This review provides an updated overview of the most important applications of supercritical
fluids in the extraction of bioactive compounds from plant matrices. The main factors …

Covering: 2000 to 2004 Lignans are a class of secondary plant metabolites produced by
oxidative dimerization of two phenylpropanoid units. Although their molecular backbone …

Swertia alata CB Clarke (Gentianaceae) is a well-reported plant in the traditional system of
medicine. The present study was intended to isolate the phytoconstituents from the ethanolic …

Sesame oil is widely consumed as nutritious food, cooking oil, and in pharmaceuticals and
food. In this study, the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the sesame oil and …

This study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxicity of a crude extract of Piper cubeba against
normal and breast cancer cell lines. To prepare the extract, P. cubeba seeds were ground …

This study assessed the anti-inflammatory effect of the extracts and purified lignans obtained
from Phyllanthus amarus. Given orally, the hexane extract (HE), the lignan-rich fraction …

Arctigenin, naturally occurring in Bardanae fructus, Saussurea medusa, Arctium lappa L.,
Torreya nucifera and Ipomea cairica, is a phenylpropanoid dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan …

Arctigenin has been demonstrated to have an anti-inflammatory function, but the precise
mechanisms of its action remain to be fully defined. In the present study, we determined the …

The in vivo and in vitro mechanistic anti-inflammatory actions of cucurbitacin E (CE)(Citrullus
lanatus var. citroides) were examined. The results showed that LPS/INF-γ increased NO …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants have been used in various parts of the world to treat
various diseases. The genus Zanthoxylum L.(Rutaceae) is the second largest genus of this …