Natural products against Alzheimer's disease: Pharmaco-therapeutics and biotechnological interventions

A Dey, R Bhattacharya, A Mukherjee… - Biotechnology advances, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a severe, chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease
associated with memory and cognition impairment ultimately leading to death. It is the …

[HTML][HTML] Major Bioactive Alkaloids and Biological Activities of Tabernaemontana Species (Apocynaceae)

CM Naidoo, Y Naidoo, YH Dewir, HN Murthy… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several species belonging to the genus Tabernaemontana have been well researched and
utilized for their wide-ranging biological activities. A few of the most prominent species …

Biogenic copper oxide nanoparticles synthesis using Tabernaemontana divaricate leaf extract and its antibacterial activity against urinary tract pathogen

R Sivaraj, PKSM Rahman, P Rajiv, HA Salam… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
This investigation explains the biosynthesis and characterization of copper oxide
nanoparticles from an Indian medicinal plant by an eco-friendly method. The main objective …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticles as potential novel therapies for urinary tract infections

SV Sánchez, N Navarro, J Catalán-Figueroa… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common reasons for antibiotic treatment.
Nevertheless, uropathogens are steadily becoming resistant to currently available therapies …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical Composition of Tridax procumbens Linn Leaves: Potential as a Functional Food

CC Ikewuchi, JC Ikewuchi, MO Ifeanacho - Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2015 - scirp.org
The leaves of Tridax procumbens were screened for the presence of bioactive molecules.
They had high flavonoids, alkaloids, hydroxycinnamates, tannins and phytosterols …

Medicinal plants with acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

SS Patel, R Raghuwanshi, M Masood… - Reviews in the …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, is characterised by
hypofunction of acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter in the distinct region of brain …

[HTML][HTML] The ethnobotany of psychoactive plant use: a phylogenetic perspective

NA Alrashedy, J Molina - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Psychoactive plants contain chemicals that presumably evolved as allelochemicals but
target certain neuronal receptors when consumed by humans, altering perception, emotion …

[PDF][PDF] Development and biological evaluation of herbal anti-acne gel

HA Sawarkar, SS Khadabadi, DM Mankar… - Int J PharmTech …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Topical formulations (Gel) have been developed containing hydro-alcoholic extract of
Ocimum sanctum, ethanolic extract of Tabernaemontana divaricata, Aloe vera concentrate …

Synthesis of conolidine, a potent non-opioid analgesic for tonic and persistent pain

MA Tarselli, KM Raehal, AK Brasher, JM Streicher… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Management of chronic pain continues to represent an area of great unmet biomedical
need. Although opioid analgesics are typically embraced as the mainstay of pharmaceutical …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of in vitro anticancer activity of hydroalcoholic extract of Tabernaemontana divaricata

AS Dantu, P Shankarguru, DD Ramya… - Asian J Pharm Clin …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Tabernaemontana divaricata a native of India and many other tropical regions is a common
garden plant that has been used traditionally for treatment of a number of diseases. In the …