Consumption of Raw Herbal Medicines Is Associated with Major Public Health Risks amongst Ugandans by Fred, Ssempijja, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Andrew, Tamale, Sylvia Anurika, Ewuzie, Kevin, Matama, Justine, Ekou, Paul, Bogere, Regan, Mujinya, Grace Henry, Musoke, Jovile Kasande, Atusiimirwe, Gerald, Zirintunda, Muhamudu, Kalange, Joel, Lyada, Ritah, Kiconco, Theophilus, Pius, Christopher, Nandala, Roland Mugisha, Kamugisha, Yunusu, Hamira, Edgar Mario, Fernandez, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…+e THQ and ILCR were over 1000 times higher in all Ugandans, demonstrating the undesirable health risks following oral consumption of Vernonia amygdalina due to very high Cr and Ni toxicities, respectively. …”
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In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity of Terminalia mantaly Stem Bark Aqueous Extract in Mice Infected by Plasmodium berghei by Mariscal Brice Tchatat Tali, Cedric Derick Jiatsa Mbouna, Lauve Rachel Yamthe Tchokouaha, Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Jaures Marius Tsakem Nangap, Rodrigue Keumoe, Alvine Ngoutane Mfopa, Issakou Bakarnga-via, Raceline Gounoue Kamkumo, Fabrice Fekam Boyom

“…Terminalia mantaly is used in Cameroon traditional medicine to treat malaria and related symptoms. …”
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Multifunctional health-promoting effects of oolong tea and its products by Shuzhen Wang, Ting Zeng, Shuang Zhao, Yu Zhu, Changchun Feng, Jianfeng Zhan, Shiming Li, Chi-Tang Ho, Alexander Gosslau

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Protective Effect of Amphipterygium adstringens Extract on Dextran Sulphate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Mario Rodriguez-Canales, Ruben Jimenez-Rivas, Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez, Ana Judith Garcia-Lopez, Nelly Rivera-Yañez, Oscar Nieto-Yañez, Yadira Ledesma-Soto, Luvia Enid Sanchez-Torres, Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa, Luis Ignacio Terrazas, Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy

“…Healers to treat gastritis, gastric ulcers, and gastrointestinal cancer have traditionally used the bark. We investigated the effects of alcoholic extract of A. adstringens (AaEE) in DSS-induced colitis in mice. …”
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Hu-lu-su-pian ameliorates hepatic steatosis by regulating CIDEA expression in AKT-driven MASLD mice by Rumeng Ren, Rumeng Ren, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Dongjie Deng, Dongjie Deng, Aoao Guo, Aoao Guo, Xin Chen, Xin Chen, Yan Meng, Yan Meng, Ying Fang, Ying Fang, Guohua Zheng, Guohua Zheng, Zhong Xu, Zhong Xu, Man Li, Junjie Hu, Junjie Hu

“…IntroductionHu-lu-su-pian (HLSP) is an oral tablet derived from the active compounds of Cucumis melo L., a traditional Chinese medicine. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of <i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) <i>Millsp</i>. Leaf Extract in Modulating Gut Microbiota and Immune Response for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Mingzhang Lin, Linghua Piao, Zhendong Zhao, Li Liao, Dayong Wang, Haiwen Zhang, Xiande Liu

“…Our results demonstrated that oral administration of CCLE significantly alleviates gastrointestinal symptoms in DSS-induced IBD mice by modulating the balance of gut-derived pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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RETRACTED: Mechanism of action of Asparagus officinalis extract against multiple myeloma using bioinformatics tools, in silico and in vitro study by Yanju Li, Xu Yang, Feiqing Wang, Feiqing Wang, Jianing Zhao, Chike Zhang, Dan Wu, Bo Yang, Rui Gao, Peng Zhao, Yun Zan, Min Su, Zhixu He, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Jishi Wang, Dongxin Tang

“…Network pharmacology identified nine active components of asparagus from databases based on oral bioavailability and drug similarity, and predicted 157 potential targets related to asparagus. …”
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Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún by Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀

“…  Kò séní m’èdè Àyàn   Bí ení mú kò ̣ ̣ǹgó ̣ è ̣ lówọ́  No one understands the language of Àyàn Better than the drummer who holds the gong in his hand Yorùbá maxim From the Yorùbá oral historical, mythological, and ontological, abstract lines of reasoning, Àyàn is believed to be the first Yorùbá drum maker and drummer, who, after his death, was deified as the god of Drumming (Òrìsà ̣ Àyàn, or simply Àyàn). …”
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Carbon footprint reduction practices in the Olympic Games: a policy mobility approach by Wesselia Isa Ngoenha

