Molecular, Metabolic, and Physiological Responses to Progressive Biotic Stress Caused by Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Turnip Mosaic Virus in Saffron by Marzieh Shamshiri, Conchi Sánchez, Saleta Rico, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mahdi Ayyari, Hassan Rezadoost, Masoud Shams-Bakhsh

“…Our findings demonstrate the association between virus stress and changes in the metabolism of the saffron medicinal plant.…”
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Antibacterial and Oxacillin Resistance Reversing Effect of Harmaline in Different Strains of Staphylococcus Aureus by Zaid Ibraheem

“…Background: Harmaline is a naturally occurring indole alkaloid with many medicinal effects. Its antimicrobial effect against different pathogens has been reported previously.Objective: To explore the ability of harmaline to revers oxacillin resistance in the methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).Materials and methods: Briefly, 124 isolates of MRSA were procured from different wards of the Medical Complex City, Baghdad, Iraq. …”
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Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Insecticidal Potentials of Oxalis corniculata and Its Isolated Compounds by Azizur Rehman, Ali Rehman, Ijaz Ahmad

“…Oxalis corniculata is a common medicinal plant widely used against numerous infectious diseases. …”
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Bioactivity of Nonedible Parts of Punica granatum L.: A Potential Source of Functional Ingredients by Nawraj Rummun, Jhoti Somanah, Srishti Ramsaha, Theeshan Bahorun, Vidushi S. Neergheen-Bhujun

“…Punica granatum L. has a long standing culinary and medicinal traditional use in Mauritius. This prompted a comparative study to determine the bioefficacy of the flower, peel, leaf, stem, and seed extracts of the Mauritian P. granatum. …”
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Electrodeposition of 4-Benzenesulfonic Acid onto a Graphite-Epoxy Composite Electrode for the Enhanced Voltammetric Determination of Caffeine in Beverages by Leonardo de A. Furtado, Mariana C. de O. Gonçalves, Carlos V. M. Inocêncio, Edilson M. Pinto, Daniela de L. Martins, Felipe S. Semaan

“…Caffeine is widely present in food and drinks, such as teas and coffees, being also part of some currently commercialized medicines, but despite its enhancement on several functions of human body, its exceeding use can promote many health problems. …”
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Complexation by γ-cyclodextrin as a way of improving anticancer potential of sumanene by Artur Kasprzak, Agnieszka Żuchowska, Hidehiro Sakurai

“…On the other hand, creating cyclodextrin-containing supramolecular assemblies was demonstrated to be a powerful tool in terms of designing effective systems for medicinal chemistry purposes. Here, we show that sumanene molecule exclusively forms 1:1 host-guest complexes with γ-cyclodextrin (γCD) or (2-hydroxypropyl)-γ-cyclodextrin (HP-γCD), as revealed by extensive spectroscopic studies supported with density functional theory (DFT) computations. …”
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Antilipoxygenase and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Streblus asper Leaf Extract on Xylene-Induced Ear Edema in Mice by Kanathip Singsai, Pimchanok Charoongchit, Waritsara Chaikaew, Nirut Boonma, Pitsinee Fhanjaksai, Karitta Chaisatan

“…Streblus asper (SA) belonging to the Moraceae family is well known as a folk medicinal plant in Asian countries. This study aimed to investigate the antilipoxygenase activity and the anti-inflammatory effects of the SA leaf extract. …”
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The Epidemiology of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in China by Shang-Chen Yang, Sindy Hu, Sheng-Zheng Zhang, Jin-wen Huang, Jing Zhang, Chao Ji, Bo Cheng

“…Carbamazepine, allopurinol, and penicillins were the most common single offending drugs (17.5%, 9.6%, and 7.2%). Chinese patent medicines accounted for 5.4%. There were 76 (45.8%) patients receiving systemic steroid and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in combination therapy, especially for TEN (80.3%), and others were treated with systemic steroids alone. …”
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Anti-Inflammation Property of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels on Indomethacin-Induced Acute Gastric Ulceration by Lanchakon Chanudom, Jitbanjong Tangpong

“…Skeels is commonly used as a medicinal plant and is claimed to have antioxidant activities. …”
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Mixed vitamin C and zinc diet supplements co-administered with artemether drug improved haematological profile and survival of mice infected with Plasmodium berghei by Felicia N. Ekeh, Nkiru E. Ekechukwu, Chimdinma F. Chukwuma, Ifeanyi Oscar N. Aguzie, Chinenye M. Ohanu, Chike Ebido, Stanley N. Oluah

