Lupeol Attenuates Palmitate-Induced Hypertrophy in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Vaithinathan Selvaraju, Shivani R. Babu, Robert L. Judd, Thangiah Geetha

“…Lupeol, a pharmacologically active pentacyclic triterpenoid found in medicinal plants, vegetables, and fruits, has been shown to exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Characteristics and distribution of the <i>Opuntia</i> (Cactaceae) representatives naturalized in Crimea by N. A. Bagrikova, Ya. A. Perminova

“…Representatives of the Opuntia Mill. genus (Cactaceae), growing in natural habitats in South and North Americas, Mexico, Western India, and the Galapagos Islands, are widely used as ornamental, food and medicinal plants in different regions of the world. Many species have naturalized, and at least 27 species (or 14%) are invasive plants, thus posing a threat to local species and plant diversity. …”
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Anticancer Activity of Rhizophora mucronata Leaves Extract on Sprague–Dawley Rats: In Vivo Model by Asbin Mary X, Syed Ali Mohamed Yacoob, Anuradha Venkatraman, Ruban Packiasamy, Meivelu Moovendhan, Murugesan Gnanadesigan, Yogananth Nagarajan

“…Medicinal plants are now used to treat cancer due to the presence of bioactive compounds. …”
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In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity and Toxicological Analyses of the Ethanolic Leaf and Twig Extract of Faurea speciosa Welw. (Proteaceae) by Felix Ayisi, Caleb Nketia Mensah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…In Africa, medicinal plants are commonly used to treat malaria and other diseased conditions. …”
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A comparative study of chemical composition, phenolic compound profile and antioxidant activity of wild grown, field and greenhouse cultivated Physalis (P. alkekengi and P. peruvia... by Parisa Yari, Abolfazl Alirezalu, Soghra Khalili

“…Considering the cultivation of medicinal plants such as Physalis, the growing conditions must be carefully chosen because they affect the phytochemical components and especially the metabolism of polyphenols. …”
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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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Antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of giant fennel (ferula elaeochytris korovin) from the hatay region by Enis Fuat Tüfekci, Anfal Alkateeb, Sarah Akar, Orhan Çorum, Yasemin Çelik Altunoğlu, Mehmet Cengiz Baloğlu, Muammer Kiraz, Nilay Çöplü

“…Because the QS system performs a crucial part in the synthesis of virulence factors in bacteria. Numerous medicinal plants are known to have promising antimicrobial and anti-QS activities. …”
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Oridonin: A natural terpenoid having the potential to modulate apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer by Abhishek Chauhan, Hemant Joshi, Divya Kandari, Diwakar Aggarwal, Ritu Chauhan, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Arpit Mehrotra, Abhilasha Sood, Ujjawal Sharma, Darin Mansor Mathkor, Shafiul Haque, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Laurent Dufossé

“…Background: Oridonin, a diterpenoid lactone derived from medicinal plants, has drawn considerable attention due to its therapeutic potential, particularly its anticancer properties. …”
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Toxicological Characterization of Six Plants of the Beninese Pharmacopoeia Used in the Treatment of Salmonellosis by Boris Legba, Victorien Dougnon, Esther Deguenon, Jerrold Agbankpe, Maximin Senou, Alidah Aniambossou, Carène Gbaguidi, Kevin Sintondji, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Jacques Dougnon

“…Recent studies reported interesting ethnopharmacological, antibacterial, and phytochemical data on some medicinal plants used in the traditional treatment of salmonellosis in Benin. …”
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Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera Leaves and Its Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities by Gufran Mahmood Mohammed, Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…The plant occupied the largest area in the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles, especially the medicinal plants, and it has shown great potential in biotechnology applications. …”
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Effect of the Hydroethanolic Extract of Bixa orellana Linn (Bixaceae) Leaves on Castor Oil-Induced Diarrhea in Swiss Albino Mice by Michel Archange Fokam Tagne, Hypolyte Akaou, Paul Aimé Noubissi, Angèle Foyet Fondjo, Yaouke Rékabi, Henri Wambe, René Kamgang, Jean-Louis Essame Oyono

