Pharmaceutical Applications of Glucose Syrup from High Quality Cassava Flour in Oral Liquid Formulations by Ivan K. Simpson, Frederick W. A. Owusu, Mariam E. Boakye-Gyasi, Philomena Entsie, Marcel T. Bayor, Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye

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Community Participation Process for the Sustainable Business Development of Local Wisdom Learning Centers by Thussaneeya Boripis, Shubham Pathak, Wachiraporn Poungjinda, Josephine Chen Yii Ling

“…The novel finding is that the wisdom of herbal medicine for treating people exposed to hot water with blisters and their lifestyle reflects the way of life of fishermen, gardeners, crafts batik painting, and wood carving individuals. …”
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Use of Artemisinin- Combination Therapies in Port Harcourt by OA Shorinwa, OO Ebong

“…Of the 717 questionnaires that were returned and evaluated, 690 (96.2%) respondents claimed to have had malaria within the last one year; 244 (34%) received treatment from hospitals; 273 (38.1%) received treatment from pharmacies; 137 (19.1%) engaged in self medication and 17 (2.4%) received herbal treatment. The respondents that took artemisinin based combination drugs were 230 (32.1%), those that took artesunate only were 174 (24.3%), those that took chloroquine were 101 (14.1%) while those that took sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine were 140 (19.5%) while 72 (10%) took other antimalarial drugs. …”
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HPLC Evaluation of Phenolic Profile, Nutritive Content, and Antioxidant Capacity of Extracts Obtained from Punica granatum Fruit Peel by Sushil Kumar Middha, Talambedu Usha, Veena Pande

“…The total phenolics and flavonoid recovered by methanolic (MPE) and the water extract (AQPE) were ranged from 185 ± 12.45 to 298.00 ± 24.86 mg GAE (gallic acid equivalents)/gm and 23.05 ± 1.54 to 49.8 ± 2.14 quercetin (QE) mg/g, respectively. The EC50 of herbal extracts ranged from 100 µg/ml (0.38 quercetin equivalents), for AQPE, 168 µg/ml (0.80 quercetin equivalents), for MPE. …”
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Comparative analysis of herbs ability Bajakah wood (Spatholobus littoralis), red betel (Piper crocatum), and Papuan red fruit (Pandanus conoideus) in preventing free radicals due t... by Noor Johan Andoyo Effendi, Juswono Unggul Pundjung, Latifah Risalatul, Palentek Gabriel Ada’, Faisal Muhammad

“…The groups consisted of mice without herbs and rhodamine B, only with rhodamine B, and a combination of rhodamine B with certain herbal doses. Free radical measurements were carried out using Electron Spin Resonance (ESR), and cell damage was observed through histopathology. …”
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Antitrypanosomal and Anthelminthic Properties of Ethanol Extracts of Carica papaya Linn. and Ceiba pentandra (L) Gaertn. by Ahmed Wahab Obeng, Yaw Duah Boakye, Theresa Appiah Agana, Vivian Etsiapa Boamah, James Oppong-Kyekyeku, Abena Amponsaa Brobbey, Francis Adu, Stephen Yao Gbedema, Christian Agyare

“…In Ghana, and in many other African countries, herbal treatment of various diseases is still common. …”
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Amphetamine Positive Urine Toxicology Screen Secondary to Atomoxetine by Joshua L. Fenderson, Amy N. Stratton, Jennifer S. Domingo, Gerald O. Matthews, Christopher D. Tan

“…She denied any illicit drug use, herbal medications, or supplements, and her other prescription medications have not been previously known to cause a false-positive result for amphetamines. …”
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Dietary Risk Assessment and Ranking of Multipesticides in Dendrobium officinale by Meng-Ying Gu, Peng-Si Wang, Shang-Mei Shi, Jian Xue

“…The presence of pesticide residues in Dendrobium officinale (D. officinale), a commonly used herbal medicine, has attracted much attention in recent years. …”
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Synthesized Phosphonium Compounds Demonstrate Resistant Modulatory and Antibiofilm Formation Activities against Some Pathogenic Bacteria by Cedric Dzidzor Kodjo Amengor, Cynthia Amaning Danquah, Emmanuel Bentil Asare Adusei, Francis Klenam Kekessie, Francis Ofosu-Koranteng, Paul Peprah, Benjamin Kingsley Harley, Emmanuel Orman, Joseph Adu, Yussif Saaka

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Five-Year Retrospective Review of Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis by Chitprapassorn Thienvibul, Vasanop Vachiramon, Kumutnart Chanprapaph

