Multifunctional roles and pharmacological potential of β-sitosterol: Emerging evidence toward clinical applications

Z Khan, N Nath, A Rauf, TB Emran, S Mitra… - Chemico-Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, available therapeutic medications are both costly as well as not entirely promising
in terms of potency. So, new candidates from natural resources are of research interest to …

[PDF][PDF] The story of beta-sitosterol-a review.

S Saeidnia, A Manayi, AR Gohari, M Abdollahi - 2014 - researchgate.net
Aims: Phytosterols are a subgroup of the steroids, as an important class of bioorganic
molecules, widespread in plants, animals, marines as well as fungi and have similarity to …

Natural sources, pharmacological properties, and health benefits of daucosterol: versatility of actions

N El Omari, I Jaouadi, M Lahyaoui, T Benali, D Taha… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Daucosterol is a saponin present in various natural sources, including medicinal plant
families. This secondary metabolite is produced at different contents depending on species …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory activities and phytoconstituents of extracts from the roots of Dissotis thollonii Cogn.(Melastomataceae)

RN Nono, L Barboni, RB Teponno, L Quassinti… - South African Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Dissotis thollonii Cogn. belonging to the Malastomataceae family is
used in the West Region of Cameroon for the treatment of inflammation, kidney diseases …

Phytochemical and In-Vivo Anti-Arthritic Significance of Aloe thraskii Baker in Combined Therapy with Methotrexate in Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Rats

RM Kamal, MM Sabry, ZY Aly, MS Hifnawy - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unlike other widely known Aloe species used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, this
species suffers from a lack of sufficient studies on its biological and chemical characters …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-amylase inhibitory activity and sterol composition of the marine algae, Sargassum glaucescens

N Payghami, S Jamili, A Rustaiyan… - Pharmacognosy …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Sargassum species (phaeophyceae) are economically important brown algae
in southern parts of Iran. Sargassum is mainly harvested as a row material in alginate …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical investigations on chemical constituents of Achillea tenuifolia Lam

S Moradkhani, F Kobarfard… - Iranian journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Achillea tenuifolia Lam.(Asteraceae) afforded a methanolic extract from which after
fractionation in solvents with different polarities, two known flavones 3', 5-dihydroxy-4', 6, 7 …

Lemairones A and B: Two new antibacterial tetraflavonoids from the leaves of Zanthoxylum lemairei (Rutaceae)

GTM Bitchagno, SB Tankeo, A Tsopmo… - Phytochemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
Zanthoxylum lemairei is widely used in African folk medicine for its pharmacological
relevance. Chemical investigation of the ethanol extract from the leaves of this plant lead to …

Chemical and cytotoxic investigation of non-polar extract from Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.: a study supported by computer based screening

ME Abouelela, MAA Orabi, RA Abdelhamid… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - japsonline.com
Nowadays, the discovery of new drugs from natural sources is increasing dramatically.
Recently, the sight is directed toward ornamental plants due to their sustainability. In this …

Anti-inflammatory and phytochemical evaluation of Combretum aculeatum Vent growing in Sudan

KM Hamad, MM Sabry, SH Elgayed… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Combretum aculeatum Vent was traditionally
used in Sudan, Eretria and Ethiopia as anti-inflammatory in case of skin inflammation …