Medicinal plants are sources of novel drug discovery targets. Costus speciosus is an
important medicinal plant widely used for the treatment of various ailments. The plant has …

Abstract Background Costus speciosus (Koen) Sm. popularly known as crepe ginger or
spiral ginger and insulin plant is a perennial rhizomatous herb contain variable number of …

The biopolymer chitosan is currently in widespread use because of its nontoxicity,
biocompatibility and biodegradability. Therefore, in this study, chitosan extracted from …

Plants have been used since ancient times as an important source of biologically active
substances. The aim of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical constituents …

Amounting scientific evidences have revealed the antitumor, antimetastatic, antiangiogenic,
antiproliferative, chemopreventive and neo-adjuvant efficacy of Prophetic Medicine in …

Background Quality control of traditional Chinese medicines is currently a great concern,
due to the correlation between the quality control indicators and clinic effect is often …

A simple, rapid, specific, and sensitive method was developed for the simultaneous
identification and quantification of six major bioactive compounds, namely, caffeic acid …

Hydrolysates and peptides isolated from food proteins have shown antiproliferative effects
on cancer cells. Cereals are one of the main sources of protein in the diet; among cereals …

Nanotechnology has emerged as the most popular research topic with revolutionary
applications across all scientific disciplines. Tin oxide (SnO2) has been gaining …

Background Hyperglycaemia is a salient feature of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Rate
of protein glycation is increased with hyperglycaemia leading to long term complications of …