Infections with protozoan parasites are a major cause of disease and mortality in many
tropical countries of the world. Diseases caused by species of the genera Trypanosoma …

The ethnopharmacological approach toward the understanding and appraisal of traditional
and herbal medicines is characterized by the inclusions of the social as well as the natural …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Rhizoma alismatis (simplified as RA,“Zexie” in Chinese,
泽泻) is a well-known natural medicine with long history in Chinese medicine. As a …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Written history allows tracing back Mediterranean and
European medical traditions to Greek antiquity. The epidemiological shift triggered by the …

Abstract Background De Materia Medica written by Pedanios Dioscorides (1 century CE)
has shaped European and Mediterranean herbal medicine to a large extent. Despite its …

Covering: up to 2012Since the advent of high-throughput screening (HTS) in the early
1990s, a wealth of innovative technologies have been proposed and implemented for the …

Malaria remains a major vector borne disease claiming millions of lives worldwide due to
infections caused by Plasmodium sp. Discovery and development of antimalarial drugs have …

Protostane triterpenes belong to a group of tetracyclic triterpene that exhibit unique structural
characteristics. Their natural distribution is primarily limited to the genus Alisma of the …

Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America (Les, 2017) and follows a similar format by providing
a comprehensive overview of the life history, ecology, and systematics of those …

Asian medicinal plants show great promise in pharmaceutical and cosmetological
development. Researchers engaged in the discovery of new leads in these areas need …