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This study, "The Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants: History, Traditions, and Economics in Italy, Greece, and Serbia," aims to gather available information on medicinal plants. It does so through a historical and cultural examination of their uses and traditions, developed around the species studied in Italy and the partner countries. Additionally, i...
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Elsholtzia communis an aromatic herb found cultivated that has been consumed as a vegetable spice and been used as traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments like cold, cough, headache, fever and menstrual disorder since time immemorial by many tribes of the North-Eastern states of India. The aim of this study was to know the morpho...
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Background The haungqing (Scutellariae Radix) and baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) herb pair (HBHP) is a common prescribed herbal formula or is added to other traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescriptions to treat ulcerative colitis (UC). However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Purpose Elucidate the efficacy and potential mechanism of HBHP a...
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Article information Article history: Through the PCR diagnostic technique, it found the parasite Lysiphlebus fabarum, from the Braconidae family and the order Hymenoptera. The parasites were characterized by their activity and continued presence during the activity season and the presence of the aphids used in the study, namely Myzus persicae and A...
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Gardenia, as a medicinal and edible herb, has the pharmacological activity of protecting the liver and cholagogue, but the hepatotoxicity induced by the chemical component genipin (GP) limits its application. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute and subacute hepatotoxicity of genipin in normal mice and mice with α-naphthalene isothiocyan...
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver disorders worldwide and had no approved pharmacological treatments. Diwuyanggan prescription (DWYG) is a traditional Chinese medicine preparation composed of 5 kinds of herbs, which has been used for treating chronic liver diseases in clinic. Whereas, the synergistic...
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Schisandra chinensis and Evodia rutaecarpa are traditional Chinese herbs used to treat neurodegenerative diseases. This study investigates the combined effects of SC and ER on learning and memory in an Alzheimer's disease rat model and their underlying mechanisms. Methods High-performance liquid chromatography was employed to analyze the primary a...
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The incidence of breast cancer in South Africa is increasing, with rural South African women presenting with advanced stages of the disease. A woman’s breasts are a symbol of her womanhood; they also constitute a social definition of her femininity. Women with breast cancer in rural South Africa are heavily stigmatized and suffer from various socio...
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The study was conducted during 2021-22 to enamuerates the floritic diversity and ethnoecological profile of Rabat Dara, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aimed to explore the floristic composition, seasonality, leaf size spectra, life form, and habit of plant species in the region. A total of 282 plant species belonginging to 95 fa...
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Occupancy modeling is an essential tool for understanding species‐habitat associations, thereby helping to plan the conservation of rare and threatened wildlife species. The conservation status and ecology of several avian species, particularly ground‐dwelling birds, are poorly known in Ethiopia. We used camera trap‐based occupancy modeling to inve...
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Dyslipidemia is an abnormality that occurs in the lipid profile. Obesity can affect lipid profile levels such as increased levels of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (KT), Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), and decreased High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), known as dyslipidemia. This study aimed to determine the antidyslipidemic activity of the ethano...
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Insomnia is most common sleep disorder effecting many lives. Various factors contribute in our sleep cycle like stress, daily activity, workload, use of gadgets/ screen time and many more. If your circadian rhythm got disturbed it will affect your sleep cycle. It might lead to many health issues, fatigue, decline in cognitive function. Now a day’s...
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Background The clinical applications of dispensing granules (DG) have increased dramatically. However, it is controversial whether the DG has the same quality and efficacy compared with traditional decoction (TD). In this study, the contents of main compounds, hypoglycemic effects, and potential mechanism of Coptidis Rhizoma (CR) and Scutellaria–co...
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To date, combination antiretroviral (ARV) medication is considered the most effective treatment for people infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The primary purpose of ARV administration is to reduce the viral load, thereby enhancing HIV patients' immunological condition and minimizing mortality from opportunistic infections. Nowada...
