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Akid Haris, Nico Arnoly Nawan, Corinna Au Li Mei, Suraya Abdul Sani, Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin
pp. 1–10 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870307 · 2023
Plants containing medicinal and therapeutical properties have been utilized by societies around the world as their primary healthcare needs. Numbers of plants with pharmacological/medicinal benefits such as anticancer, a…
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Md Kalimuddin Mandal, Mukti Mohammad, Syed Ismattowaha Parvin, Md Maidul Islam, Harun Al Rasid Gazi
pp. 11–23 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870236 · 2023
Cancer has been regarded as one of the leading causes of mortality and has distressed people globally. There are many conventional treatments like chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormone therapy etc. But these treat…
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Priscila Faimann Sales, Rosemary de Carvalho Rocha Koga, Agerdanio Andrade de Souza, Aline Lopes do Nascimento, Fernanda Cavalcante Pinheiro, Andressa Ketelem Meireles Alberto, Madson Jonhe da Costa, José Carlos Tavares Carvalho
pp. 24–42 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870216 · 2023
The chemical versatility of vegetable oils, attributed to biological properties, constitutes great value for the economic, technological and nutritional sector, promoting the interest of these Amazonian natural resources…
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Manisha Khaire, Jagriti Bigoniya, Papiya Bigoniya
pp. 43–68 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870153 · 2023
Skin plays a fundamental role in the protection against mechanical impacts and infections, fluid imbalance, variations in temperature, micro-organisms, radiation, and chemical injury. Wounds are any damage or injury that…
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Lucy Wanga, Divinah Kwamboka Nyamboki
pp. 69–103 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870276 · 2023
Skin health has increasingly become a great aspect in primary health care globally especially with the increasing number of immunocompromised individuals and the worrying increase in antimicrobial resistance. In the low …
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L Ronibala Singha, Sentu Das Das, Malay Kumar Das
pp. 104–122 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870287 · 2023
Arthritis comes under the bandwagon of one of the most menacing diseases that are known to mankind and the more concerning matter is unavailability of permanent cure for this condition. The conditions of severe joint inf…
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Asha S Raj, Rabinarayan Acharya, Bhupesh R Patel
pp. 123–134 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870225 · 2023
Opuntia genus belonging to Cactaceae family has been considered as a weed in various parts of world. It grows extensively all over India particularly in dry areas. Folklore practitioners across India make use of various …
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Tariq Ahmad Sheikh, Shahid Yousuf Ganie, Mohd Salim Reshi
pp. 135–143 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870185 · 2023
Apium leptophyllum seeds are used as an important drug in Ayurveda from ancient times. The main constituents of the seed are fats, fibre, carbohydrates and essential oils, about 50% of which consists of Thymol. Chromatog…
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Myrth Soares do Nascimento Remígio, Andressa Santa Brígida da Silva, Alessandra Rossi, Wagner Luiz Ramos Barbosa
pp. 144–153 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870192 · 2023
Bauhinia ungulata L. (Leguminosae) is a plant species popularly known as “mororó” or “pata-de-vaca”, whose leaves are used in Brazil as infusion, mainly to treat diabetes. Due to its wide utilization and its therapeutic …
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Nazia Zareen, Sama Venkatesh, V.V. Basava Rao, A. Ravi Kiran
pp. 154–160 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870311 · 2023
Olax scandens Roxb. is a scandent, thorny shrub up to 5 metres tall widely distributed throughout Asia. It is traditionally used to treat diseases like anaemia, headache, diarrhoea, joint pains, intestinal and liver dise…
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Antonio Carlos Siani, Lívia Abreu
pp. 161–183 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870280 · 2023
Euphorbia umbellata (Pax) Bruyns (Synadenium grantii Hook.f.) is an African shrubby tree that has a long use in traditional human and veterinary medicine. Nowadays in Brazil, its latex has been extensively used to treat …
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Mahavir Chhajed, Atika Jain, Ashish Pagariya, Sumeet Dwivedi, Neetesh Jain, Vijay Taile
pp. 184–203 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870302 · 2023
Alstonia scholaris, a plant that belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is widely used around the world, exhibits pharmacological properties that are advantageous to human health. It is a widely used plant that has been u…
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Thiago Portalda Paixão, Margareth Tavares Silva, Marcieni Ataide de Andrade, Nádia Rezende Barbosa Raposo, José Luiz Fernandes Vieira
pp. 204–213 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870191 · 2023
Background: Skin cancer due the solar radiation is an important public health issue in Brazil. Sunscreen formulations protect the skin from the harmful effects of solar radiation. Plants products can have photoprotective…