Salvia (Sage): A review of its potential cognitive-enhancing and protective effects

AL Lopresti - Drugs in R&D, 2017 - Springer
Genus Salvia, commonly known as sage, is the largest genus in the Lamiaceae family. It
comprises many species traditionally used as brain-enhancing tonics. In vitro and animal …

Research progress in the modification of quercetin leading to anticancer agents

A Massi, O Bortolini, D Ragno, T Bernardi, G Sacchetti… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
The flavonoid quercetin (3, 3′, 4′, 5, 7-pentahydroxyflavone) is widely distributed in
plants, foods, and beverages. This polyphenol compound exhibits varied biological actions …

Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Ziziphus zizyphus and their Antimicrobial Activity

AAA Aljabali, Y Akkam, MS Al Zoubi, KM Al-Batayneh… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: There is a growing need for the development of new methods for the
synthesis of nanoparticles. The interest in such particles has raised concerns about the …

[HTML][HTML] Anticholinergic and antioxidant activities of usnic acid-an activity-structure insight

KC Cakmak, İ Gülçin - Toxicology reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Usnic acid, as active dibenzofuran derivative, isolated and characterized from some lichen
species. The aim of manuscript was to evaluate antioxidant, anticholinergic and antidiabetic …

From traditional ethnopharmacology to modern natural drug discovery: A methodology discussion and specific examples

S Pirintsos, A Panagiotopoulos, M Bariotakis… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ethnopharmacology, through the description of the beneficial effects of plants, has provided
an early framework for the therapeutic use of natural compounds. Natural products, either in …

[图书][B] Flavonoids: chemistry, biochemistry and applications

OM Andersen, KR Markham - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Advances in the flavonoid field have been nothing short of spectacular over the last 20
years. While the medical field has noticed flavonoids for their potential antioxidant …

Multiple catalytic C− H bond functionalization for natural product synthesis

O Baudoin - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, multiple catalytic C− H bond functionalization has been successfully
applied in natural product synthesis as a strategy to reduce the number of steps, increase …

Constituents from Salvia Species and Their Biological Activities

YB Wu, ZY Ni, QW Shi, M Dong, H Kiyota… - Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae), a widespread family, comprises 220 genera and 4000
species distributed throughout most of the world as annuals and perennial plants. The …

Bioactive effects of quercetin in the central nervous system: Focusing on the mechanisms of actions

N Suganthy, KP Devi, SF Nabavi, N Braidy… - Biomedicine & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Quercetin, a ubiquitous flavonoid that is widely distributed in plants is classified as a
cognitive enhancer in traditional and oriental medicine. The protective effects of quercetin for …

Evaluation of bioactive properties and phenolic compounds in different extracts prepared from Salvia officinalis L.

N Martins, L Barros, C Santos-Buelga, M Henriques… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The therapeutic benefits of medicinal plants are well known. Nevertheless, essential oils
have been the main focus of antioxidant and antimicrobial studies, remaining scarce the …