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Background Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze is a traditional medical plant distributed widely in south China. The indole compounds that originated from the plant are responsible for its pharmacological activities. However, the reason why indole ingredients are accumulated in this herb and how it is biosynthesized has remained largely unknown. Res...
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Mayacaceae Kunth is a monogeneric family with a single genus, Mayaca Aubl. Its family members are herbs found in swamps, lakes, and rivers. The family is distributed throughout the Neotropics, except for M. baumii Gürke, which is only found in Africa [de Carvalho MLS & Machado AFP., Revisiting Mayacaceae Kunth towards to future perspectives in the...
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Artificial light at night (ALAN) affects many areas of the world and is increasing globally. To date, there has been limited and inconsistent evidence regarding the consequences of ALAN for plant communities, as well as for the fitness of their constituent species. ALAN could be beneficial for plants as they need light as energy source, but they al...
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Infectious diseases remain among the most pressing concerns for human health. This issue has grown even more complex with the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. To address bacterial infections, nanoparticles have emerged as a promising avenue, offering the potential to target bacteria at multiple levels and effectively eliminate them....
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Imperata cylindrica | Cogon Grass | 白茅 (茅針 茅根 茅草) | Herbe Sanglante |
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Cancer is uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells due to heredity, mutation, genetic factors, environment factors, chain smoking, alcoholic addiction and exposure of chemical carcinogen. Treating modern medicine for cancer are producing numerous adverse effects. Hence natural remedy is essential to combat disease with less side effects. Eighty percen...
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Heavy metal contamination of traditional herbal medicine (jamu) is a threat to humans, especially at levels above known threshold concentrations. Traditional herbal medicine found in Banda Aceh City – Indonesia, polluted by heavy metals cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) was performed. Heavy metal analysis used Flame - Atomic Absorption Spec...
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Background: Cognitive functions decline with age. Declined cognitive functions negatively affect daily behaviors. Previous studies showed the positive effect of spices and herbs on cognition. In this study, we investigated the positive impact of wasabi, which is a traditional Japanese spice, on cognitive functions. The main bioactive compound of w...
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Jamu is a traditional medicine used by people in Indonesia. The use of additional sweeteners such as sodium cyclamate needs to be wary of its use, because it can cause harmful effects to the body in the future. The herbs that have been circulating in the community are allegedly added with additional sweeteners during the manufacturing process. The...
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Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim (ZBM) belongs to Rutaceae family and has been used as traditional spice and herb for hundreds of years in China. Accumulating evidence suggests a series of pharmacological effects associated with ZBM. This review aims to provide a systematic analysis of the composition, structural properties, pharmacology, and pharmacoki...
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https://theconversation.com/apprendre-le-piano-en-ligne-est-ce-possible-215032 Apprendre le piano, ou tout autre instrument de musique, n’est pas facile et demande une grande discipline. Mais en faire l’apprentissage en ligne, est-ce possible ? Avec la pandémie, les musiciens en herbe, enfants, adolescents ou adultes, se sont tournés vers des mé...
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An herb that is anti-oxidant, lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, and helps with diabetes all at once-Terminalia arjuna, it is. Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been a significant source of therapeutic compounds used to treat human ailments. Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani are just a few of the indigenous medical systems in India that util...
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Nano-range bioactive colloidal carrier systems are envisaged to overcome the challenges associated with treatments of numerous diseases. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), one of the extensively investigated drug delivery systems, not only improve pharmacokinetic parameters, transportation, and chemical stability of encapsulated compounds but also provide...
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This study investigated the effects of biochar treatments on the growth, nutrient content and some biochemical properties of basil. Biochars obtained from two different biomasses, rice husk (RBC) and tomato harvest waste (TBC), were applied at a dose of 2% to the growing medium consisting of a 1 : 1 soil and peat mixture. No biochar-added medium (1...
