Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and bioactivity of the genus Turnera (Passifloraceae) with a focus on damiana—Turnera diffusa

K Szewczyk, C Zidorn - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Half a dozen of the currently accepted 135 Turnera
species are used in traditional medicine, most notably Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult. which …

Bioactivity of the Genus Turnera: A Review of the Last 10 Years

A Parra-Naranjo, C Delgado-Montemayor… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Turnera is a genus of plants whose biological activity has been widely studied. The
importance of this genus, particularly Turnera diffusa, as a source of treatment for various …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the testicular protection conferred by damiana (Turnera diffusa Willd.) against amitriptyline-induced testicular toxicity, DNA damage and …

E Tousson, E Hafez, S Zaki, A Gad… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Psychiatric drugs, such as antidepressants, are used to treat depression based on their
ability to modify chemical imbalances of the key neurotransmitters in the brain, including …

Chemical compositions and antioxidant activity of essential oil of wild and cultivated Dracocephalum kotschyi grown in different ecosystems: a comparative study

S Fallah, S Mouguee, M Rostaei, Z Adavi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss.(D. kotachyi), is an aromatic and perennial plant endemic to
Iran. This plant is commonly used for the treatment of headache, congestion, stomach and …

Modulatory effect of Turnera diffusa against testicular toxicity induced by fenitrothion and/or hexavalent chromium in rats

FM El‐Demerdash, AB Jebur, HM Nasr… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress and increased production of reactive oxygen species have been implicated
in pesticides and heavy metals toxicity. The objective of this study was to investigate the …

Comparative Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Wild and Cultivated Alepidea amatymbica Eckl & Zeyh

RM Mangoale, AJ Afolayan - BioMed research international, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a need to scientifically validate the claim that wild species of medicinal plants are
more potent than the cultivated plants. Thus, this study evaluated the phytochemical and …

[HTML][HTML] Natural variability of essential oil and antioxidants in the medicinal plant Turnera diffusa

AL Urbizu-González, O Castillo-Ruiz… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate differences in yield and composition of the essential oil and
antioxidant contents in Turnera diffusa plants from localities in central region of Tamaulipas …

Düzce ve çevresinde gıda olarak tüketilen yabani bitkilerin tüketim biçimleri ve besin öğesi değerleri

F Ceylan, E Yücel - Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen ve …, 2015 - dergipark.org.tr
Bu çalışmada Düzce ve çevresinde yayılış gösteren yabani gıda bitkilerinin yerel halk
tarafından tüketim biçimleri ve bu bitkilerin gıda içerikleri araştırılmıştır. Düzce ve çevresinde …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of domestication on seed yield, essential oil yield and antioxidant activities of fennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) grown in Moroccan oasis

M Abdellaoui, A Kasrati, L El Rhaffari - Journal of the Association of Arab …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to clarify, for the first time in Morocco, the impact of culture on
seed yield, growth parameters, yield and antioxidant activity of seed essential oils obtained …

[PDF][PDF] Antioxidant responses of damiana (Turnera diffusa Willd) to exposure to artificial ultraviolet (UV) radiation in an in vitro model; part ii; UV-B radiation

LAA Soriano-Melgar, L Alcaraz-Meléndez… - Nutricion …, 2014 - redalyc.org
Introducción: Los efectos de la radiación ultravioleta tipo B (UV-B) sobre las plantas
medicinales se han investi-gado recientemente en el contexto del cambio climático, pero las …