Saponins are bioactive compounds generally considered to be produced by plants to
counteract pathogens and herbivores. Besides their role in plant defense, saponins are of …

Saponins are steroid or triterpenoid glycosides, common in a large number of plants and
plant products that are important in human and animal nutrition. Several biological effects …

Infections caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania are a major worldwide health
problem, with high endemicity in developing countries. The incidence of the disease has …

The genus Agave comprises more than 400 species with geographical presence in the
tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. These plants have a rich history of folkloric use …

Winner of the 2005 Klinger Book Award Presented by The Society for Economic Botany.
Florida Ethnobotany provides a cross-cultural examination of how the state s native plants …

Saponins are a group of amphiphilic glycosides containing one or more sugar chains linked
to a nonpolar triterpene or steroid aglycone skeleton, which are believed to be responsible …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnobotanical studies have contributed significantly in
research of plants with therapeutic potential. The aim of the present study was to learn about …

In this study, the haemolytic activities of Astragalus membranaceus saponins (AMS) and its
adjuvant potentials on the cellular and humoral immune responses of ICR mice against OVA …

Fabaceae is one of the largest families of ethnopharmacological importance. From this
botanical group, important chemical constituents that act in the treatment and/or healing of …

We have identified saponins in the root of Polygala senega L., a plant indigenous to the
Canadian prairies, which display immunopotentiation activity to protein and viral antigens …