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is increasingly recognized and utilized worldwide. However, the complex ingredients of TCM and their interactions with the human body make elucidating molecular mechanisms challenging, which greatly hinders the modernization of TCM. In 2016, we developed BATMAN-TCM 1.0, which is an integrated database of TCM ingre...
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Gotu Kola herb is a natural antibiotic that contains the compound asiaticoside which has anti-acne properties in cleansing cosmetics such as cleansing milk. The use of appropriate surfactants can help form cleansing milk preparations. The aim of this research was to see the effect of surfactant concentration on the physical properties of cleansing...
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Melinis repens | Natal Grass | 紅毛草 | Herbe Rose | Pasto Africano Rosado
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Coptis is a medicinal plant genus in the Ranunculaceae family, and is also known as “Hoang Lien” in Vietnamese. It is a perennial herb that grows in some regions of the world. However, Coptis is endangered and faces global threats. This study aimed to characterize some main morphological characteristics and performed a phylogenetic analysis of 11 s...
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Aims Most naturalized plants are escapees from cultivation. Inventories of cultivated introduced species thus offer unique, still underutilized, opportunities to assess naturalization drivers of introduced plants. We used a comprehensive inventory of 13,718 introduced species cultivated in China's botanical gardens to test which species characteris...
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Megathyrsus maximus | Guinea Grass | 大黍 | Herbe de Guinée | Camalote
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The Rubiaceae family is an essential component of the flora of the Lesser Antilles archipelago located in the Caribbean. There are 129 species of Rubiaceae divided into 54 genera, including 20 endemic species. Martinique, a mountainous island occupying a central position in the archipelago, is home to 89 species of the family divided into 41 genera...
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Panicum maximum | Guinea Grass | 大黍 | Herbe de Guinée | Camalote
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Dravyaguna Shastra can be defined as the branch of ayurveda in which property, actions on different organs, therapeutic uses and specific action of drugs are studied. The commercial practices of these demanding drugs / herbs get culprit with their substitutes and
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BACKGROUND OBJECTIVE Quantification of biomarker compound and determination of changes in phytochemicals for variable geographical distribution of herbs and spices. Metabolomic study of the samples with the highest marker variations. Characterization and Structure elucidation of marker compounds by HPLC and LC-MS/MS Bio-activity test.
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Background Basil is one of the most famous herbs, which has broad usage as a fresh vegetable and therapeutic and pharmaceutical services. The main abiotic stress limiting basil production globally is drought. As a result, appropriate drought screening-which effectively separates high-yielding but drought-sensitive genotypes from drought-tolerant ge...
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Wound healing has been a challenge in the medical field. Tremendous research has been carried to expedite wound healing by fabricating various formulations, some of which are now commercially available. However, owing to their natural source, people have been attracted to advanced formulations with herbal components. Among various herbs, curcumin h...
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Diabetes mellitus is the world’s major public health issue and has been dubbed the “Silent Epidemic” of the twenty-first century. This is the first ethnobotanical exploration to document the folk medicinal usage of plants with therapeutic antidiabetic properties by the Pnar tribes of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. Forty-one practitioners and knowle...
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In this study, a new product was evaluated: enriched dark chocolate with two encapsulated plant extracts: Salvia Lavandiulaefolia and Salvia officinalis with the addition of fruit extract Malpighia glabra (acerola). Physico-chemical characteristics, antioxidant, and sensory properties of chocolate with extracts (AC300, AC400, and AC500) were determ...
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Our culinary and agricultural traditions have always placed a great emphasis on spices, herbs, and plantation crops, which have shaped both the flavors of our food and the agricultural landscapes of our past. Recent years have seen an extraordinary upsurge in these fields in terms of research, innovation and sustainable practices, which has produce...
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The contamination of trace elements in Chinese edible herbs has attracted worldwide concern over the world. The objective of the present study was to investigate the occurrence and exposure assessment of eight trace elements in Rhizoma Cibotii from China. For this purpose, the method of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was employed to d...
