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

Ethnopharmacological relevance India has an extensive reservoir of traditional wisdom and
a diverse range of medicinal plants that enrich its heritage. Plants have actively been used …

Secondary metabolites obtained from natural sources have played an important role in
health care in modern as well as ancient times. Around 60% of recently approved drugs are …

Yersiniosis, caused by Yersinia enterocolitica, is the third most rampant zoonotic disease in
Europe; the pathogen shows high antibiotic resistance. Herbs have multiple anti–microbial …

Picrorhiza kurroa, the dried rhizome of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth, is a famous
Chinese herb that has been traditionally used in China. Picroside II (PII), a glycoside …

Vitiligo is a chronic disease of unknown etiology that causes progressive cutaneous
depigmentation. Current pharmacological treatments have limited success and present …

This review article on Picrorhiza genus comprehensively summarized the characterization,
morphology, distribution, traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities of …

Caralluma flava is a perennial, succulent edible plant distributed in the hillsides of the
United Arab Emirates. In order to validate its use in the traditional system as an edible and …

Amongst many useful herbs, Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. is considered a bitter drug,
used in treating liver disorders since antiquity. A bitter extract of P. kurroa, rich in iridoid …

COVID-19 has changed the way of living and altered the lifestyle in many ways since 2019
and its various mutant forms were responsible for millions of deaths globally. According to …