Nutritional, phytochemical compositions and natural therapeutic values of citron watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): A Review

DK Nkoana, J Mashilo, H Shimelis… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Citron watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) is a multi-purpose cucurbit crop serving
the food, feed and the pharmaceutical sectors. The fresh and dried young leaves, fruit and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of cucurbitacin as an anticancer drug

Y Li, Y Li, Y Yao, H Li, C Gao, C Sun… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In Chinese medicine, the Cucurbitaceae family contains many compounds known
as cucurbitacins, which have been categorized into 12 classes ranging from A to T and more …

Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Cucumis prophetarum Aqueous Leaf Extract and Their Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activity Against Cancer Cell …

Hemlata, PR Meena, AP Singh, KK Tejavath - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biosynthesized nanoparticles are gaining attention because of biologically active plant
secondary metabolites that help in green synthesis and also due to their unique biological …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Cucumis prophetarum aqueous leaf extract and their antibacterial and antiproliferative activity against cancer cell …

PR Meena, AP Singh, KK Tejavath - ACS omega, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biosynthesized nanoparticles are gaining attention because of biologically active plant
secondary metabolites that help in green synthesis and also due to their unique biological …

Furanocoumarins from Ruta chalepensis with Amebicide Activity

AF Bazaldúa-Rodríguez, R Quintanilla-Licea… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan; family Endomoebidae) is the cause of amoebiasis, a
disease related to high morbidity and mortality. Nowadays, this illness is considered a …

[PDF][PDF] Chemical compounds and pharmacological activities of cucumis genus

M Insanu, D Rizaldy, V Silviani… - Biointerface Res Appl …, 2022 - biointerfaceresearch.com
Cucumis genus is one of the genera from the Cucurbitaceae family. Cucumis genus plants
have many health benefits. They are known as traditional medicinal plants in several …

Ethiopian medicinal plants traditionally used for the treatment of cancer, part 2: A review on cytotoxic, antiproliferative, and antitumor phytochemicals, and future …

S Tesfaye, K Asres, E Lulekal, Y Alebachew… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review provides an overview on the active phytochemical constituents of medicinal
plants that are traditionally used to manage cancer in Ethiopia. A total of 119 articles …

Oxidative stress mediated cytotoxicity in leukemia cells induced by active phyto-constituents isolated from traditional herbal drugs of West Bengal

MK Sarkar, SK Mahapatra, V Vadivel - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance In search of safe and effective therapeutic agents as
alternative to synthetic chemotherapeutics for the treatment of leukemia, the herbal drugs …

Cucurbitacin biosynthesis in cucurbit crops, their pharmaceutical value and agricultural application for management of biotic and abiotic stress: A review

D Maja, S Mavengahama, J Mashilo - South African Journal of Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
The cucurbitaceae family comprises of economically important vegetable crops grown for
food and medicine. Most cucurbit crops produce cucurbitacins in leaves, flowers, fruit, seed …

Common techniques and methods for screening of natural products for developing of anticancer drugs

M Singh, S Patra, RK Singh - Evolutionary diversity as a source for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is a multifaceted disease with different hallmarks. The development procedure of
anticancer drugs needs different screening methods and disease models to examine the …