Plants with neurobiological activity as potential targets for drug discovery

NGM Gomes, MG Campos, JMC Órfão… - Progress in Neuro …, 2009 - Elsevier
Significant number of studies has been performed to find alternatives or treatments for
diseases of the nervous forum by identifying structures with activity at the central nervous …

Anxiety: causes and management

R Shri - The Journal of Behavioral Science, 2010 - so06.tci-thaijo.org
Anxiety disorders affect one-eighth of the total population worldwide, and havebecome a
very important area of research interest in psychopharmacology. People with anxiety …

In Silico and In Vitro Analysis of Bacoside A Aglycones and Its Derivatives as the Constituents Responsible for the Cognitive Effects of Bacopa monnieri

S Ramasamy, SP Chin, SD Sukumaran, MJC Buckle… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Bacopa monnieri has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to improve memory and cognition.
The active constituent responsible for its pharmacological effects is bacoside A, a mixture of …

Lipoxygenase inhibiting activity of some Malaysian plants

LY Chung, WK Soo, KY Chan, MR Mustafa… - Pharmaceutical …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In this study 160 plant samples representing more than 30 plant families collected from the
Malaysian forests were assessed for their ability to inhibit lipoxygenase activity. The …

The Analgesic Potential of Litsea Species: A Systematic Review

MPY Goh, RN Samsul, AW Mohaimin, HP Goh… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Various plant species from the Litsea genus have been claimed to be beneficial for pain
relief. The PRISMA approach was adopted to identify studies that reported analgesic …

Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activity of the Irvingia Species

BN Nguena-Dongue, B Pone Kamdem… - Drugs and Drug …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants belonging to the genus Irvingia are widespread across the African and Southeast
Asian regions of the world. Irvingia gabonensis, Irvingia malayana, and Irvingia grandifolia …

[PDF][PDF] Elephant frugivory and wild boar seed predation of Irvingia malayana, a large-fruited tree, in a rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia

L Ong, K McConkey, A Solana-Mena… - Raffles Bulletin of …, 2019 - academia.edu
Irvingia malayana is a large-fruited and large-seeded tree species of Southeast Asia. As a
large-fruited tree, it interacts with large mammal consumers, which either disperse or …

Evaluation of anti-anxiety activity of Melissa parviflora (Benth.) in rats

KS Bora, A Dubey - Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences …, 2015 - tjps.pharm.chula.ac.th
Objective: Melissa parviflora Benth.(Family: Lamiaceae) has been traditionally used as a
tranquillizer, relaxants, nervine and sleeping aids throughout the world. The plant is reported …

Muscarinic receptor binding activity of polyoxygenated flavones from Melicope subunifoliolata

LY Chung, KF Yap, SH Goh, MR Mustafa, Z Imiyabir - Phytochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
The bark extract of Melicope subunifoliolata (Stapf) TG Hartley showed competitive
muscarinic receptor binding activity. Six polymethoxyflavones [melibentin (1); melisimplexin …

Antidiabetic activity and immunostimulant potential of bosibosi (Timonius flavescens (Jacq) Baker) leaves ethanol extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

AYDL Gaol, S Ilyas, S Hutahaean… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The number of people with diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing alarmingly from year to year.
Efforts to find cheap, safe and effective natural ingredients for DM are becoming increasingly …