Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench: Biological and Pharmacological Properties. A Review

C Burlou-Nagy, F Bănică, T Jurca, LG Vicaș, E Marian… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (EP) is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant, commonly
known as purple coneflower and it belongs to the Asteraceae family. The Echinacea genus …

Medicinal plants to strengthen immunity during a pandemic

O Babich, S Sukhikh, A Prosekov, L Asyakina… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of new effective anti-coronavirus drugs and therapies is important, but it
requires significant human, financial and, most importantly, time expenditures. The current …

Echinacea purpurea-derived homogeneous polysaccharide exerts anti-tumor efficacy via facilitating M1 macrophage polarization

W Ren, J Ban, Y Xia, F Zhou, C Yuan, H Jia, H Huang… - The Innovation, 2023 - cell.com
Echinacea purpurea modulates tumor progression, but the underlying mechanism is poorly
defined. We isolated and purified a novel homogeneous polysaccharide from E. purpurea …

[HTML][HTML] The relevance of complementary and integrative medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative review of the literature

G Seifert, M Jeitler, R Stange, A Michalsen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic people are facing risks of adverse health
effects due to the restrictions implemented such as quarantine measures, reduced social …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemicals in drug discovery—A confluence of tradition and innovation

P Chihomvu, A Ganesan, S Gibbons… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Phytochemicals have a long and successful history in drug discovery. With recent
advancements in analytical techniques and methodologies, discovering bioactive leads from …

[HTML][HTML] Prophylaxis for COVID-19: a systematic review

M Smit, A Marinosci, T Agoritsas, A Calmy - Clinical microbiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background While the landscape of vaccine and treatment candidates against the novel
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reviewed systematically, prophylactic …

Theoretical prediction of gastrointestinal absorption of phytochemicals

LA Vélez, Y Delgado, Y Ferrer-Acosta… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The discovery of bioactive compounds for non-invasive therapy has been the goal of
research groups focused on pharmacotherapy. Phytonutrients have always been attractive …

Fermented Carica papaya and Morinda citrifolia as Perspective Food Supplements for the Treatment of Post-COVID Symptoms: Randomized Placebo-Controlled …

Z Kharaeva, A Shokarova, Z Shomakhova… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Food supplements based on fermented Carica papaya and Morinda citrifolia, known for their
immune modulating, redox balancing, and anti-inflammatory effects, were added to …

Effect of Echinacea purpurea and Silybum marianum seeds on the body of rats with an excessive fat diet

MA Lieshchova, VV Brygadyrenko - Biosystems Diversity, 2023 - ecology.dp.ua
The impact of excess fat and high-calorie intake on the human body is an acute problem for
many economically developed countries. Modelling the effects on the health of rats of …

Structure-Based Identification of Natural Products as SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Antagonist from Echinacea angustifolia Using Computational Approaches

S Bharadwaj, SA El-Kafrawy, TA Alandijany, LH Bajrai… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus,
continues to be a global threat. The number of cases and deaths will remain escalating due …