Historical perspective of traditional indigenous medical practices: the current renaissance and conservation of herbal resources

SY Pan, G Litscher, SH Gao, SF Zhou… - Evidence‐Based …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, increasing numbers of people have been choosing herbal medicines or
products to improve their health conditions, either alone or in combination with others. Herbs …

Anticancer potential of medicinal plants and their phytochemicals: a review

S Shukla, A Mehta - Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2015 - Springer
In recent years, medicinal plants have attracted huge attention due to their diverse range of
biological and therapeutic properties. Evidences have been accumulated since ages to …

Isolation and evaluation of anticancer efficacy of stigmasterol in a mouse model of DMBA-induced skin carcinoma

H Ali, S Dixit, D Ali, SM Alqahtani… - Drug design …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Stigmasterol (99.9% pure) was isolated from Azadirachta indica and its chemopreventive
effect on 7, 12-dimethylbenz [a] anthracene (DMBA)-induced skin cancer was investigated in …

Extraction Optimization of Tinospora cordifolia and Assessment of the Anticancer Activity of Its Alkaloid Palmatine

H Ali, S Dixit - The Scientific World Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To optimize the conditions for the extraction of alkaloid palmatine from Tinospora
cordifolia by using response surface methodology (RSM) and study its anticancerous …

Chemical composition and biological activities of Arachis species

RM Lopes, TS Agostini-Costa… - Journal of agricultural …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Arachis hypogaea, known as the peanut, is native to South America. Peanut contains
several active components including flavonoids, phenolic acids, phytosterols, alkaloids, and …

Yucca: A medicinally significant genus with manifold therapeutic attributes

S Patel - Natural products and bioprospecting, 2012 - Springer
The genus Yucca comprising of several species is dominant across the chaparrals, canyons
and deserts of American South West and Mexico. This genus has long been a source of …

Antitrypanosomal activities and mechanisms of action of novel tetracyclic iridoids from Morinda lucida Benth

KD Kwofie, NH Tung, M Suzuki-Ohashi… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trypanosoma brucei parasites are kinetoplastid protozoa that devastate the health and
economic well-being of millions of people in Africa through the disease human African …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Lavandula dentata extract on Ovalbumin-induced Asthma in Male Guinea Pigs

ZN Almohawes, HS Alruhaimi - Brazilian journal of biology, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lungs, and it causes oxidative stress. Lavandula
dentata is an aromatic herb with anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activities. This study …

[HTML][HTML] A review of twenty ethnobotanicals used in the management of breast cancer in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

IT Gbadamosi, SM Erinoso - African Journal of Pharmacy and …, 2016 - academicjournals.org
Ethnobotanical investigation revealed the use of Alafia barteri Oliv., Allium ascalonicum L.,
Alstonia congensis Engl., Anthocleista djalonensis A. Chev., Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq.) …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnobotany of aloe L.(Asphodelaceae) in Tanzania

HM Amir, OM Grace, E Wabuyele… - South African Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The genus Aloe (Asphodelaceae) is well known in Tanzania for its medicinal uses,
yet its ethnobotany has not previously been systematically studied in the region. To …