“…Keywords: Dietary supplement, Food supplement, Micronutrient, Zinc, Vitamin C, Malaria, Nutritional medicine…”
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Multilayered Electroactive Polyaniline-ZnO Modified GCE for Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol by Samuel Chufamo, Bezabih Kelita, Sintayehu Berhanu, Almaz Kemal, Alemu Lelago

“…Paracetamol (PC) is widely used for defensive and medicinal purposes for human beings. But their deposition in the human body will persuade thoughtful health risks. …”
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Chemical Composition of Date-Pits and Its Potential for Developing Value-Added Product - a Review by Hossain Mohammad Zakir, Waly Mostafa I., Singh Vandita, Sequeira Venitia, Rahman Mohammad Shafur

“…Date-pits showed effectives in animal and poultry feeds and it could be used as value added products, such as: dietary fibres, functional polysaccharides, caffeine-free drinks (similar to coffee), oil (biofuel or cooking oil), and other functional or medicinal products. Date-pits powder and activated carbon from date–pits showed effective in purifying water by removing different types of pollutants, such as heavy metals, boron, dyes, phenolic compounds, and pesticides. …”
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A Review of the Prospective Effects of Spacing and Varieties on Onion Yield and Yield Components (Allium cepa L.) in Ethiopia by Yohannes Gelaye, Kelemu Nakachew, Solomon Ali

“…Countries around the world are producing onion for its nutritional value, medicinal properties, minerals, proteins, and carbohydrates. …”
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Evidence for the Paleoethnobotany of the Neanderthal: A Review of the Literature by Gerhard P. Shipley, Kelly Kindscher

“…., starch, pollen, phytoliths, and seeds) in soil and dental calculus, dental and tool wear, coprolites, and genetics, for Neanderthal’s nutritional, medicinal, and ritual use of plants, which includes 61 different taxa from 26 different plant families found at 17 different archaeological sites. …”
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Trace Metal Detection in Aqueous Reservoirs Using Stilbene Intercalated Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Tablets by Solomon Omwoma

“…Tablets (1 mm thick and similar to medicinal tablets) were manufactured from a powder comprising stilbene intercalated into gallery spaces of lanthanide-containing layered double hydroxides. …”
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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Highly Heterozygous <i>Phallus echinovolvatus</i> Provide New Insights into Its Genetics by Mengya An, Ruoxi Liang, Yanliu Chen, Jinhua Zhang, Xiuqing Wang, Xing Li, Guohua Qu, Junfeng Liang

“…<i>Phallus echinovolvatus</i> is a well-known edible and medicinal fungus with significant economic value. However, the available whole-genome information is lacking for this species. …”
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Antidiabetic Effect of Young and Old Ethanolic Leaf Extracts of Vernonia amygdalina: A Comparative Study by Du-Bois Asante, Emmanuel Effah-Yeboah, Precious Barnes, Heckel Amoabeng Abban, Elvis Ofori Ameyaw, Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Eric Gyamerah Ofori, Joseph Budu Dadzie

“…The young leaves of Vernonia amygdalina are often utilized as vegetable and for medicinal purpose compared to the old leaves. This study was designed to evaluate and compare the antidiabetic effects between ethanolic leaf extracts of old and young V. amygdalina on streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rat for four weeks. …”
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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Different Herbal Extracts against Root Canal Pathogens - An in Vitro Study by Maryam Raoof, Mohammad H. Zadeh, Zahra E. Nejad, Fariba Sharififar, Mansooreh Khodashenas, Rahim Fereidooni

“…Aim: This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants' methanolic extracts against some root canal microorganisms. …”
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Challenges and possible improvements for healthcare teams at outreach clinics in Nepal – a qualitative study by Ingrid Eriksen, Eirin Helene Rasmussen, Biraj Karmacharya, Seema Das, Elisabeth Darj, Maria Lisa Odland

“…To achieve this, healthcare services for the rural population in Nepal need to be improved in terms of personnel, medicines, and medical equipment. Objectives To explore challenges and possible improvements healthcare personnel experience when travelling to rural parts of Nepal to provide healthcare. …”
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Solid organ transplant patient management undergoing oral surgery: a review of literature by Carlos Manuel Cobo-Vázquez, Luis Sánchez-Labrador, David Reininger Dueñas, Luis Miguel Sáez-Alcaide, Isabel Leco-Berrocal, Cristina Meniz-García

“…Antibiotic prophylaxis was the most common medication administered, in addition to other medicines applied in the treatment of complications, such as post-operative bleeding. …”
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