“…The study employs text-based methods, such as content and discourse analysis of policy documents and official IOC publications, as well as oral methods through interviews with key actors involved in the organization of the Games. …”
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A Comparative study of Daiva's Sin and its Evolution in the Stories of Ancient Iran and Ta'ziehs of Daiva's Tying Thumb Based on Six Poetic Verses by Mahdi mohamadi, Adel Meghdadian, Abolfazl Tajik

“…The general meaning of the demon as a metaphor of the devil, Iblis, Satan, the Giant, the Jinn, the Al , davālpā , Nasnas and other evil creatures can be traced in the oral and official texts of the Islamic period (Ebrahimi, 2013, p. 71). in the literature of religious myths, such as the fiction literature of taziyeh, these jinns are also referred to as demons. …”
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Toxicological Assessment of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl. Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract in Rats: Haematological, Biochemical, and Histopathological Studies by Donatus Wewura Adongo, Priscilla Kolibea Mante, Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Robert Peter Biney, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Nicholas Akinwale Titiloye, Eric Woode

“…Pseudospondias microcarpa is used traditionally for treating various diseases. However, although parts of the plant are extensively used in African traditional medicine, no scientific study has been reported on its toxicity. …”
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Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl. Alleviates Diabetic Retinopathy by Preventing Retinal Inflammation and Tight Junction Protein Decrease by Zengyang Yu, Chenyuan Gong, Bin Lu, Li Yang, Yuchen Sheng, Lili Ji, Zhengtao Wang

“…After DC (30 or 300 mg/kg) was orally administrated, the breakdown of blood retinal barrier (BRB) in streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced diabetic rats was attenuated by DC. …”
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The bioguided fractionation and pharmacological activity of an endemic Salix canariensis species by Gutiérrez Sandra Dévora, Kuri Susana Abdala, Martín-Herrera Domingo

“…The present study was designed to confirm the wide traditional use of treating pain with Salix canariensis, an endemic species of the Macaronesian region. …”
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Missionary interventions in Zulu religious practices: the term for the Supreme Being by M. R. Masubelele

“… The traditional Zulu people conducted their religious practices orally and in their appeals to a Supreme Being used the terms uNkulunkulu (the Great-Great-One) or uMvelinqangi (the First-to-Appear) interchangeably. …”
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Nobiletin restores the intestinal barrier of HFD-induced obese mice by promoting MHC-II expression and lipid metabolism by Ni Yang, Yue-Shan Pang, Yali Zheng, Yan-Ju Gong, Wei-Jun Ding

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JinQi Jiangtang Tablet Regulates Gut Microbiota and Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes Mice by Ying Cao, Guowang Yao, Yuanyuan Sheng, Li Yang, Zixuan Wang, Zhen Yang, Pengwei Zhuang, Yanjun Zhang

“…JinQi Jiangtang (JQJT) tablets are a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of diabetes. …”
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Current Considerations in Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy by Yanfei Zhu, Liping Shi, Hao Tang, Guoqing Tao

“…For patients who are unable to meet their nutritional needs orally, enteral feeding via a percutaneous approach has become the mainstay of therapy. …”
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Protective and Ameliorative Effects of Hydroethanolic Extract of Piper nigrum (L.) Stem against Antiretroviral Therapy-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Dyslipidemia in Wistar Rats by Doreen Enyang, Mubo A. Sonibare, Armelle D. Tchamgoue, Lauve R. Y. Tchokouaha, Fanta S. Yadang, Gael N. Nfor, Christelle W. Kom, Patrick D. H. Betote, Cedric F. Tchinda, Steveng S. K. Tiogo, Gabriel A. Agbor

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Ethnotherapeutic Uses and Phytochemical Composition of Physalis peruviana L.: An Overview by Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Jonans Tusiimire, Justin Ntokamunda Kadima, Casim Umba Tolo, Anke Weisheit, Amon Ganafa Agaba

“…Plant-derived medicines are widespread and continue to increase in traditional and modern medicine, especially in developing countries. …”
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Illicium verum Extract and Trans-Anethole Attenuate Ovalbumin-Induced Airway Inflammation via Enhancement of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells and Inhibition of Th2 Cytokines in Mice by Yoon-Young Sung, Seung-Hyung Kim, Dong-Seon Kim, Ji-eun Lee, Ho Kyoung Kim

“…Illicium verum is used in traditional medicine to treat inflammation. The study investigates the effects of IVE and its component, trans-anethole (AET), on airway inflammation in ovalbumin- (OVA-) induced asthmatic mice. …”
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