Societal Impact Statement Plants and fungi have provided, or inspired, key pharmaceuticals
for global health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, dementia, and malaria, and …

The aim of this review was to (i) acknowledge structural advantages of natural products
(NPs) for designing therapeutic drugs;(ii) emphasize how wildlife conservation is socially …

Foeniculum vulgare Mill commonly called fennel has been used in traditional medicine for a
wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory …

Abstract Syzygium cumini (S. cumini)(L.) Skeels (jambolan) is one of the widely used
medicinal plants in the treatment of various diseases in particular diabetes. The present …

Achillea millefoilum L.(Yarrow) is an important species of Asteraceae family with common
utilization in traditional medicine of several cultures from Europe to Asia for the treatment of …

Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF s) are one of the most threatened forests world‐wide.
These species‐rich forests not only cope with several acute (eg forest loss) and chronic (eg …

Besides its extreme climate conditions, the Caatinga (a type of tropical seasonal forest)
hosts an impressive faunal and floristic biodiversity. In the last 50 years there has been a …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Vernonia genus has about one thousand
species and members of the genus are widely used as food and medicine. The aim of this …

OBJECTIVES: Many species of the Caatinga flora are used as medicines in local
communities. In recent decades, the knowledge and use of these species has been …

Copaiba oleoresins are exuded from the trunks of trees of the Copaifera species
(Leguminosae-Caesalpinoideae). This oleoresin is a solution of diterpenoids, especially …