“…The most common etiology was drugs (94.7%), comprising of antibiotics (73.6%), proton pump inhibitors (10.5%), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (5.3%), and herbal medicine (5.3%). Beta-lactams were the most common causal drug, particularly carbapenems and cephalosporins. …”
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Evaluation of Wound-Healing Activity of Hydrogel Extract of Sansevieria trifasciata Leaves (Asparagaceae) by Nia Yuniarsih, Himyatul Hidayah, Neni Sri Gunarti, Anggun Hari Kusumawati, Farhamzah Farhamzah, Asman Sadino, Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri

“…Therefore, S. trifasciata leaves extract has the potential to be developed as a wound-healing drug derived from herbal plants formulated into hydrogel preparations.…”
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Antidiabetic Potential of Marine Brown Algae—a Mini Review by Thilina L. Gunathilaka, Kalpa Samarakoon, Pathmasiri Ranasinghe, L. Dinithi C. Peiris

“…Therefore, in lieu with herbal drug development, it is important to find the potential benefits of seaweeds for the management of type 2 diabetes as they are underexplored yet in Sri Lanka. …”
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Characteristic of volatile flavor compounds in ‘Fengtangli’ plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) were explored based on GC×GC-TOF MS by Xianfeng Hu, Deyan Li, Yi Ding, Yubo Zhang, Chunguang Ren

“…Moreover, the sensorial attributes of sweetness, citrus, herbal, floral, and fruity notes were more prominent in ‘Fengtangli’ plum relative to those of ‘Siyueli’ plum. …”
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From Plant to Patient: A Historical Perspective and Review of Selected Medicinal Plants in Dermatology by Aygun Israyilova, Tsvetomira Zhivkova Peykova, Ben Kittleson, Paul Caleb Sprowl, Taha Osman Mohammed, Cassandra L. Quave

“…Today, with increasing patient preference for natural therapies, modern medicine is now more than ever incorporating age-old knowledge of herbal remedies useful in treating skin conditions into modern-day treatments. …”
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Effect of a Complex Korean Medicine Treatment in a Patient with Chronic Ischemic Stroke Who Developed Neurological Complications after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Case Rep... by Shin-Hyeok Park, Sohae Cho, HyunSeung Lee, Jieun Kim, Nam Geun Cho

“…She underwent > 100 days of treatments, including acupuncture, cupping, herbal medicine, and physiotherapy. Her right handgrip strength and hip flexion improved from grade 1+ to 2+ and from grade 2+/3- to 4/5, respectively. …”

Peiminine Enhances Doxorubicin Cytotoxicity and Downregulates hsa-miR-106a-5p and hsa -miR-181a-5p in Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells by Shirin Hedayati, Hossein Soltanzadeh, Hadi Esmaeili Gouvarchin Ghaleh, Zahra Hojjati Bonab, Akbar Ghorbani Alvanegh

“…Chemotherapy is the primary treatment, but some patients use herbal remedies, such as Peiminine from Fritillaria walujewii, for palliative care. …”
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Exploring the interaction between the gut microbiota and cyclic adenosine monophosphate-protein kinase A signaling pathway: a potential therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative d... by Fengcheng Deng, Dan Yang, Lingxi Qing, Yifei Chen, Jilian Zou, Meiling Jia, Qian Wang, Runda Jiang, Lihua Huang

“…This can be achieved through various methods such as dietary modifications, probiotic supplements, Chinese herbal extracts, combinations of Chinese herbs, and innovative dosage forms. …”
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Ethanol Extract of Sanguisorbae Radix Inhibits Mast Cell Degranulation and Suppresses 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene-Induced Atopic Dermatitis-Like Skin Lesions by Ju-Hye Yang, Jae-Myung Yoo, Won-Kyung Cho, Jin Yeul Ma

“…Sanguisorbae Radix (SR) is well known as herbal medicine named “Zi-Yu” in Korea, which is the dried roots of Sanguisorba officinalis L. …”
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Inflammasomes in neurodegenerative diseases by Qianchen Wang, Songwei Yang, Xuan Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, Liping Chen, Wanxue Wang, Naihong Chen, Jiaqing Yan

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The antioxidant potential of bacoside and its derivatives in Alzheimer's disease: The molecular mechanistic paths and therapeutic prospects by Dipanjan Karati, Swarupananda Mukherjee, Souvik Roy

“…In recent years, both industrialized and developing countries have seen a surge in herbal products based on traditional knowledge. According to recent research, bacoside and its congeners can dramatically lower the build-up of amyloid-β plaques, which are a defining feature of AD. …”
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