Wild native species are usually grown under severe and stressful conditions, while a special
category includes halophytic species that are tolerant to high salinity levels. Native …

Salt-tolerant plants (halophytes) are widely distributed worldwide in several environments
such as coastal salt marshes, sand dunes, and inland deserts. To cope with the harsh …

Extracts of five halophytes from southern Portugal (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum,
Mesembryanthemum edule, Juncus acutus, Plantago coronopus and Halimione …

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, addressed the lack of specific antiviral
drugs against coronaviruses. In this study, bioguided fractionation performed on both ethyl …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) meridian is
the key theoretical guidance of prescription against tumor in clinical practice. However, there …

Juncus species are valuable sources of phenanthrene compounds that have been used in
traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Effusol and juncusol are the most …

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders worldwide. The genetic factors are
linked to depression and anti‐depressant outcomes. Traditional Persian medicine (TPM) …

Bioactivity guided phytochemical investigation of the ethanol extract of the medullae of
Juncus effusus resulted in the isolation of two new phenanthrenes, 8-hydroxymethyl-2 …

Recent emergence of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) targeting hepatitis C virus (HCV)
proteins has considerably enhanced the success of antiviral therapy. However, the …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that affects one-third of the world's population. Although
currently available TB drugs have many side effects, such as nausea, headache and …