Current perspectives in the application of medicinal plants against cancer: novel therapeutic agents

S Gezici, N Şekeroğlu - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and
proliferation. It has become a major health problem in the past decades and is now the …

Ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and phytochemistry of traditional medicinal plants used in the management of symptoms of tuberculosis in East Africa: a systematic …

SB Obakiro, A Kiprop, I Kowino, E Kigondu… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2020 - Springer
Objective Many studies on the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) using herbal medicines have
been undertaken in recent decades in East Africa. The details, however, are highly …

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 …

Medicinal plants used in the treatment of tuberculosis-Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological approaches

J Sharifi-Rad, B Salehi, ZZ Stojanović-Radić… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis is a highly infectious disease declared a global health emergency by the World
Health Organization, with approximately one third of the world's population being latently …

Apoptotic pathway as the therapeutic target for anticancer traditional Chinese medicines

W An, H Lai, Y Zhang, M Liu, X Lin… - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Apoptosis is a process of
programmed cell death and it plays a vital role in human development and tissue …

Pharmacogenomics implications of using herbal medicinal plants on African populations in health transition

NE Thomford, K Dzobo, D Chopera, A Wonkam… - Pharmaceuticals, 2015 - mdpi.com
The most accessible points of call for most African populations with respect to primary health
care are traditional health systems that include spiritual, religious, and herbal medicine. This …

Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners to boost the immune system in people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

G Anywar, E Kakudidi, R Byamukama… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) widely use medicinal plants for boosting
immunity and managing infections. The aim of this study was to document the medicinal …

[6]-Gingerol exhibits potent anti-mycobacterial and immunomodulatory activity against tuberculosis

A Bhaskar, A Kumari, M Singh, S Kumar… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
The currently available anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) comprises exclusively of anti-
bacterial drugs, is very lengthy, has adverse side effects on the host and leads to the …

A comparative UPLC-Q/TOF-MS-based metabolomics approach for distinguishing Zingiber officinale Roscoe of two geographical origins

E Mais, RN Alolga, SL Wang, LO Linus, X Yin, LW Qi - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, is a popular spice used in the food,
beverage and confectionary industries. In this study, we report an untargeted UPLC-Q/TOF …

Ethnomedical uses, chemical constituents, and evidence-based pharmacological properties of Chenopodium ambrosioides L.: extensive overview

FM Kasali, J Tusiimire, JN Kadima… - Future Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The Chenopodium genus is a plant family widely spread worldwide
that includes various plant species reputed to possess several medicinal virtues in folk …