Antioxidant Activity, Enzyme Inhibition Potentials, and Phytochemical Profiling of Premna serratifolia L. Leaf Extracts by Adelina Simamora, Adit W. Santoso, Kris H. Timotius, Ika Rahayu

“…Premna serratifolia, commonly known as Arogo in Tentena-Sulawesi, is a popular vegetable. As a promising herbal tea and food ingredient, further investigation is required to find the best knowledge for medicinal use of P. serratifolia leaves. …”
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Ashwagandha: Optimizing the Extraction and Electrospun Nanofiber Production by Maciej Jaskólski, Magdalena Paczkowska-Walendowska, Andrzej Miklaszewski, Judyta Cielecka-Piontek

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> These findings highlight the potential of integrating advanced extraction techniques with nanotechnology to develop innovative delivery systems for traditional herbal remedies. The developed nanofibers offer promising applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and functional foods, paving the way for a scalable and efficient utilization of Ashwagandha bioactives.…”
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Toxicological Assessments of a Proprietary Blend of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts: Acute, Subchronic, and Genetic Toxicity Studies by Ravi Kumar Madireddy, Krishnaraju Venkata Alluri, Venkateswarlu Somepalli, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Krishanu Sengupta

“…In summary, the present study demonstrates that oral consumption of the herbal blend LN18178 does not show signs of toxicity; also it does not elicit genetic toxicity in the standard preclinical models.…”
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Effective Microorganisms Improve Growth, Nutrients Uptake, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Photosystem II, and Essential Oil While Reducing Canopy Temperature in Water-Stre... by Naayem M. Elgaml, Adel B. Salama, Heba Sh. Shehata, Magdi T. Abdelhamid

“…., 100% of reference evapotranspiration (ETo) (full irrigation) or 50% ETo (water stress), can affect herbal yield, essential oil, and physiological aspects of clary sage, as well as how to improve clary sage plants utilizing biofertilizer in the field in Egypt’s Mediterranean climate zone. …”
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Euodiae Fructus: a review of botany, application, processing, phytochemistry, quality control, pharmacology, and toxicology by Yule Hao, Jiawen Qi, Xinggui Huang, Chenhao Liu, Yi Liu

“…Euodiae Fructus (EF) is the dried and nearly ripe fruit of Euodia rutaecarpa, first recorded in Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic. EF is a versatile Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) known for the effects of dispelling colds and alleviating pain, suppressing adverse qi to relieve vomiting, and boosting yang to mitigate diarrhea. …”
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The Role of the Patient Information Leaflet in Patients’Medication Therapy: A Case Study within the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana by Frederick W. A. Owusu, Genevieve Naana Yeboah, Rahel Adutwiwah Aboagye, Cedric Dzidzor K. Amengor, Philomena Entsie

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STUDY ON IN VITRO PROPAGATION AND CULTIVATION OF ANOECTOCHILUS LYLEI ROLFE EX DOWNIES AT EX VITRO CONDITION by Phan Xuân Huyên, Nguyễn Văn Kết, Phan Hoàng Đại, Nguyễn Thị Cúc

“…In the present study, we investigated in vitro propagation and cultivated Anoectochilus lylei Rolfe ex Downies at ex vitro condition, which is one of the valuable herbal plants and has been proved to be good for human health. …”
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Evaluation of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activities and Correlation with Phytoconstituents in Some Medicinal Plants of Nepal by Keshav Ranabhat, Kamal Prasad Regmi, Sarwesh Parajuli, Ranjita Thapa, Arjun Prasad Timilsina, Saurav Katuwal, Shantel Fleming, Akkal Dev Mishra, Khaga Raj Sharma, Bishnu P. Regmi

“…Traditional herbal medicines have been consumed in Nepal and other parts of the eastern hemisphere since ancient times. …”
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Fraksinasi Ekstrak Metanol Buah Parijoto (Medinilla speciosa Blume) dengan Pelarut Metanol, Etil Asetat, dan N-Heksana by Nailil Mona, Dyah Ayu Widyastuti, Atip Nurwahyunani, Fafa Nurdyansyah

“…The native people utilize Parijoto as traditional herbal medicine. Those utilization due to its metabolite compounds, such as tannin, flavonoid, fenolic, terpenoid, etc. …”
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Médecines créoles guyanaise et haïtienne face au Covid-19 by Marc-Alexandre Tareau, Guillaume Odonne

