Analysis of Antifungal Components in the Galls of Melaphis chinensis and Their Effects on Control of Anthracnose Disease of Chinese Cabbage Caused by Colletotrichum higginsianum by Ping-Chung Kuo, Ting-Fang Hsieh, Mei-Chi Lin, Bow-Shin Huang, Jenn-Wen Huang, Hung-Chang Huang

“…In our preliminary experimental results, the methanol extracts of four species of medicinal plants Melaphis chinensis, Eugenia caryophyllata, Polygonum cuspidatum, and Rheum officinale possessed antifungal activity to causal agent of cabbage anthracnose, Colletotrichum higginsianum. …”
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In Vitro Effect of Aqueous Extract and Fraction IV Portion of Ximenia americana Stem Bark on Trypanosoma congolense DNA by Victor Ambrose Maikai, Beatty Viv Maikai, Patricia Ishyaku Kobo

“…Chemically synthesized drugs and medicinal plants have been used in the treatment and control of this disease. …”
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Evaluation of Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory, and Cytotoxic Action of Fractions from Eugenia uniflora L. and Eugenia malaccensis L.: Correlation with Polyphenol and Flavanoid Conten... by Evellyne de Oliveira Figueirôa, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Cristiane Moutinho Lagos de Melo, Juliana Kelle de Andrade Lemoine Neves, Nicácio Henrique da Silva, Valéria Rêgo Alves Pereira, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia

“…An increasing number of biological activities presented by medicinal plants has been investigated over the years, and they are used in the search for new substances with lower side effects. …”
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Nanosilicon application changes the morphological attributes and essential oil compositions of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) under water deficit stress by Ayyub Rezghiyan, Hassan Esmaeili, Mohsen Farzaneh

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Natural Products as Sources of Antimalarial Drugs: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies by Oluwole Solomon Oladeji, Abimbola Peter Oluyori, Deborah Temitope Bankole, Tokunbo Yemisi Afolabi

“…For this study, relevant information was procured from the inhabitants via a structured questionnaire to procure the general knowledge of antimalarial medicinal plants. Results and Discussion. A total of 90 interviewees (44 men and 46 women) were involved in this survey. …”
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Screening for impact of popular herbs improving mental abilities on the transcriptional level of brain transporters by Mrozikiewicz Przemyslaw M., Bogacz Anna, Bartkowiak-Wieczorek Joanna, Kujawski Radoslaw, Mikolajczak Przemyslaw L., Ozarowski Marcin, Czerny Boguslaw, Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska Beata, Grzeskowiak Edmund

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Natural Products for Cancer Therapy: A Review of Their Mechanism of Actions and Toxicity in the Past Decade by Yasir Osman Ali Abdalla, Bavani Subramaniam, Shaik Nyamathulla, Noorasyikin Shamsuddin, Norhafiza M. Arshad, Kein Seong Mun, Khalijah Awang, Noor Hasima Nagoor

“…The ethnopharmacological information gathered over many centuries and the presence of diverse metabolites have made the medicinal plants as the prime source of drugs. Despite the positive attributes of natural products, there are many questions pertaining to their mechanism of actions and molecular targets that impede their development as therapeutic agents. …”
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A Review on the Cosmeceutical and External Applications of Nigella sativa by Ahmad M. Eid, Nagib A. Elmarzugi, Laila M. Abu Ayyash, Maher N. Sawafta, Hadeel I. Daana

“…It is one of the most common medicinal plants worldwide and contains many useful chemical constituents that we can find in its fixed oil, such as thymoquinone, thymohydroquinone, dithymoquinone, thymol, nigellicine, carvacrol, nigellimine, nigellicine, nigellidine, and alpha-hederin. …”
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Plant Extract Valorization of Melissa officinalis L. for Agroindustrial Purposes through Their Biochemical Properties and Biological Activities by Mouna Souihi, Rayda Ben Ayed, Imen Trabelsi, Marwa Khammassi, Nadia Ben Brahim, Mohamed Annabi

“…Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) is one of the rare medicinal plants in Tunisia. It was found only in two sites in the north of Tunisia with a small number of plants. …”
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THE GENUS AS, A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ANTICANCER AGENT: AN UPDATED REVIEW

