrátilová, Uday Kumar Killi, Pavel Tlustoš, Jiří Patočka   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Glycophenotypic alterations induced by Pteridium aquilinum in mice gastric mucosa: synergistic effect with Helicobacter pylori infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum is a plant known to be carcinogenic to animals. Epidemiological studies have shown an association between bracken fern exposure and gastric cancer development in humans.
Joana Gomes, Ana Magalhães, Ana S Carvalho, Gilberto E Hernandez, Suzanne L Papp, Steven R Head, Valérie Michel, Leonor David, Fátima Gärtner, Eliette Touati, Celso A Reis   +10 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Structural and physicochemical properties of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) starch [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionBracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) starch is a non-mainstream, litter-researched starch, thus the starch characteristics remain largely unknown.MethodsThe structural and physicochemical properties of two bracken starches were systematically ...
Kehu Li, Tongze Zhang, Huanhuan Ren, Wei Zhao, Siqi Hong, Yongyi Ge, Xiaoqiong Li, Harold Corke, Harold Corke   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) retards the senescence of Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum by regulating the cellular energy status and membrane lipid metabolism. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr, 2021
1‐MCP is an ethylene inhibitor which can delay the ripening and senescence of fruits and vegetables effectively. Pteridium aquilinum var. Latiusculum (PA) is one of the wild vegetables which is famous and nutrient in China.
Zhang W, Li Z, Du M, Zhang X, Tian Y, Wang J.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pharmacognostic evaluation and antimicrobial activity of Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn leaves (Onocleaceae) via in vitro and in silico perspectives. [PDF]

PLoS One
Background and objective Traditionally, Pteridium aquilinum L. has been utilized as medicine for ages, however, it is not listed in the Nigerian herbal pharmacopeia, and there is no information regarding its standardization and antimicrobial activity ...
Adebayo OT, Oluremi BB, Ogunlakin AD, Gyebi GA, Sonibare MA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Nutritional, Anti-Nutritional and Mineral Contents of Selected Wild Edible Plants in Ethiopia: <i>Mussaenda arcuata</i>, <i>Celosia trigyna,</i> and <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Despite the presence of several wild edible plants in Ethiopia, communities across the country continue to face serious food and nutrition challenges. The study was carried out to evaluate nutritional composition, anti‐nutritional factor content, mineral
Rumicha TD, Forsido SF, Tola YB, Yimer A, Kuyu CG, Teka TA, Gidi A.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Toxicological Activities of Pteridium aquilinum Rhizomes and Fiddleheads in HPV16-Transgenic Mice [PDF]

Biology
Pteridium aquilinum is a globally distributed plant species, highly adaptable to various environments and historically significant as a food source for both animals and humans.
Beatriz Medeiros-Fonseca, Ana I. Faustino-Rocha, Maria João Pires, Maria João Neuparth, Felisbina Queiroga, Isabel Gaivão, Marcelo D. Catarino, Susana M. Cardoso, Margarida M. Bastos, Luís Félix, Carlos Venâncio, Fernanda Seixas, Cármen Vasconcelos-Nóbrega, Helena Vala, Rui Medeiros, Paula A. Oliveira, Rui M. Gil da Costa   +16 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Modeling the Future of a Wild Edible Fern Under Climate Change: Distribution and Cultivation Zones of <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i> var. <i>latiusculum</i> in the Dadu-Min River Region. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Under the pressures of global climate change, the sustainable management of plant resources in alpine gorge regions faces severe challenges. P. aquilinum var.
Huang Y, Yang J, Zhao G, Shama Z, Ge Q, Yang Y, Yang J.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources