Conifers phytochemicals: A valuable forest with therapeutic potential

K Bhardwaj, AS Silva, M Atanassova, R Sharma… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conifers have long been recognized for their therapeutic potential in different disorders.
Alkaloids, terpenes and polyphenols are the most abundant naturally occurring …

Influence of membrane lipid composition on flavonoid–membrane interactions: Implications on their biological activity

S Selvaraj, S Krishnaswamy, V Devashya… - Progress in Lipid …, 2015 - Elsevier
The membrane interactions and localization of flavonoids play a vital role in altering
membrane-mediated cell signaling cascades as well as influence the pharmacological …

Haemostatic actions of the folkloric medicinal plant extract Ankaferd Blood Stopper®

H Goker, IC Haznedaroglu, S Ercetin… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Ankaferd Blood Stopper®(ABS), a standardized mixture of five plants, has been used
historically as a haemostatic agent but its mechanism of action remains unknown. This study …

Psychiatric disorders and polyphenols: can they be helpful in therapy?

J Trebatická, Z Ďuračková - Oxidative medicine and cellular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of psychiatric disorders permanently increases. Polyphenolic compounds
can be involved in modulation of mental health including brain plasticity, behaviour, mood …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical effects of Pinus pinaster bark extract

S Iravani, B Zolfaghari - Research in pharmaceutical sciences, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In everyday life, our body generates free radicals and other reactive oxygen species which
are derived either from the endogenous metabolic processes (within the body) or from …

Effects of a natural extract from Mangifera indica L, and its active compound, mangiferin, on energy state and lipid peroxidation of red blood cells

J Rodríguez, D Di Pierro, M Gioia, S Monaco… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2006 - Elsevier
Following oxidative stress, modifications of several biologically important macromolecules
have been demonstrated. In this study we investigated the effect of a natural extract from …

Bioactive polyphenols from healthy diets and forest biomass

T Stevanovic, PN Diouf… - Current Nutrition & Food …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
In addition to their nutritive value, foods provide health benefits or have a role in disease
prevention since they contain a wide range of phytochemicals which represent functional or …

Systematic Analysis of Combined Antioxidant and Membrane-Stabilizing Properties of Several Lamiaceae Family Kazakhstani Plants for Potential Production of Tea …

A Ydyrys, N Zhaparkulova, A Aralbaeva, A Mamataeva… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the most important compounds that exhibit a wide range of biological activities with
especially strong antioxidant action are plant polyphenols. In the course of the experiment …

The systematic assessment of the membrane-stabilizing and antioxidant activities of several Kazakhstani plants in the Asteraceae Family

A Ydyrys, G Zhamanbayeva, N Zhaparkulova… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The objective of our research was to examine the antioxidant and membrane-protective
characteristics of a few medicinal plant extracts belonging to the Asteracea family, along with …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the efficacy and mechanisms of Pycnogenol® on cognitive aging from in vitro animal and human studies

T Simpson, C Kure, C Stough - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Brain aging is a complex and multifactorial process broadly involving changes in the brain's
structure, neuronal activity, and biochemical profile. These changes in brain function have …