Plant-derived extracellular vesicles: a novel nanomedicine approach with advantages and challenges

M Nemati, B Singh, RA Mir, M Nemati, A Babaei… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Many eukaryote cells produce membrane-enclosed extracellular vesicles (EVs)
to establish cell-to-cell communication. Plant-derived EVs (P-EVs) contain proteins, RNAs …

Bioactive Compounds and Bioactivities of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)

QQ Mao, XY Xu, SY Cao, RY Gan, H Corke, T Beta… - Foods, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a common and widely used spice. It is rich in various
chemical constituents, including phenolic compounds, terpenes, polysaccharides, lipids …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles and their therapeutic activities

J Kim, S Li, S Zhang, J Wang - Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnologies have been successfully applied to the treatment of various diseases.
Plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (PENs) are expected to become effective …

Edible ginger-derived nanoparticles: A novel therapeutic approach for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and colitis-associated cancer

M Zhang, E Viennois, M Prasad, Y Zhang, L Wang… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
There is a clinical need for new, more effective treatments for chronic and debilitating
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In this …

Polyphenols in metabolic diseases

A Gasmi, PK Mujawdiya, S Noor, R Lysiuk… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyphenols (PPs) are a large group of phytochemicals containing phenolic rings with two or
more hydroxyl groups. They possess powerful antioxidant properties, multiple therapeutic …

Spices for prevention and treatment of cancers

J Zheng, Y Zhou, Y Li, DP Xu, S Li, HB Li - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Spices have been widely used as food flavorings and folk medicines for thousands of years.
Numerous studies have documented the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and …

Ginger rhizomes (Zingiber officinale): A spice with multiple health beneficial potentials

K Srinivasan - PharmaNutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizomes are commonly used in foods and beverages for their
characteristic pungency and piquant flavor. Ginger is widely employed in Chinese …

Kimchi and other widely consumed traditional fermented foods of Korea: a review

JK Patra, G Das, S Paramithiotis, HS Shin - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Different types of fermented foods such as chongkukjang, doenjang, ganjang, gochujang,
and kimchi are plentifully available and widely consumed in north eastern Asian countries …

Botanicals and their bioactive phytochemicals for women's health

BM Dietz, A Hajirahimkhan, TL Dunlap, JL Bolton… - Pharmacological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Botanical dietary supplements are increasingly popular for women's health, particularly for
older women. The specific botanicals women take vary as a function of age. Younger …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous rhizome extract of Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa: In-vitro anti-cancer potential on human colon …

B Venkatadri, E Shanparvish, MR Rameshkumar… - Saudi Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was aimed to analyze the anti-cancer activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)
synthesized using aqueous plant extracts from the rhizome of Curcuma longa and Zingiber …