Abstract Ethnopharmacological usages Fructus Alpiniae oxyphyllae (A. oxyphylla) is an
important medicinal plant that is used not only as an edible fruit, but also as an important …

Since prehistoric era, plant-derived drugs were much preferred due to their less side effects
than drugs of synthetic origin. Bioassay-guided selection of active fraction of a plant extract …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The fructus Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.(AOM) has
been used for treating diarrhea with spleen deficiency and gastralgia for thousands of years …

Background and purpose: Metastasis is an important cause of death in breast cancer
patients. Anti-metastatic agents are urgently needed since standard chemotherapeutics …

Polysaccharides are important components of Alpiniae oxyphyllae fructus that have been
shown to exhibit significant immunomodulatory activity in our previous study. However …

Contents of twenty elements (Mg, K, Ca, Na, Fe, Al, Zn, Ba, Mn, Cu, Mo, Cr, Ni, As, Se, Cd,
Hg, Tl, Pb and V) in two medical and edible plant species, Alpinia oxyphylla and Morinda …

Zebrafish provide an exciting animal model system for the study of human cancers. During
the last few years many zebrafish models of cancer have been generated that recapitulate …

The skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system with a multifunctional purpose to
protect the body from heat and microbes, regulate body temperature, and act as a sensory …

Cholesterol is an important modulator of membrane protein function and signaling in
endothelial cells, thus making it an emerging target for anti-angiogenic agents. In this study …

In an extensive screening, the antiviral, antitrypanosomal and anticancer properties of
extracts from 82 plants used in traditional Chinese medicine and European phytomedicine …