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Understanding natural and traditional medicine can lead to world-changing drug discoveries. Despite the therapeutic effectiveness of individual herbs, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) lacks a scientific foundation and is often considered a myth. In this study, we establish a network medicine framework and reveal the general TCM treatment principl...
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Background Primary osteoporosis (POP) is one of the most common orthopedic conditions with a high risk of fractures. Effective treatment of POP is crucial for reducing disability rates and improving quality of life. Kidney tonic therapy is a classical traditional Chinese medicine approach for treating POP. This study aims to provide a comprehensive...
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Вступ. Рід Астрагал (Astragalus) родини бобових (Fabaceae) є одним із найчисленніших та нараховує 2500–3500 видів. Astragalus dasyanthus Pall. (A. dasyanthus) – багаторічна трав’яниста рослина, рослинною сировиною якої є трава. Хімічний склад сировини досить різноманітний: полісахариди, слизи, органічні кислоти, тритерпенові сапоніни, флавоноїди, м...
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The aim of the research is to determine the local flavors of Uludere and the perceptions of local people towards local flavors in order to use, develop and maintain it as an attraction in terms of gastronomy tourism. In the research, quantitative research method was used. The research data was collected face to face, via WhatsApp and Facebook betwe...
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Network pharmacology approach has been observed a powerful tool to predict underlying complex pharmacological mechanism of herbs. Asparagus racemosus has been reported to show ameliorative effects in treating epilepsy and comorbid memory dysfunction but mechanism of this amelioration is elusive. Hence a network pharmacology approach was employed to...
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Etymologically, jamu is derived from two ancient Javanese words—djampi, meaning “healing by herbs,” and oesodo, meaning “health,” and their respective meanings are as all-encompassing as the term’s modern application immunity. This research aims to explore the terminology of “jamu kecantikan”, (beauty jamu), the terminology of medicinal plants used...
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Background Red ginseng (RG) is a traditional herb commonly used in China, Korea, and other East Asian countries. Recently, it has demonstrated a better clinical value in men’s reproductive health (MRH). The present review aimed to examine the effects of RG treatment on MRH. Results Overall, 42 articles related to RG application in MRH were reviewe...
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Curcumin is one of the natural anticancer drugs but its efficiency is limited by low stability, insufficient bioavailability, poor solubility, and poor permeability. Dorema aucheri (Bilhar) is a herb with precious pharmaceutical properties. This study aimed to develop a nanoliposome-based curcumin and Bilhar extract codelivery system. The nanocompo...
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Forest biomass carbon stability is crucial in achieving carbon neutrality in the high-latitude northern hemisphere, and identifying the differences among forest types and decoupling their associations with plant traits and geoclimatic conditions is the basis for precise forest management. We conducted a large-scale field survey in state-owned fores...
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Over the last decade, the Osage Nation has actively worked to build Tribal food sovereignty within the reservation where rates of chronic disease and food insecurity are higher than the United States general population. In 2013, the Nation repurposed land toward the development of a Tribal farm with the aim of providing healthy foods to Osage citiz...
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Background The tribal culture views health care practices differently from the mainstream. Infertile tribal women practice treatment-seeking behaviour that reflects the community's cultural access to and availability of treatment as well as customs to meet their health care needs. In the environment of rising awareness of infertility and numerous t...
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Background: The phytodiversity of a given region provide a variety of services to human and their livestock such as food, feed and medicines. The livestock's preference and nutritional requirement are quantified by the plants' palatability. The present study is the first attempt to record the palatable status of plant resources in the area. Objecti...
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This study was focused on expected benefits of administration of tannins extracted from Acacia seyal pants. Tannins have been used throughout history for their pharmacological properties as part of plants and herbs in traditional medicine. Tannins are a heterogeneous group of polyphenols, secondary metabolites in plants synthesized in response to b...