“…However, the adverse side  effects of chemotherapy have prompted researchers to investigate whether medicinal plants could replace  chemotherapy in cancer treatment. …”
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Inhibition of Growth and Induction of Apoptosis in Fibrosarcoma Cell Lines by Echinophora platyloba DC: In Vitro Analysis by Fatemeh Zare Shahneh, Samira Valiyari, Abbas Azadmehr, Reza Hajiaghaee, Saeid Yaripour, Ali Bandehagh, Behzad Baradaran

“…Echinophora platyloba DC plant (Khousharizeh) is one of the indigenous medicinal plants which is used as a food seasoning and medicine in Iran. …”
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A Review of Chemical Variability and Metal Contamination of Herbaceous Plants in Terms of Health Safety—A Case Study of <i>Tanacetum vulgare</i> L. by Anna Turek

“…It was found that there is a need to standardize analytical procedures used in research on the bioaccumulation of metals by medicinal plants. The importance of environmental monitoring in herb-growing areas, as an important element of health policy, is also emphasized.…”
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The Potential use of a Curcumin-Piperine Combination as an Antimalarial Agent: A Systematic Review by Shafia Khairani, Nisa Fauziah, Hesti Lina Wiraswati, Ramdan Panigoro, Endang Yuni Setyowati, Afiat Berbudi

“…Malaria remains a significant global health problem, but the development of effective antimalarial drugs is challenging due to the parasite’s complex life cycle and lack of knowledge about the critical specific stages. Medicinal plants have been investigated as adjuvant therapy for malaria, so this systematic review summarizes 46 primary articles published until December 2020 that discuss curcumin and piperine as antimalarial agents. …”
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Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antibacterial Potentials and Chemical Composition of Salvia officinalis and Mentha suaveolens Grown Wild in Morocco by Samiah Hamad Al-Mijalli, Hamza Assaggaf, Ahmed Qasem, Adel G. El-Shemi, Emad M. Abdallah, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti, Abdelhakim Bouyahya

“…Thus, the research indicated that EO from these two medicinal plants has considerable potential for application in the formulation of antibacterial, antioxidant, and antidiabetic pharmaceuticals. …”
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Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review by Maria Eleonora Bizzoca, Stefania Leuci, Michele Davide Mignogna, Eleonora Lo Muzio, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Lorenzo Lo Muzio

“…Pharmaceutical industry is investigating effects of medicinal plants, phytochemical extracts and aromatic herbs to find out natural substances which may act as antiviral drugs. …”
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Targeting Apoptosis Pathways in Cancer with Alantolactone and Isoalantolactone by Azhar Rasul, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Ali, Jiang Li, Xiaomeng Li

“…Alantolactone and isoalantolactone, main bioactive compounds that are present in many medicinal plants such as Inula helenium, L. Inula japonica, Aucklandia lappa, Inula racemosa, and Radix inulae, have been found to have various pharmacological actions including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer properties, with no significant toxicity. …”
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Inhalation of Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand (BREU-BRANCO) essential oil as an analgesic and anxiolytic in fibromyalgia. Case reports by Tauany Milan Ribeiro-Lacerda, Luciana Kazue Otutumi, Cristiane Mengue Feniman Moritz, Daniela de Cassia Faglioni Boleta-Ceranto, Ezilda Jacomassi

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Crotalaria madurensis flavonol glycosides’ antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus by Hala Sh. Mohammed, Salwa A. Abu El Wafa, Mona H. Ibrahim, Rasha Mohammad Fathy, Noha A. Seif-Eldein

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Clinical Effect of Teucrium polium Extract Ointment on Post Pilonidal Sinus Excision Wound Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Reza Hosseinpour, Nuruddin Hosseini, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hekmatzadeh, Saadat Mehrabi, Hossein Sadeghi Mansourkhani, Marita Mohamadshahi

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Quercetin as a Precursor for the Synthesis of Novel Nanoscale Cu (II) Complex as a Catalyst for Alcohol Oxidation with High Antibacterial Activity by Zahra Moodi, Ghodsieh Bagherzade, Janny Peters

“…Quercetin (3,3′,4′,5,7-pentahydroxyflavone) is one of the dietary flavonoids, distributed in medicinal plants, vegetables, and fruits. Quercetin has the ability to bind with several metal ions to increase its biological activities. …”
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