Plants including Rhizoma polgonati, Smilax china, and Trigonella foenum-graecum contain
a lot of diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin. This bioactive phytochemical has shown high …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most serious health problems worldwide. Species in the
genus Polygonatum are traditional food and medicinal plants, which play an important role …

Background and ethnopharmacological relevance Dioscin and diosgenin derived from
plants of the genus Dioscoreaceae such as D. nipponica and D. panthaica Prain et Burk …

The consumption and composition of food in daily life predict our health in long run. The
relation of diabetes to sweets is quite popular. Diabetes hampers the glucose and insulin …

Zebrafish has become a popular model to study many physiological and pathophysiological
processes in humans. In recent years, it has rapidly emerged in the study of metabolic …

Using a wild yam (Dioscorea japonica), we previously found novel anti-inflammatory and
anti-carcinogenic effects via the downregulation of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and …

Red pitaya fruit has become a source of natural colorant, because it is rich in betalains, a
pigment that imparts a red‐purple color that interests the food and cosmetics industries. This …

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has recently been identified as a mediator of
neurodegeneration. However, the molecular mechanisms have not been clearly elucidated …

This comprehensive review delves into the potential therapeutic efficacy of dioscin and
diosgenin, phytocompounds extracted from the Dioscoreaceae family, in alleviating …

Hyperglycaemia damages the microvasculature in part through the reduced recruitment of
immune cells and interference with platelet signalling, leading to poor wound healing and …