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Bioactive Components and Functional Applications of Sea Buckthorn: A Review

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is a multifunctional food resource whose bioactive composition and functional potential depend strongly on plant part, extraction method, and processing matrix. Fruits and juices are rich in vitamin C, organic acids, carotenoids, phenolic acids, and flavonol glycosides; leaves provide abundant flavonoids ...
Xiaogang Guo, Laifeng Zhuo, Yanru Feng, Menghui Lin, Thanh Ninh Le, Minjie Zhao, Haiying Cai   +6 more
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Atividade antibacteriana de extratos do caule de Cedrela fissilis Vell. (Meliaceae)

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2008
Cedrela fissilis Vell. (Meliaceae) é uma árvore nativa das florestas do Paraná, Brasil, utilizada na medicina popular como adstringente, emética, no combate à leucorréia e na lavagem de úlceras e feridas.
Diógenes Aparício Garcia Cortez, Lúcia Elaine Ranieri Cortez, Tânia Ueda Nakamura, Celso Vataru Nakamura   +3 more
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Hydrogen Sulfide Delivery in Sulfurous Thermal Waters: Saturnia as a Translational Model for Gasotransmitter Pharmacology—A Narrative Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous gasotransmitter regulating redox balance, inflammation, and vascular tone, but reproducing the spatial and kinetic features of endogenous production remains challenging. We examine sulfurous thermal waters as natural contexts of sustained H2S exposure, using the Saturnia springs (Tuscany ...
Elisabetta Ferrara, Manela Scaramuzzino, Davide Ciaramellano, Luigi Brunetti, Giuseppe Balice, Giovanna Murmura, Bruna Sinjari   +6 more
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The associations of cholesterol metabolism and plasma plant sterols with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality[S]

Journal of Lipid Research, 2010
Moderately elevated levels of plasma plant sterols have been suspected to be causally involved in atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether plant sterols and other markers of sterol metabolism predicted all-cause and ...
Guenther Silbernagel, Guenter Fauler, Michael M. Hoffmann, Dieter Lütjohann, Bernhard R. Winkelmann, Bernhard O. Boehm, Winfried März   +6 more
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Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 2: A Preclinical Evidence Review

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 4792-4801, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The preclinical evidence for the safety of ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) is reviewed, and its preparations (extracts) and constituents, from the general toxicity in animal models to in vitro and cell culture studies, which may elucidate mechanisms of action and explain clinical case reports. Most studies and reviews conclude
Elizabeth M. Williamson, Thomas Brendler
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Quantification of sterol lipids in plants by quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Journal of Lipid Research, 2011
Glycerolipids, sphingolipids, and sterol lipids constitute the major lipid classes in plants. Sterol lipids are composed of free and conjugated sterols, i.e., sterol esters, sterol glycosides, and acylated sterol glycosides.
Vera Wewer, Isabel Dombrink, Katharina vom Dorp, Peter Dörmann   +3 more
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Encapsulation of Nigella sativa Essential Oil by Complex Coacervation Using Gelatin and Gum Arabic

Journal of Food Science, Volume 91, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to encapsulate Nigella sativa essential oil (NSEO) using gelatin (Ge) and gum arabic (GA) via complex coacervation to produce NSEO microcapsules (NSEO‐MCs), optimize encapsulation conditions, characterize the microcapsules, and evaluate antimicrobial activity.
Neslihan Mutlu, Ümmü Gülsüm Koç
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GC-MS Analysis of the Ayurvedic Oil Balaswagandhadi Tailam

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: To evaluate the efficacy of alternative medications such as Ayurveda, Sidha, and Unani, the application of advanced analytical tools is essential.
Aparna Sudhan, K Prabhu, Sumathi Jones, CS Janaki, Dhastagir Sheriff, Mudiganthi Ramakrishna Rao, Hayagreva Kumar Muttevi, Deepalakkshmi Balakrishnan, M Sivanesh   +8 more
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Beta-sitosterols for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1999
This systematic review aimed to assess the effects of beta-sitosterols (B-sitosterol) on urinary symptoms and flow measures in men with of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Trials were searched in computerized general and specialized databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Phytodok), by checking bibliographies, and by contacting manufacturers ...
T, Wilt, A, Ishani, R, MacDonald, G, Stark, C, Mulrow, J, Lau   +5 more
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Schedule‐dependent neuroprotection by pioglitazone in a novel model of α‐synucleinopathy in rats: Integrated behavioural and histological outcomes

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 183, Issue 15, Page 4227-4245, August 2026.
Background and Purpose α‐Synucleinopathies are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the aggregation and propagation of misfolded α‐synuclein. In Parkinson's disease (PD), the most common α‐synucleinopathy, the progression of motor and nonmotor deficits, and dopaminergic neuron loss, are closely linked to the spreading of misfolded α‐synuclein ...
Alberto Santiago‐Balmaseda, Marcos M. Villegas‐Rojas, Isaac Pérez‐Segura, Maricela Espino‐Cambrón, Daniel Martinez‐Fong, Luis O. Soto‐Rojas   +5 more
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