Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use

A Antonelli, RJ Smith, AL Perrigo, A Crottini, J Hackel… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Madagascar's biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …

A Review on the Antidiabetic Properties of Moringa oleifera Extracts: Focusing on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation as Main Therapeutic Targets

FT Mthiyane, PV Dludla, K Ziqubu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Moringa oleifera is one of the popular plants that have shown significant health benefits.
Certainly, preclinical evidence (predominantly from animal models) summarized in the …

Medicinal plant use, conservation, and the associated traditional knowledge in rural communities in Eastern Uganda

JE Ssenku, SA Okurut, A Namuli, A Kudamba… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - Springer
Background The global consumption of herbal medicine is increasing steadily, posing an
extinction risk to medicinal plants. Uganda is among the top ten countries with a high threat …

Psidium guajava L., from ethnobiology to scientific evaluation: Elucidating bioactivity against pathogenic microorganisms

MFB Morais-Braga, JNP Carneiro, AJT Machado… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The use of popular plants has guided pharmaceutical
research aimed at combating pathogenic microorganisms. Psidium guajava L. is a plant of …

Phytochemical and biological activities of some Iranian medicinal plants

S Dini, Q Chen, F Fatemi, Y Asri - Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Context Due to adverse effects of synthetic compounds, there is a growing interest in
utilization of plant-derived natural products in the pharmaceutical and food industries …

Drosophila melanogaster “a potential model organism” for identification of pharmacological properties of plants/plant-derived components

K Panchal, AK Tiwari - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Plants/plant-derived components have been used from ancient times to treat/cure several
human diseases. Plants and their parts possess several chemical components that play the …

[HTML][HTML] Trade of wild-harvested medicinal plant species in local markets of Tanzania and its implications for conservation

S Hilonga, JN Otieno, A Ghorbani, D Pereus… - South African Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In Tanzania, about 10% of the reported 12,000 species of higher plants are estimated to be
used as medicine for treating different human health problems. Most of the medicinal plants …

An ethnobotanical study of plants used to treat liver diseases in the Maritime region of Togo

MS Kpodar, SD Karou, G Katawa, K Anani… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance In Togo, many persons still rely on plants for
healing, however very little is known about the medicinal practices of the indigenous people …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal plants traditionally used to treat human ailments in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review

K Feyisa, MB Yismaw, A Yehualaw, C Tafere… - Phytomedicine Plus, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Introduction Traditional healers in Ethiopia use medicinal plants to manage
human ailments. The aim of this review was to compile a comprehensive document on …

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Leaf Extract of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. and Assessment of Its Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Response

AK Mishra, KN Tiwari, R Saini, P Kumar… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The UPLC-Q-TOF–MS/MS analysis of ethanol extract of leaf confirmed the
presence of important flavonoids like rutin (RT 5.95), hesperidin (RT 5.99), quercitrin (RT …