The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review

XR Zhang, JS Kaunda, HT Zhu, D Wang… - Natural products and …, 2019 - Springer
Terminalia Linn, a genus of mostly medium or large trees in the family Combretaceae with
about 250 species in the world, is distributed mainly in southern Asia, Himalayas …

Mutagenic potential of medicinal plants evaluated by the Ames Salmonella/microsome assay: A systematic review

FG da Silva Dantas, PF de Castilho… - … Research/Reviews in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Ames test has become one of the most commonly used tests to assess the mutagenic
potential of medicinal plants since they have several biological activities and thus have been …

Polystichum braunii extracts inhibit Complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis via upregulation of I-κB, IL-4, and IL-10, downregulation of COX-2, PGE2, IL-1β, IL-6 …

A Saleem, M Saleem, MF Akhtar, M Shahzad… - …, 2020 - Springer
Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée is a traditional remedy for rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic
inflammatory disorder of polygenetic origin. The current project was intended to demonstrate …

Genotoxicity induced by medicinal plants

A Bardoloi, AD Soren - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022 - Springer
Background The use of medicinal plants in curing diseases is an ancient culture still in use
in many parts of the world. Many plants have been proven to have precise ethno …

Association of textile industry effluent with mutagenicity and its toxic health implications upon acute and sub-chronic exposure

MF Akhtar, M Ashraf, A Javeed, AA Anjum… - Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Complex industrial discharges pose certain risks to the ecosystem. This study was aimed at
identifying acute and sub-chronic toxicological effects of the textile industry wastewater. The …

[HTML][HTML] Genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of whole plant extracts of Kalanchoe laciniata by Ames and MTT assay

A Sharif, MF Akhtar, B Akhtar, A Saleem, M Manan… - EXCLI …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lack of data on safety of herbal medicines have endangered human health and life. The
present study evaluated the genotoxic and mutagenic effect of Kalanchoe laciniata to access …

LC‐HRMS Profiling and Phenolic Content, Cholinesterase, and Antioxidant Activities of Terminalia citrina

E Özler, F Topal, M Topal… - Chemistry & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Terminalia citrina (T. citrina) belongs to the Combretaceae family and is included in the class
of medicinal plants in tropical countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India. The …

A comprehensive review on ethnomedicinal, pharmacological and phytochemical basis of anticancer medicinal plants of Pakistan

MF Akhtar, A Saleem, Alamgeer… - Current cancer drug …, 2019 - benthamdirect.com
The widespread emergence of cancer and development of resistance to chemotherapeutic
agents is increasing the interest of scientists in the use of ethnomedicinal preparations and …

In vitro Antiplasmodial, antioxidant, and cytotoxicity activity of Terminalia macroptera Traditionally used in Cameroon against malaria

NNA Sidiki, NAC Nadia, Y Cedric, MA Azizi… - Journal of Herbal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The alarming expansion of drug resistance, as well as the scarcity of effective
antimalarial medications currently accessible, highlights the importance of finding novel …

[HTML][HTML] Tylophora hirsuta L. leaf extract attenuates alloxan-induced diabetes in mice by suppressing oxidative stress and α-amylase

MF Akhtar, A Shagufta, A Saleem… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the antidiabetic potential of leaf extracts of Tylophora hirsuta (T.
hirsuta). Methods: The methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of T. hirsuta leaves were …