Purslane: The Reigning Champion of Vitamins A and E among Vegetables and a Potential Crop for Home Gardens by Xueyan Zhang, Mary Dixon, Guodong Liu

“…This publication article provides a comprehensive overview of purslane, delving into its botany, garden production, harvest practices, and both culinary and medicinal uses to assist growers and consumers in understanding when to savor its nutritional benefits and when to weed it from farmlands. …”
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Lapsi (Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill): A review on traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities by Summi Rai, Sawan Kumar Rajbanshi, Jashuda Chauhan, Pooja Shah, Eliza Acharya Siwakoti, Anima Shrestha, Prakash Poudel, Ajaya Bhattarai, Hari Prasad Devkota

“…B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill) is an useful medicinal plant known for various bioactive compounds and diverse biological activities. …”
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Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from the Aqueous Extract of Leaves of Ocimum sanctum for Enhanced Antibacterial Activity by Charusheela Ramteke, Tapan Chakrabarti, Bijaya Ketan Sarangi, Ram-Avatar Pandey

“…We report the synthesis of antibacterial silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using leaf broth of medicinal herb, Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi). The synthesized AgNPs have been characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffractometry. …”
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Preventive role of Pastinaca sativa in mitigating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease via modulation of metabolic endotoxemia by Ji-Eun Park, Hye-Bin Lee, Yu Ra Lee, Guijae Yoo, Hee-Kyoung Son, Sang Yoon Choi, Miri Park, Ho-Young Park

“…Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), rich in dietary fiber and medicinal properties, has shown health benefits, but its effects on MASLD are largely unexplored. …”
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Pharma TARP: A Troubled Asset Relief Program for Novel, Abandoned Projects in the Pharmaceutical Industry by Tamas Bartfai, Graham Vaughan Lees

“…Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency. The investment required is small compared to the Troubled Asset Relief Program bank bail out, but the return on investment in financial terms and in satisfying societal needs makes this proposal attractive.…”
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Challenges relating to comparison of flavonoid glycosides dissolution profiles from Sutherlandia frutescens products by Mbamalu Oluchi N., Syce James, Samsodien Halima

“…Unlike the case of conventional drug formulations, dissolution tests have hitherto not been required for herbal medicinal products commercially available in South Africa. …”
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The metabolic profiling of Chinese yam fermented by Saccharomyces boulardii and the biological activities of its ethanol extract in vitro by Xue Li, Yiwen Shao, Limin Hao, Qiaozhen Kang, Xiaolong Wang, Jiaqing Zhu, Changcheng Zhao, Yanling Shi, Jike Lu, Juanjuan Yi

“…Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.), as one of the medicinal and edible homologous plants, is rich in various nutrients and functional factors. …”
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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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Various Terpenoids Derived from Herbal and Dietary Plants Function as PPAR Modulators and Regulate Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism by Tsuyoshi Goto, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shizuka Hirai, Teruo Kawada

“…In particular, terpenoids are contained in many herbal plants, and several terpenoids have been shown to be available for pharmaceutical applications, for example, artemisinin and taxol as malaria and cancer medicines, respectively. Various terpenoids are contained in many plants for not only herbal use but also dietary use. …”
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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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Effect of the size of nucleic acid delivery systems on their fate in cancer treatment by Mengyun Ye, Junni Gong, Wang Chen, Xiaoxuan Liu, Dandan Zhu

“…Nucleic acid therapeutics are emerging as a promising class of medicines, offering unique therapeutic options for cancer at the gene level. …”
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Antinociceptive, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antipyretic Activity of Mangrove Plants: A Mini Review by J. A. Shilpi, M. E. Islam, M. Billah, K. M. D. Islam, F. Sabrin, S. J. Uddin, L. Nahar, S. D. Sarker

“…Their unique ecology and traditional medicinal uses of mangrove plants have attracted the attention of researchers over the years, and as a result, reports on biological activity of mangrove plants have increased significantly in recent years. …”
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Leaf Essential Oil Compositions and Enantiomeric Distributions of Monoterpenoids in <i>Pinus</i> Species: <i>Pinus albicaulis</i>, <i>Pinus flexilis</i>, <i>Pinus lambertiana</i>,... by Alicia Moore, Elizabeth Ankney, Kathy Swor, Ambika Poudel, Prabodh Satyal, William N. Setzer

“…Members of the <i>Pinus</i> genus are well known for their medicinal properties, which can be attributed to their essential oils. …”
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Exploring the coordination, anti-oxidant, and bacterial behavior of a new azo ligand derived from 4,5-dimethylimidazole with copper and zinc divalent ions by Husham M. Mubark, Israa N. Witwit, Hussein A. Ali Salman, Mohauman M. Al Rufaie

“…The results underscore the potential of this ligand and its complexes for applications in medicinal chemistry, especially in the development of antimicrobial and antioxidant agents.…”
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Quantitative Determination of Flavonoids and Chlorogenic Acid in the Leaves of Arbutus unedo L. Using Thin Layer Chromatography by Željan Maleš, Darija Šarić, Mirza Bojić

“…The plant species Arbutus unedo shows numerous beneficial pharmacological effects (antiseptic, antidiabetic, antidiarrheal, astringent, depurative, antioxidant, antihypertensive, antithrombotic, and anti-inflammatory). For the medicinal use, standardization of extracts is a necessity, as different compounds are responsible for different biological activities. …”
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Tropical almond (Terminalia catappa): A holistic review by Suresh Ramanan S, A. Arunachalam, Rinku Singh, Ankit Verdiya

“…There are numerous studies on this species detailing its uses as an avenue tree, medicinally important plant, small timber tree, biosorbent and other uses. …”
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Kaolin-supported molybdovanado phosphoric acid as green catalyst for fluoride ion removal in water by Mayani Suranjana V., Arunachalam Kantha Deivi, Nikam Rahul, Bhattacharya Debleena, Sharma Archana, Mayani Vishal J.

“…Because of its uses in fine chemicals and medicines, this hybrid material is meant to be used as a sustainable catalyst. …”
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In vitro antioxidant capacity and free radical scavenging evaluation of standardized extract of Costus afer leaf by T.G. Atere, O.A. Akinloye, R.N. Ugbaja, D.A. Ojo, G. Dealtry

“…The results suggest that the antioxidant potentials of the extract may be responsible for its medicinal potentials. Cell viability assay revealed that up to12 μg/ml of the extract is safe for Chang liver cell and no sign of toxicity was observed after the extract treatment of 2000 mg/kg in albino rats. …”
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Ethnomedicinal uses and pharmacological activities of scarlet gourd by Sura Ramesh Sai Harshini, Deeksha Vijaykumar, Vennala Sadali Venugopal, Thanushree Balakrishan, Monisha Bhupalam Srinivas, Ramsha Thabassum, Adnan Mushtaq, Bagepalli Srinivas Ashok Kumar

“…Background and aims: Scarlet gourd, a common name for Coccinia grandis, is an essential plant due to its immense medicinal properties. It is traditionally used to treat bronchitis, cough, skin diseases, epilepsy, psoriasis, wound healing, smallpox, leprosy, gonorrhea, malaria, and jaundice. …”
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A MICROPROPAGATION AND ACCLIMATIZATION OF LYCIUM BARBARUM L. MICROPLANTS TO EX VITRO CONDITIONS by Mihaela Cioloca, Andreea Tican, Monica Popa, Adrian Nicolae

“…Goji berries have a long history of medicinal use, they are considered to have an important antidiabetic, anti-aging and anticancer effect, repair epidermal lesions, provide benefits to the cardiovascular system and contribute to effective cholesterol control. …”
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