Carlos H. C. dos Santos, Mayara C. Sousa, Paulo T. de Sousa Jr., Tereza A. N. Ribeiro, Marco J. Jacinto & Virgínia C. Paulino Silva·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
In this study was reported the structural elucidation by means of nuclear magnetic resonance (1D and 2D), FT-IR and mass spectrometry of lupeol (1), a mixture of the steroids campesterol (2), b-sitosterol (3) and stigmasterol (4), sesamin (5), trans-dimethylmatairesinol (6), tran...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i530390
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, and one of the most predominant causes of dementia in older people. Preventing acetylcholine from breakdown by an excess amount of acetylcholinesterase is a proven therapy for AD. Traditionally Curc...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i530389
Aegle marmelos (L) Correa (family: Rutaceae) is used to treat a wide range of ailments. This plant has been around since prehistoric time. As it produces a number of alkaloids, all aspects of the plant, including fruits, leaves, bark, stem, and root, are used to treat variety of...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i530387
Coriandrum sativum L. is an aromatic plant belonging to the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family, originating in the Mediterranean region. C. sativum is widely cultivated worldwide and has nutritional and medicinal values. The C. sativum seeds contain an essential oil that is used in d...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i430388
Boysenberry (Rubus loganbaccus × baileyanus Britt.) is one of the popular berries in Western countries. In the present study, the effect of the boysenberry juice on ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA)-induced renal injury was investigated. ICR mice (7 weeks old, male) were ad libit...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i430386
Aims: This work aims to compare the chemical composition and the antioxidant capacity of the leaves, stems and roots of Alchornea cordifolia. Study design: The leaves, stems and roots of Alchornea cordifolia were harvested during the month of August 2020 in the botanical garden o...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i430385
Michelle S. F. Correia, Anuska M. Alvares-Saraiva, Elizabeth C. P. Hurtado, Mateus L. B. Paciencia, Fabiana T. C. Konno, Sergio A. Frana & Ivana B. Suffredini·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
Aims: Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is linked to several mechanisms of cell growth control. The present work aimed at evaluating the induction of apoptosis in MCF-7 human breast adenocarcinoma cell by Calophyllum brasiliense. Study design: The tests were performed in tripl...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i430384
Gastrointestinal health challenges without in-feed antibiotics are a crucial concern to poultry farmers. Although, quite a few substitutes for antibiotics have emerged, phytogenics and antibiotic properties of medicinal plants cannot be overlooked with regard to control, good hea...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i430383
The genus Hibiscus belongs to the mallow family, Malvaceae comprising of about 275 species growing in tropical and sub tropical areas. The various species of genus Hibiscus have been used as traditional medicine all over the world. There are numerous reports of their traditional...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i430382
Comparative study about the salt-induced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation has been realised in primary root tissues for Tomato (Lycopersicon esculantum L.) in order to evaluate their responses to salt stress. Salinity impacts in terms of root growth, H2O2 generation, lipid...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i330380
In this present work, an in-vitro regeneration protocol for Crescentia alata (C. alata) was developed using various explants on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium augmented with different concentrations and combinations of plant growth regulators (PGRs) for direct and indirect regen...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i330381
The scientific study of this research has been focused on synergistic antibacterial activity of two weed plants, Lantana camara L., Parthenium hysterophorus L. alongwith two medicinal plants, Cannabis sativa L., Justicia adhatoda L. against multi- drug resistant (MDR) bacteria. D...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i330379
Yves M. T. Tientcheu, Ruth E. K. Dibacto, Ferdinand L. E. Edoun, Elsa F. K. Matueno, Alex D. K. Tchuenchieu, Yadang Germaine & Gabriel N. Medoua·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
Aims: Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most popular and widely used spice, known for its health benefits. This study aimed at assessing the potential impact of a Handcrafted dryer (HCD) on the quality of ginger in comparison to the most common drying methods. Methodolog...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i330378
The present investigation deals with the extraction, separation, isolation, identification, characterization and biological evaluation of the stigmasterol from methanolic extract on leaves of C. alata Kunth using bio-guided fractionation and spectral analytical methods. The biolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i330377
Globally used pesticides contains zinc phosphide (ZnP) which are toxic. This present study was carried out to investigate the potency of bioactive curcumin in ameliorating the toxicity of zinc phosphide on biochemical enzymes present in kidney and liver of Wistar rats. A total of...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i330376