Critical review on nutritional, bioactive, and medicinal potential of spices and herbs and their application in food fortification and nanotechnology

D Mandal, T Sarkar, R Chakraborty - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Medicinal or herbal spices are grown in tropical moist evergreen forestland, surrounding
most of the tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Himalayas in India (Sikkim …

Role of Vacha (Acorus calamus Linn.) in Neurological and Metabolic Disorders: Evidence from Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Clinical …

V Sharma, R Sharma, DNS Gautam, K Kuca… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vacha (Acorus calamus Linn.(Acoraceae)) is a traditional Indian medicinal herb, which is
practiced to treat a wide range of health ailments, including neurological, gastrointestinal …

Biological activities of green silver nanoparticles synthesized with Acorous calamus rhizome extract

JR Nakkala, R Mata, AK Gupta, SR Sadras - European journal of medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine utilize biocompatible nanomaterials for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
This study reports the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous rhizome extract of …

Ethnomedicinal use, phytochemistry, and other potential application of aquatic and semiaquatic medicinal plants

AK Arya, M Durgapal, A Bachheti, Deepti… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Medicinal plants have been treating various ailments and diseases since ancient times.
Aquatic and semiaquatic medicinal plants play an essential role in human welfare to fulfill …

Green synthesized silver nanoparticles: Catalytic dye degradation, in vitro anticancer activity and in vivo toxicity in rats

JR Nakkala, R Mata, K Raja, VK Chandra… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, silver nanoparticles were synthesized (AgNPs) using aqueous rhizome extract
of Acorus calamus (ACRE) and evaluated their in vitro anticancer activity and in vivo toxicity …

Autism: plants with neuro-psychopharmacotherapeutic potential

M Sevindik, FS Mohammed… - Prospects in …, 2023 - prospects.wum.edu.pl
In recent years, there has been an increasing prevalence of cases of autism. There is no
general cure for autism; however, there are situational treatments available. In this context …

Medicinal plants for treatment of cancer: A brief review

S Jain, J Dwivedi, PK Jain, S Satpathy… - Pharmacognosy Journal, 2016 - phcogj.com
Cancer is actually a group of many related diseases that all have to do with cells. Cancer
cells are characterized by unregulated growth, as well as insufficient and inappropriate …

Effects of microwave, ultrasound, and various treatments on the reduction of antinutritional factors in elephant foot yam: A review

S Srivastava, VK Pandey, P Singh, GVS Bhagya Raj… - eFood, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Elephant foot yam (EFY) includes a high degree of nutritious fiber, carbohydrates, glucose,
protein, and sugars. It also has plenty of calcium, sodium, potassium, and vitamin C, and is a …

Acorus calamus: a bio-reserve of medicinal values

AD Khwairakpam, YD Damayenti, A Deka… - Journal of basic and …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Many plants are found to possess reliable pharmacological properties and have started to
attract the attention of researchers. One such holistic plant is Acorus calamus, commonly …

Experimental evidence for use of Acorus calamus (asarone) for cancer chemoprevention

BK Das, AHMV Swamy, BC Koti, PC Gadad - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Cancer is one of the major non-communicable diseases posing substantial challenges in
both developing and developed countries. The options available for treatment of different …