This paper reviews the development and recent use of everyday communications and IT
equipment (mobile phones, digital cameras, scanners, webcams, etc) as detection devices …

Today, natural colourants are emerging globally, leaving synthetic colourants behind in the
race, due to the realisation that are safer and ecofriendly in nature. In this context, a brief …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The roots of Arnebia densiflora (Nordm.)
Ledeb.(Boraginaceae), which is an endemic plant for Turkey, have been used for healing of …

Covers the structurally diverse secondary metabolites of medicinal plants, including their
ethnopharmacological properties, biological activity, and production strategies Secondary …

This review analyzes the more recent publications concerning the distribution, chemistry,
and bioactivities of naphthoquinones (NQs) in higher plants. These highly reactive …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate wound healing effects of Arnebia
densiflora (Nordm.) Ledeb. root extracts on rat palatal mucosa. Methods: A 10-mm full …

Isohexenylnaphthazarins (IHN), commonly known as Alkannins and Shikonins (A/S), are
lipophilic red pigments. They are found in the underground parts, mainly roots, of at least a …

Free radicals produced due to various environmental stresses and numerous metabolic
processes ultimately lead to complete cell impairment. To combat this cellular damage …

The unambiguous identification of plant material is a prerequisite of rational phytotherapy.
Misidentification can even cause serious health problems, as in the case of the Chinese …

A simple, precise, and rapid high‐performance thin‐layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method
for the simultaneous quantification of pharmacologically important naphthoquinone shikonin …