Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin, and its analogs: Effective therapies against different chronic diseases

D Parama, M Boruah, K Yachna, V Rana, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Chronic diseases are a major cause of mortality worldwide, and despite the
recent development in treatment modalities, synthetic drugs have continued to show toxic …

Diosgenin: an updated pharmacological review and therapeutic perspectives

P Semwal, S Painuli, T Abu-Izneid… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants including Rhizoma polgonati, Smilax china, and Trigonella foenum-graecum contain
a lot of diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin. This bioactive phytochemical has shown high …

A review on pharmacological and analytical aspects of diosgenin: a concise report

K Patel, M Gadewar, V Tahilyani, DK Patel - Natural products and …, 2012 - Springer
Diosgenin is a steroidal sapogenin found in plants such as Dioscorea nipponoca, Solanum
incanum, Solanum xanthocarpum and Trigonella foenum graecum. Diosgenin, biologically …

Therapeutic potential of diosgenin and its major derivatives against neurological diseases: recent advances

B Cai, Y Zhang, Z Wang, D Xu, Y Jia… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Diosgenin (DG), a well‐known steroidal sapogenin, is present abundantly in medicinal
herbs such as Dioscorea rhizome, Dioscorea villosa, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Smilax …

Diosgenin: recent highlights on pharmacology and analytical methodology

M Jesus, APJ Martins, E Gallardo… - Journal of analytical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, occurs abundantly in plants such as Dioscorea alata,
Smilax China, and Trigonella foenum graecum. This bioactive phytochemical not only is …

Diosgenin, a steroid saponin constituent of yams and fenugreek: emerging evidence for applications in medicine

J Raju, CV Rao - Bioactive compounds in phytomedicine, 2012 - books.google.com
Phytochemicals found in foods and spices are progressively gaining popularity over
conventional synthetic drugs mainly because they act via multiple molecular targets that …

Dioscin: A review on pharmacological properties and therapeutic values

S Bandopadhyay, U Anand, VS Gadekar, NK Jha… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dioscin has gained immense popularity as a natural, bioactive steroid saponin, which offers
numerous medical benefits. The growing global incidence of disease‐associated morbidity …

Advances in the pharmacological activities and mechanisms of diosgenin

C Yan, T You-Mei, YU Su-Lan, HAN Yu-Wei… - Chinese journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Diosgenin, a well-known steroid sapogenin derived from plants, has been used as a starting
material for production of steroidal hormones. The present review will summarize published …

Effects of diosgenin and its derivatives on atherosclerosis

FC Wu, JG Jiang - Food & function, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Atherosclerosis is one of the leading causes of death in patients with cardiovascular
diseases worldwide. Although some progress has been made in the treatment of …

Dioscin: A diverse acting natural compound with therapeutic potential in metabolic diseases, cancer, inflammation and infections

X Tao, L Yin, L Xu, J Peng - Pharmacological Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Currently, the numbers of patients with cancer, fibrosis, diabetes, chronic kidney disease,
stroke and osteoporosis are increasing fast and fast. It's critical necessary to discovery lead …