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Present study aims to document the traditional knowledge and the distribution of diverse halophytes used by the coastal community of Vietnam to compensate for the food, fodder, and medicine demands. The information was gathered from the local people, plant traders, and herbalists using semi-structured questionnaire. The survey indicated the ethnobo...
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Platostoma palustre is an annual herb and an important medicinal and edible plant in southern China. Plastic-film mulching is an effective agronomic practice in the cultivation system of P. palustre , of which the black film mulching is the most common. However, fewer researches have been focused on the use of the other colors of plastic films in P...
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Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is an aromatic and nutritious herb but often wasted due to limited processing. Drying is a common method for extending its shelf life. In the study, coriander was hot water blanched, pureed and dried with varying thicknesses of puree (2, 4 and 6 mm) and water temperatures (70, 80 and 90 °C) to assess drying charact...
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Liver fibrosis refers to a complex inflammatory response caused by multiple factors, which is a known cause of liver cirrhosis and even liver cancer. As a valuable medicine food homology herb, saffron has been widely used in the world. Saffron is commonly used in liver-related diseases and has rich therapeutic and health benefits. The therapeutic e...
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Understanding the combined effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on the adaptive potential of plant populations is essential for devising effective conservation strategies. This is particularly important where mating system variation impacts the evolutionary consequences of habitat fragmentation. Here we aimed to reveal how habitat fr...
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This Field guide to the upland plants of Uganda is an identification companion for those traveling in the extraordinary beauty of Afroalpine and Afromontane regions and are interested in plants. It also provides information on the geography, climate and vegetation types of Ugandan highlands. The field guide, fully illustrated with 1021 colour photo...
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Data on pregnant women’s iodine intake are limited in Brazil. The aim of the study was to evaluate the contribution of foods, food groups, and food subgroups to the Brazilian pregnant women’s iodine intake, and identify which food items explain the interindividual variability of their intake. A cross-sectional study with food consumption data of 22...
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To understand the alien plant invasion patterns, it is important to know if their consequences are equal in different regions, particularly in different parts of the secondary range. In this article, we estimated plant species richness in communities invaded by the North American tree Acer negundo L. in two remote regions: the Belarusian Polesia an...
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From time immemorial, folkloric management of hypertension borders around using spices, condiments and certain herbs. This usage, however, neither has substantial elucidation of involved pharmacological processes nor a detail-oriented therapeutic application. Several of these plants, especially spices, condiments and green leafy vegetables, have be...
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Parasitic plants exhibit a clear competitive advantage acquiring resources, enabling them to occupy all major global ecosystems. Hemiparasites are capable of connecting to their hosts’ root or stem vascular systems through haustoria establishing a flow of water and nutrients between host and parasite. These parasitic associations have an important...
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Herbs and spices are used for imparting flavor, the aroma of the products and also possess various therapeutic properties like anti-stress, anti-hypertensive, anti-tumor, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study was aimed to develop herbal kulfi using tulsi paste, ginger juice, and clove extract and the effe...
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The Experimental Farm, Fac. Agric., Al-Azhar Univ., Assiut, Egypt, conducted field experiments in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. These field experiments examined the effects of compost application rates (0, 5, 10, and 15 tons/ha), NPK fertilizer levels, and ascorbic acid concentrations of 50, 100, and 150 ppm. The study examined the impact of these treat...
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Introduction Thinning has a crucial impact on the carbon dynamics of forest ecosystems. The inconsistencies about the effects of thinning on carbon stocks in previous studies may be attributed to different thinning plans that designed to achieve different management goals. Methods This study focuses on Cunninghamia lanceolata as the research objec...
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Camellia quephongensis Hakoda et Ninh is a yellow-flowered camellia that inhabits the Que Phong District, Nghe An Province, North-Central Vietnam, and its taxon includes approximately 50 species from South China and Vietnam. Researchers have primarily focused on the taxonomy and biochemistry of medicinal substances found in camellia flowers and on...
