The use of Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius in traditional Chinese medicine dates
back to about 5000 years ago thanks to its several beneficial and healing properties. Over …

Chemotherapy has been used for cancer treatment already for almost 70 years by targeting
the proliferation potential and metastasising ability of tumour cells. Despite the progress …

Angiogenesis and metastasis play pivotal roles in the progression of cancer. We recently
discovered that crocin, a dietary carotenoid derived from the Himalayan crocus, inhibited the …

Novel drug delivery system using nanoscale materials with a broad spectrum of applications
provides a new therapeutic foundation for technological integration and innovation …

Plant-derived polyphenolic compounds, such as the stilbene resveratrol (trans-3, 4′, 5-
trihydroxystilbene), have been identified as potent anti-cancer agents. Extensive in vitro …

The new age of nutraceuticals is now embracing the centuries old herbal extract of Ginkgo
biloba (Mantissa Plantarum Altera, 1771, Ginkgoceae). The standardized preparation of the …

Extensive research within the last two decades has revealed that most chronic illnesses,
including cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, are mediated …

Background Continuous cropping of ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) cultivated in farmland
for an extended period gives rise to soil-borne disease. The change in soil microbial …

Abstract The National Institute on Aging Interventions Testing Program (ITP) was established
to evaluate agents that are hypothesized to increase life span and/or health span in …

Angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels from the existing vasculature, is
essential in normal developmental processes. Uncontrolled angiogenesis is a major …