Phytobioactive compounds as therapeutic agents for human diseases: A review

M Riaz, R Khalid, M Afzal, F Anjum… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phytobioactive compounds are plant secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds
abundantly present in medicinal plants and have remarkable therapeutic potential. Oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] A review on curcumin-loaded electrospun nanofibers and their application in modern medicine

S Mitra, T Mateti, S Ramakrishna, A Laha - JOM, 2022 - Springer
Herbal drugs are safe and show significantly fewer side effects than their synthetic
counterparts. Curcumin (an active ingredient primarily found in turmeric) shows therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine and refusal to receive COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in northeastern Ethiopia

M Adane, A Ademas, H Kloos - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Major efforts are being made to control the spread and impacts of the
coronavirus pandemic using vaccines. Ethiopia began on March 13, 2021, to vaccinate …

[HTML][HTML] Use of medicinal plants for COVID-19 prevention and respiratory symptom treatment during the pandemic in Cusco, Peru: A cross-sectional survey

M Villena-Tejada, I Vera-Ferchau, A Cardona-Rivero… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru has led to people seeking
alternative treatments as preventives and treatment options such as medicinal plants. This …

Could nanotechnology help to end the fight against COVID-19? Review of current findings, challenges and future perspectives

AT Yayehrad, EA Siraj, GB Wondie… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A serious viral infectious disease was introduced to the globe by the end of 2019 that was
seen primarily from China, but spread worldwide in a few months to be a pandemic. Since …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal plant sources and traditional healthcare practices of forest-dependent communities in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern …

MH Rahman, B Roy, GM Chowdhury, A Hasan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Bangladesh's forest-dependent people rely on medicinal plants for traditional healthcare
practices, as plant-based medicines are easily available and cost-effective. This study …

Traditional medicine practice in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: community claim in Jimma zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

B Umeta Chali, T Melaku, N Berhanu… - Infection and Drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To assess traditional medicine practice claims by the community for the prevention
and treatment of COVID-19. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study design was …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnomedicinal landscape: distribution of used medicinal plant species in Nepal

RM Kunwar, B Baral, S Luintel, Y Uprety… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2022 - Springer
Background The risk of losing traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and their use and
conservation is very high. Documenting knowledge on distribution and use of medicinal …

[HTML][HTML] Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance active ingredients of medicinal plants: a quantitative analysis

ML Yuan, MH Zhang, ZY Shi, S Yang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Medicinal plants are invaluable resources for mankind and play a crucial role in combating
diseases. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widely recognized for enhancing the …

Traditional medicinal plants used for treating emerging and re-emerging viral diseases in northern Nigeria

IB Abubakar, SS Kankara, I Malami, JB Danjuma… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction For decades, viral diseases have been treated using medicinal plants and
herbal practices in the northern part of Nigeria. Though scarcely investigated, these …