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River valleys are known to be of high natural value; however, they are exposed to a strong human influence. Anthropogenic changes are evident in the structure and species composition of plant assemblages; therefore, vegetation is a very good indicator of the state of the environment. Convolvuletalia sepium tall herb communities are a natural compon...
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Officinal plants and their products have great social and economic consequences, and today they are used in four principal sectors: food, cosmetics, health and medicine. The medicinal use of the herbaI drugs, Phytotherapy, is differently controlled in different countries, but with only marginal differences because phytotherapeutic products must pos...
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Before the dawn of civilization, humans have hunted and gathered, and the only trustworthy sources of medicine were plants and herbs. The needs for traditional medicine, which are present in both local and international markets, are met in large part by medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). Due to the abundance of medicinal plants, people in many t...
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Background Despite all modern advances in medicine, an effective drug for treating sepsis has yet to be found. The discovery of CMPK2 spurred hopes for the treatment of sepsis. However, CMPK2‐untapped target inhibitors are still an enormous obstacle that has hindered the CMPK2‐centric treatment of sepsis. Methods Here, we found that the CMPK2 gene...
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Background The Pinus yunnanensis forest in southwestern China is a unique and significant vegetation type. However, it is susceptible to frequent fires. To mitigate the risk of hazardous fires, prescribed burning has often been employed in these forests. Nevertheless, it is important to consider the potential impact of prescribed burning on the str...
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Ecosystems in protected areas are richer in animal and plant species diversity ("biodiversity hotspots") due to more stringent conservation conditions. Of particular importance is scientific research and monitoring of this diversity in such areas. The aim of this study is to describe a set of data on Araneae occurrence in two protected areas: Mordo...
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The environmental impacts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), and their occurrence in aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial biomes have engrossed global attention. Most impact assessment studies have majorly linked the ecological hazards of MPs with the leaching of their additives, and the sorption and transport of co-contaminants due to prol...
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Epimedium is a classical Chinese herbal medicine, which has been used extensively to treat various diseases, such as sexual dysfunction, osteoporosis, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and brain diseases. Flavonoids, such as icariin, baohuoside I, icaritin, and epimedin C, are the main active ingredients with diverse pharmacological activities. Current...
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Numerous investigations on herbal medicine that have been undertaken in the past several years demonstrate the general acceptance of its safety. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) established the Herb–Drug Interaction (HDI) project to detect and assess potential HDIs to ensure safety. The aim is to detect safety signals and assess them based...
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The history of intentional introduction of Rhamnus cathartica L. to the regions of the Midwest, USA, is briefly described. The species abundance and structure of plant communities in which Rhamnus cathartica, a native species for Belarus and invasive in the USA, grows has been studied. We compared the studied parameters (floristic description of th...
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With a worldwide expansion of urbanization, the conservation of urban biodiversity is attracting growing attention; it is important to study the relationship between wildlife and urban green spaces. In this study, we selected 31 parks in the urban area of Fuyang City in the North China Plain. A total of 8795 individual birds from 69 species were re...
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Microbial assemblages in the rhizosphere and root endosphere compartments exhibit variations in response to environmental stressors. However, whether these variations contribute to plant growth under abiotic stress remains unclear. In this study, we conducted a comparative study to characterize the assembly of the rhizosphere and root endosphere mi...
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Introduced plants can have long-lasting and irreversible effects on the communities and ecosystems they invade. A critical step towards understanding the legacy of plant introductions is the characterisation of changes in the invaded plant communities and how these changes are related to biogeochemical modifications. Here, we addressed this issue b...
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Medicinal plants contain a variety of biologically active substances, including polysaccharides, flavonoids, essential oils and others. Herbal remedies made from medicinal plat raw materials often have no side effects on human organism. The collection of medicinal plants from the wild contributes to depletion of plant species. To avoid this, it is...
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Background Agricultural yields have increased continuously over the last few decades. However, a focus solely on production can harm the environment. Diversification of agriculture has been suggested to increase production and sustainability. Biodiversity experiments showed positive effects on ecosystems and productivity. However, application of th...
