Ethnopharmacological relevance Mixtures of wild food plants, part of the Mediterranean diet,
have potential benefits for their content in bioactive compounds, minerals and fibers. In Italy …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Many wild and cultivated plants are rich in
mineral elements and bioactive compounds and are consumed for health purposes. Studies …

Edible flowers are receiving renewed interest as rich sources of bioactive compounds.
Ethanol extracts of eight edible flowers were phytochemically characterized and investigated …

Anemia, characterized by a decrease of the hemoglobin level in the blood and a reduction in
carrying capacity of oxygen, is a major public health problem which affects people of all …

Covering: 1914 to 2012 The Hyacinthaceae (sensu APGII), with approximately 900 species
in about 70 genera, can be divided into three main subfamilies, the Hyacinthoideae, the …

The physiological responses to estrogen hormones are mediated within specific tissues by
at least two distinct receptors, ERα and ERβ. Several natural and synthetic molecules show …

Medicinal plants are a rich source of bioactive phytochemicals or bionutrients. Studies
carried out during the past few decades have shown that these phytochemicals play an …

Objective Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorders worldwide. Chronic
blood transfusions treat the underlying anemia but may lead to iron toxicity. Effective iron …

Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are cultivated, semi-domesticated, or wild plant
species, not included in the group of the major staple crops, since, in most cases, they do not …

The aim of this study was to examine the bioactivity of the methanol fraction (MF) and n-
hexane fraction (HF) of Thymus capitatus leaves in relation to their constituents analysed by …