Currently, available therapeutic medications are both costly as well as not entirely promising
in terms of potency. So, new candidates from natural resources are of research interest to …

Aims: Phytosterols are a subgroup of the steroids, as an important class of bioorganic
molecules, widespread in plants, animals, marines as well as fungi and have similarity to …

Background: Oxidative stress, produced under diabetic conditions, may cause tissue
damage. Although several drugs are currently available for the treatment of diabetes, their …

Beta-sitosterol (BS) is a phytosterol, widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom and
known to be involved in the stabilization of cell membranes. To compile the sources …

The term “nervios” is referred as a folk illness recognized by Mexican Traditional Medicine,
and also widely reported across many countries in Latin America.“Nervios” are …

Current evidence indicates that foods with added plant sterols or stanols can lower serum
levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. This review summarizes the recent findings and …

Mal aire (bad air), mal viento (bad wind), susto and espanto (fright), mal ojo (evil eye) and
envidia (envy) are seen as very common illnesses in Andean society. The Western concept …

Northern Peru represents the center of the Andean “health axis,” with roots going back to
traditional practices of Cupisnique culture (1000 BC). For more than a decade of research …

In mammals, the central nervous system (CNS) is the most cholesterol rich organ by weight.
Cholesterol metabolism is tightly regulated in the CNS and all cholesterol available is …

Anxiety and stress-related conditions represent a significant health burden in modern
society. Unfortunately, most anxiolytic drugs are prone to side effects, limiting their long-term …