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Accumulation of β‐amyloid peptide (Aβ) induces neurotoxicity, which is the primary risk factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the β‐ (BACE) and γ‐ (PS1, PS2) secretases is a critical step in the amyloidogenic pathway. The induction of neuronal apoptosis by Aβ involves increased ex...
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Recent research has suggested that microbial necromass has a disproportionate influence on soil organic C accumulation. But few field studies have followed the bacterial and fungal necromass changes during plant residue decomposition. How bacterial and fungal necromass drives soil C fractions; what role of soil C fractions play; and the critical fa...
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Ferns are considered as important medical herbs. They produce a wide range of secondary metabolites that could be useful in treating different diseases. However, they still remain underexplored in medical aspects in Iraq. Hence, the purpose of this study was to identify alkaloids components in the methanol extracts of four fern species (Asplenium c...
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There is no legal definition of a smoothie, so the European legislation applicable to its labeling is that of fruit juice. The smoothie market has grown in recent years, as it can include a wide variety of ingredients: fruits, fruit purees, honey, milk and vegetable milks, vegetables, herbs, cereals, cereal flours, seaweed, and crushed ice. In this...
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Cancer is a well know dreadful diseases all over the world. Several research data possessing that, southern part of India has reported more cancer cases in the last decades. Siddha system of medicine has its unique way of treating very rare and life threatening diseases , In that way this system have its own way of clinical aspects, diagnosis , tre...
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Lavana kalpanas are prepared by using predominantly Lavanas and herbs with Putagnisamskara. Arka lavana is a herbo mineral preparation mentioned in Rasa Tarangini, Bhaishajya Ratnavali etc. It is indicated for Yakrit Pleeha Rogas along with water or butter milk as Anupana. The ingredients of this preparation are Arka patra (leaves of Calotropisproc...
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a degenerative disorder characterized by cognitive dysfunction and BDNF/TrkB is a well-conceived anti-AD signaling. Cynomorium songaricum Rupr. ( C. songaricum ) is a herb with promising neuroprotective effects and the function is majorly attributed to flavonoids. The current study attempted to explore the effects of tot...
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Phutai People are an indigenous tribe in the Lower Mekhong Basin and their history and culture are in terms of biological resource conservation. This research aims to study their ecological knowledge and formation of Spiritual Forest; and to study plants' community characteristics, diversity and biological values in their society. This research int...
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Let \({\mathcal {H}}\) be a Coxeter hyperplane arrangement in n-dimensional Euclidean space. Assume that the negative of the identity map belongs to the associated Coxeter group W. Furthermore assume that the arrangement is not of type \(A_1^n\). Let K be a measurable subset of the Euclidean space with finite volume which is stable by the Coxeter g...
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Ginsenoside F1 has high medicinal values, which is a kind of rare triterpene saponin isolated from Panax plants. The extremely low content of ginsenoside F1 in herbs has limited its research and application in medical field. In this work, we constructed a pathway in tobacco for the biosynthesis of ginsenoside F1 by metabolic engineering. Four enzym...
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Tridax procumbens L. is a leafy herb commonly used in different traditional treatments in many countries including Yemen. The main aim of the present study is evaluating some specific biological activities (antibacterial, antiradical, wound healing potential and stop-bleeding effect) of methanolic (MeOH) extract of T. procumbens leaves collected fr...
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Ischemic-induced neuronal injury arises due to low oxygen/nutrient levels and an inflammatory response that exacerbates neuronal loss. NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) is an important regulator of inflammation after ischemic stroke, with its inhibition being involved in nerve regeneration. Curcumin, a main active ingredien...
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BACKGROUND The study sought to understand the self-management strategies used by patients during the postponement of their total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedure, as well as the associations between the length of waiting time, pain, and physical frailty and function. The study focused on individuals aged 50 years and above, as they are known to be...