“…The treatment of diarrheal diseases is a serious problem in developing countries, where population generally uses medicinal plants. The leaves of Bixa orellana have been reported to be traditionally used in the treatment of diarrhea by local people in the district of Khulna in Bangladesh. …”
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Exploring the capacity of microorganism treatment for fermentation and glycosidic aroma bioconversion from rose oil distillation wastewater by Mohammad Karami, Mohsen Bagheri, Alireza Abbasi-Baharanchi, Kamahladin Haghbeen, Abdolrahim Nouri, Ali Asghar Karkhane, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Mohsen Farhadpour

“…Conclusion Using different microbial biocatalysts to recover natural bioactive aroma compounds is an attractive and scalable bioconversion methodology for producing value-added chemical derivatives from the waste of medicinal plants. Graphical abstract…”
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Mobilization of plant genetic resources from South and Southeast Asia by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…The prewar seed requests yielded 3520 accessions, with 1022 representing tropical woody, ornamental and medicinal plants from botanical gardens. Requests for germplasm from 1946 to the present time resulted in adding 16,687 accessions to the collection, half of which were groat crops (rice, maize and sorghum). …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals regulatory mechanism of methyl jasmonate-induced monoterpenoid biosynthesis in Mentha arvensis L. by Tingting Huang, Wenjin Men, Ariuntungalag Myanganbayar, Undarmaa Davaasambuu

“…Methyl jasmonate (MJ) has been reported as an effective elicitor of terpenoid biosynthesis in medicinal plants, but the specific mechanisms underlying MJ’s influence on M. arvensis remain unclear. …”
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Determination of antibacterial and antioxidant potential of organic crude extracts from Malus domestica, Cinnamomum verum and Trachyspermum ammi by Asma Irshad, Rabbia Jawad, Qudsia Mushtaq, Alexis Spalletta, Patrick Martin, Uzair Ishtiaq

“…This study has compared three potential medicinal plants with biological active and eco-friendly components which play crucial role in therapeutics.…”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Natural sciences by E.G. Khudonogova, T.A. Khusheyeva

“…One of the valuable medicinal plants is Calendula officinalis L. Numerous varieties and forms of Calendula L. have medicinal and ornamental properties. …”

Antimalarial, Antioxidant, and Toxicological Evaluation of Extracts of Celtis africana, Grosseria vignei, Physalis micrantha, and Stachytarpheta angustifolia by Michael Konney Laryea, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…We herein report on the antiplasmodial and antioxidant activities as well as toxicological evaluation of four medicinal plants (Celtis africana, Grosseria vignei, Physalis micrantha, and Stachytarpheta angustifolia) commonly used to treat malaria in Ghana. …”
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Smart estimation of protective antioxidant enzymes’ activity in savory (Satureja rechingeri L.) under drought stress and soil amendments by Amin Taheri-Garavand, Mojgan Beiranvandi, Abdolreza Ahmadi, Nikolaos Nikoloudakis

“…Abstract Savory (Satureja rechingeri L.) is one of Iran’s most important medicinal plants, having low irrigation needs, and thus is considered one of the most valuable plants for cultivation in arid and semi-arid regions, especially under drought conditions. …”
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Effect of botanical powders and the assassin bug, Alloeocranum biannulipes Mont. and Sign. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) against Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) infe... by Kitherian SAHAYARAJ, Antonio SINZOGAN, Manuele TAMO, Joelle TOFFA, Yêyinou Laura Estelle LOKO, Armand VODOUNNON, Innocent DJEGBE

“…Methods This study aims to evaluate the compatibility of the leaf powders of these medicinal plants and the predator A. biannulipes in the integrated management of D. porcellus under laboratory and farm conditions. …”
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Bioactive compounds in the aboveground part of hemiephemeroid onions (Allium L.) by T. I. Fomina, T. A. Kukushkina

“…Representatives of the genus Allium L. are valuable food and medicinal plants that have long been used for nutrition and human health. …”
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