“…Contrary to the usual pluralism, a strong cleavage between biomedicine and local herbal medicine was noted, and in particular a significant distrust of vaccines by the Creole population. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Decoction Pieces of Gardeniae Fructus Based on Qualitative Analysis of the HPLC Fingerprint and Triple-Q-TOF-MS/MS Combined with Quantitative Analysis of 12 R... by Jing Xu, Rongrong Zhou, Lin Luo, Ying Dai, Yaru Feng, Zhihua Dou

“…In this study, quality evaluation (QE) of 40 batches of decoction pieces of Gardeniae Fructus (GF) produced by different manufacturers of herbal pieces was performed by qualitative analysis of the HPLC fingerprint and ultra-fast liquid chromatography (UFLC)-triple-Q-TOF-MS/MS combined with quantitative analysis of multiple components, which we established previously for QE of traditional medicine. …”
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An Investigation of Electrospun Clerodendrum phlomidis Leaves Extract Infused Polycaprolactone Nanofiber for In Vitro Biological Application by Siranjeevi Ravichandran, Rajesh Jegathaprathaban, Jeyalakshmi Radhakrishnan, R. Usha, V. Vijayan, Aklilu Teklemariam

“…Specifically, electrospun nanofibrous mats have recently exhibited great antibacterial, anticancer, and antioxidant activities. The herbal extracts infused into these formations are expected to have a more efficient and integrated effect on in vitro biological applications. …”
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Self-medication and knowledge of pregnant women about the use of medication during pregnancy in the cities of Rijeka and Zadar, Croatia by Željko Jovanović, Petra Vulić

“…The most commonly used medications were dietary supplements—75 (44.88%); over-the-counter pain relievers and fever, cough, allergy, cold, and nausea remedies—42 (33.07%); and herbal medicines—8 (6.29%).ConclusionPregnant women need to be better informed about self-medication and the safe use of medication. …”
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Cancer Patients in Iraq by Hisham S Ibrahim Al-shaikhli, Redhwan Al-Naggar, Mahmoud Alkhateeb

“…The most popular forms of CAM were Quran recitation/water read upon Quran (80.1%), herbal treatment (10%), spiritual therapy/prayers (4.2%), black seeds and honey (3.8%), olive oil/Green tea (1%), and Zamzam wa.7%). …”
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Impact of Grinding and Sorting Particle Size on Phytochemical Yield in Dipterocarpus alatus Leaf Extract by Kritsadang Senawong, Somporn Katekaew, Suchat Juntahum, Kittipong Laloon

“…These insights underline the crucial influence of particle size and grinding techniques, advancing our understanding of efficient herbal extraction techniques for industrial applications.…”
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In Vitro and In Vivo Wound Healing Activity of Astragalus floccosus Boiss. (Fabaceae) by Fatemeh Akbari, Mohammad Azadbakht, Ali Bagheri, Lale Vahedi

“…During the examination, wound size was evaluated and histopathological examination was performed. Herbal analysis detected 11 flavonoids, including 2 isoflavonoids, Calycosin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside and Formononetin, in the RFF. …”
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Pharmaceutical Humanities and Narrative Pharmacy: An Emerging New Concept in Pharmacy by Mita Banerjee, Thomas Efferth

“…In this context, we discuss aspects related to traditional herbal medicine, fair access and benefit sharing of indigenous knowledge about medicinal plants, post-traumatic stress syndrome, the opioid crisis, stress myocardiopathy (broken heart syndrome), and global environmental pollution with microplastics. …”
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OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT ON HEALTHCARE: IMPLICATION ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF WOMEN IN ENUGU STATE, SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA by IJEOMA J. OGU, IJOEMA IGWE, NGOZI I’ ARONU, LIM, MOSES MSUGHTER, OSITA KINGSLEY ODO

“…Furthermore, women in spite of their locality indulge in self-medication (p<0.00), patronize patent medicine dealers (p< 0.00) and roadside herbal medicine dealers (p< 0.00). The study concludes thatthe reliance on out-of-pocket payments for healthcare services, particularly among uninsured women in Enugu State, Nigeria, has significant implications for their health status. …”
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Molecular Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Associated with Carissa edulis, an Endangered Plant Species along Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya by Benard O. Ogoma, Stephen F. Omondi, Jane Ngaira, Josephine W. Kimani

“…The species is widely used in the preparation of various herbal medicines. Earlier works in Kenya show that an aqueous extract from the roots of C. edulis has remarkable anti-herpes simplex virus. …”
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Tetramethylpyrazine promotes osteo-angiogenesis during bone fracture repair by Jiangbo Ai, Jingzhou Zheng

“…Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) is an active component of Chinese herbal medicine with various biological activities including pro-angiogenesis property. …”
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