Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome which affects more and more people in all countries over
the world. In México, it is commonly treated with herbal extracts. Such treatment may be of …

The pyran ring system is widely present in the animal and plant kingdom and possesses
diverse pharmacological activities. Pyran is a six-membered oxygen heterocycle with two …

The ethnomedical uses of Piper (胡椒Hú Jiāo) plants as anticancer agents, in vitro cytotoxic
activity of both extracts and compounds from Piper plants, and in vivo antitumor activity and …

Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements presents peer-reviewed, objective entries that
rigorously examine the most significant scientific research on basic chemical, preclinical …

Consumption of the traditional kava preparation was reported to correlate with low and
uncustomary gender ratios (more cancer in women than men) of cancer incidences in three …

Chalcones are interesting anticancer drug candidates which have attracted much interest
due to their unique structure and their extensive biological activity. Various functional …

Flavonoids synthesized from chalcone precursors in plants have been shown to possess
cytotoxic activities with therapeutic potential. We have isolated the novel chalcone …

Flavokawain A, a major constituent of chalcones derived from kava extracts, exerts various
biological activities such as anti-tumor activities. In this study, we examined the suppressive …

Significant number of studies has been performed to find alternatives or treatments for
diseases of the nervous forum by identifying structures with activity at the central nervous …

Oxidative stress is an important contributing factor for inflammation. Piper methysticum, also
known as Kava-kava, is a shrub whose root extract has been consumed as a drink by the …