Background: Constant exposure to various stressors, such as immune pressure, rapidly
increasing population, deleterious changes in the ecosystem, climate change, infection with …

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) is a medicinal plant widely used in various traditional
systems of medicine and as a food supplement. It has been traditionally used by Native …

Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements presents peer-reviewed, objective entries that
rigorously examine the most significant scientific research on basic chemical, preclinical …

Berberine has been shown to possess anti-tumor activity against a wide spectrum of cancer
cells. It inhibits cancer cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest, at G1 and/or G2/M, and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The therapeutic effects of the medicinal plants described
in the current review on obstructive pulmonary diseases have found mention in ancient …

In this study we investigated the relaxant effect of the aerial parts of Argemone ochroleuca
(Papaveraceae), which is used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of various …

Here, we describe a new application of ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled
with an electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry operating in MS …

Authentication of natural products is of major relevance in the context of manufactured drugs
or herbal supplements since such active products generate a lucrative market. The …

Medicinal plants have been identified and used as primary sources in prevention and
treatment of pulmonary diseases (mainly obstructive pulmonary diseases) from ancient …

Cachexia and sarcopenia are the main causes of muscle atrophy. These result in a
reduction in the muscle fiber area, myo-protein content, and muscle strength, with various …