A Review on Worldwide Ephedra History and Story: From Fossils to Natural Products Mass Spectroscopy Characterization and Biopharmacotherapy Potential

K Elhadef, S Smaoui, M Fourati… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Growing worldwide, the genus Ephedra (family Ephedraceae) had a medicinal, ecological,
and economic value. The extraordinary morphological diversity suggests that Ephedra was …

Medicinal and Therapeutic Properties of Ephedra

AS Dousari, N Satarzadeh, B Amirheidari… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2022 - Springer
Ephedra is one of the oldest medicinal plants in traditional Chinese medicine for nearly
5000 years. The medicinal species are used as a stimulant and as antiasthmatic agents to …

Combination of antimalarial and CNS drugs with antineoplastic agents in MCF-7 breast and HT-29 colon cancer cells: Biosafety evaluation and mechanism of action

D Duarte, M Nunes, S Ricardo, N Vale - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drug combination and drug repurposing are two strategies that allow to find novel
oncological therapies, in a faster and more economical process. In our previous studies, we …

Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacities of Different Solvent Crude Extracts of Ephedra foeminea

R Al-Nemi, AA Makki, K Sawalha, D Hajjar, M Jaremko - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ephedra foeminea is a traditional medicinal plant used in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
This study aims to investigate the chemical profiles of different solvent extracts of E …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Phoenix dactylifera seed extract and its anticancer effect against human lung adenocarcinoma cells

NN Farshori, MM Al-Oqail, ES Al-Sheddi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we are reporting green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (PD-AgNPs) using seed
extract of Phoenix dactylifera and its anticancer effects in human lung adenocarcinoma, A …

Study of Cannabis Oils Obtained from Three Varieties of C. sativa and by Two Different Extraction Methods: Phytochemical Characterization and Biological Activities

S Pino, L Espinoza, C Jara-Gutiérrez, J Villena… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abstracts Currently, much effort is being placed into obtaining extracts and/or essential oils
from Cannabis sativa L. for specific therapeutic purposes or pharmacological compositions …

Polyphenolic Composition and Antioxidant Activity (ORAC, EPR and Cellular) of Different Extracts of Argylia radiata Vitroplants and Natural Roots

A Giordano, P Morales-Tapia, M Moncada-Basualto… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant biochemistry studies have increased in recent years due to their potential to improve
human health. Argylia radiata is an extremophile plant with an interesting polyphenolic …

A New Highlight of Ephedra alata Decne Properties as Potential Adjuvant in Combination with Cisplatin to Induce Cell Death of 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro and …

F Sioud, S Amor, I Toumia, A Lahmar, V Aires… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite major advances in the last 10 years, whether in terms of prevention or treatment, the
5 year survival rate remains relatively low for a large number of cancers. These therapeutic …

How should the worldwide knowledge of traditional cancer healing be integrated with herbs and mushrooms into modern molecular pharmacology?

Y Kirdeeva, O Fedorova, A Daks, N Barlev… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditional herbal medicine (THM) is a “core” from which modern medicine has evolved over
time. Besides this, one third of people worldwide have no access to modern medicine and …

Phytochemical Profiling of Ephedra alata subsp. alenda Seeds by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography—Electrospray Ionization—Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight …

A Mufti, M Tir, A Zarei, MM Contreras… - Analytical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the current work was to study for the first time the phytochemical profile of
Ephedra alata subsp. alenda seeds extract (ESS). The extract was characterized using high …