COVID-19: is there evidence for the use of herbal medicines as adjuvant symptomatic therapy?

D Silveira, JM Prieto-Garcia, F Boylan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Current recommendations for the self-management of SARS-Cov-2 disease
(COVID-19) include self-isolation, rest, hydration, and the use of NSAID in case of high fever …

Milk Thistle (Silybum Marianum L.) as a Novel Multipurpose Crop for Agriculture in Marginal Environments: A Review

R Marceddu, L Dinolfo, A Carrubba, M Sarno… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) is a versatile crop that has adapted to the
broadly different soil and environmental conditions throughout all continents. To date, the …

Linking endophytic fungi to medicinal plants therapeutic activity. A case study on Asteraceae

G Caruso, MT Abdelhamid, A Kalisz, A Sekara - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
Endophytes are isolated from every plant species investigated to date, so the metabolome
coevolution has been affecting the plants'(microbiota) ethnobotanic, especially therapeutic …

Silymarin: a review on paving the way towards promising pharmacological agent

MN Akhtar, R Saeed, F Saeed, A Asghar… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Advancements in the field of research and development have paved toward the use of
herbal agents to cure and control health maladies. Milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) is one …

[HTML][HTML] Natural flavonoids exhibit potent anticancer activity by targeting microRNAs in cancer: A signature step hinting towards clinical perfection

HS Tuli, VK Garg, S Bhushan, V Uttam, U Sharma… - Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer prevalence and its rate of incidence are constantly rising since the past few
decades. Owing to the toxicity of present-day antineoplastic drugs, it is imperative to explore …

In silico interactions of natural and synthetic compounds with key proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease: prospects for designing new therapeutics compound

ME Shah-Abadi, A Ariaei, F Moradi… - Neurotoxicity …, 2023 - Springer
Memory impairment is a result of multiple factors including amyloid-beta (Aβ) accumulation.
Several receptors are mediated for Aβ transport and signaling. Moreover, blood lipids are …

Neglected and underutilized plant species (Nus) from the apulia region worthy of being rescued and re-included in daily diet

A Scarano, T Semeraro, M Chieppa, A Santino - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are cultivated, semi-domesticated, or wild plant
species, not included in the group of the major staple crops, since, in most cases, they do not …

Plant growth promoters mediated quality and yield attributes of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) ecotypes under salinity stress

N Zahra, A Wahid, MB Hafeez, MN Alyemeni, T Shah… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn (Astraceae) is a well-reputed medicinal plant mostly
utilized for silymarin (Sily) content and oil production, however, the information about Sily …

Plant Growth Promoters Alleviate Oxidative Damages and Improve the Growth of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum L.) Under Salinity Stress

N Zahra, A Wahid, MB Hafeez, K Shaukat… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn (Asteraceae) is a well-known medicinal plant
enriched with antioxidative properties beneficial for liver-related diseases. The experiment …

Middle Eastern Plants with Potent Cytotoxic Effect Against Lung Cancer Cells

JA Nazeam, SZ El-Emam - Journal of Medicinal Food, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of increasing global mortality with uprising health
concerns and threats. Unfortunately, conventional chemotherapy has substantial side …