Ornamental Exterior versus Therapeutic Interior of Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus): The Two Faces of a Versatile Herb

N Nejat, A Valdiani, D Cahill, YH Tan… - The Scientific World …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Catharanthus roseus (L.) known as Madagascar periwinkle (MP) is a legendary medicinal
plant mostly because of possessing two invaluable antitumor terpenoid indole alkaloids …

Moringa oleifera: a systematic review of its botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity

R Liu, J Liu, Q Huang, S Liu… - Journal of Pharmacy and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) Lam (Moringaceae) is a perennial plant broadly
used in South Asia and Africa as a traditional folk medicine to treat many ailments such as …

An extract of Pueraria tuberosa tubers attenuates diabetic nephropathy by upregulating matrix metalloproteinase‐9 expression in the kidney of diabetic rats: 野荸荠 …

YB Tripathi, R Shukla, N Pandey, V Pandey… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Currently, no drug is available to directly target the signaling molecules
involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN); only antihypertensive and …

Ethnomedicobotanical study of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used for the treatment of reproductive problems in Nalbari district, Assam, India

PP Adhikari, S Talukdar, A Borah - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Reproductive problems are becoming the most
predominant health care problems in many countries. World Health Organization (WHO), in …

[PDF][PDF] Rising trends towards herbal contraceptives

R Kaur, A Sharma, R Kumar, R Kharb - J Nat Prod Plant Resour, 2011 - researchgate.net
Population explosion is leading cause of poverty and pollution in developing countries.
There are several medicinal plants associated with antifertility properties. Fertility regulation …

The quest for some novel antifertility herbals used as male contraceptives in district Shangla, Pakistan

W Zaman, M Ahmad, M Zafar, H Amina, F Ullah… - Acta Ecologica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants have been used worldwide for population control since ancient times.
Today, population growth is one of the burning issues in the world. The main purpose of this …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnopharmacological and phytochemical attributes of Indian Tinospora species: A comprehensive review

B Singh, S Nathawat, RA Sharma - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Total 34 species of Tinospora genus are found in Africa, Australia, Asia, Madagascar and
Pacific regions of the World. Nine species of Tinospora are naturalized in the different states …

[PDF][PDF] Antifertility potential of some medicinal plants in males: An overview

SC Joshi, A Sharma, M Chaturvedi - Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, 2011 - scholar.archive.org
The development of an effective, reversible and safe male contraceptive has been the focus
of research around the world for more than 30 years. This review concentrates on those …

Antioxidant and Antiapoptotic effect of aqueous extract of Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. Ex Willd.) DC. On streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy in rats

R Shukla, S Banerjee, YB Tripathi - BMC complementary and alternative …, 2018 - Springer
Background: Oxidative stress and renal apoptosis play a significant role in the progression
of diabetic nephropathy. The tubers of Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. has been …

Diversity of medicinal plants used as male contraceptives: An initiative towards herbal contraceptives

W Zaman, M Ahmad, M Zafar, H Amina, S Saqib… - 2022 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
In the recent era, population control is a global issue as well as national community health
concern. Plants are being used as a source of medicines by human beings since ancient …