Nutraceuticals: Transformation of conventional foods into health promoters/disease preventers and safety considerations

M AlAli, M Alqubaisy, MN Aljaafari, AO AlAli, L Baqais… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nutraceuticals are essential food constituents that provide nutritional benefits as well as
medicinal effects. The benefits of these foods are due to the presence of active compounds …

A review on the traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum L.)

OC Ugbogu, O Emmanuel, GO Agi, C Ibe, CN Ekweogu… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
In traditional medicine, Ocimum gratissimum (clove basil) is used in the treatment of various
diseases such as diabetes, cancer, inflammation, anaemia, diarrhoea, pains, and fungal and …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatorenal protective efficacy of flavonoids from Ocimum basilicum extract in diabetic albino rats: A focus on hypoglycemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory …

MS Othman, AM Khaled, AH Al-Bagawi… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant derived phytochemical therapy is a bright candidate for treatment of diabetes and its
associated complications. Ocimum baslicum is used as an anti-diabetic traditional medicine …

Artemia species: An important tool to screen general toxicity samples

E Ntungwe N, EM Domínguez-Martín… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Medicinal plants are a good source of novel therapeutic drugs, due to the phytochemicals
present. Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, is a tiny halophilic invertebrate …

Ananas comosus (L) Merrill (pineapple) fruit peel extract demonstrates antimalarial, anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities in experimental models

AM Ajayi, AI Coker, OT Oyebanjo, IM Adebanjo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacology relevance Pineapple (Ananas comosus) peel is a major waste
in pineapple canning industry and it is reported to be used in ethnomedicine as a …

Toxicity potential of nutraceuticals

RC Gupta, A Srivastava, R Lall - Computational toxicology: methods and …, 2018 - Springer
By the turn of the twenty-first century, the use of nutraceuticals became increasingly popular
in both humans and animals due to their easy access, cost-effectiveness, and tolerability …

Chemical characterization, anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of Plukenetia conophora seed oil in experimental rodent models

AM Ajayi, CB Ola, MB Ezeagu, PA Adeleke… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The seed of the African walnut, Plukenetia conophora
Mull.-Arg is well-known for its nutritional and medicinal values. The seed oil is widely used in …

Acute and subacute toxicological evaluation of the ethanol leaf extract of Morus mesozygia stapf.(Moraceae) in rodents

OO Ariyo, AM Ajayi, FA Attah, ET Akinluyi… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditionally, the Morus mesozygia tree leaf has
been used to manage maladies such as peptic ulcer, hyperglycemia, dermatitis …

Anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of ethanol extract and fractions of Morus mesozygia Stapf (Moraceae) leaves and its underlying mechanisms in …

OO Ariyo, AM Ajayi, B Ben-Azu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Morus mesozygia Stapf (Moraceae), commonly
known as African mulberry, is traditionally used for the treatment of inflammatory disorders …

Pretreatment with Carpolobia lutea ethanol extract prevents schizophrenia-like behavior in mice models of psychosis

NA Omeiza, AG Bakre, HA Abdulrahim, H Isibor… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Carpolobia lutea decoction is widely used as a
phytotherapeutic against central nervous system-related disorders including insomnia …