[HTML][HTML] From traditional ethnopharmacology to modern natural drug discovery: A methodology discussion and specific examples

S Pirintsos, A Panagiotopoulos, M Bariotakis… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ethnopharmacology, through the description of the beneficial effects of plants, has provided
an early framework for the therapeutic use of natural compounds. Natural products, either in …

Therapeutic potential of plants as anti‐microbials for drug discovery

R Perumal Samy… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The uses of traditional medicinal plants for primary health care have steadily increased
worldwide in recent years. Scientists are in search of new phytochemicals that could be …

[HTML][HTML] Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from aromatic plants used in Brazil

A Sartoratto, ALM Machado, C Delarmelina… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2004 - SciELO Brasil
Essential oils from aerial parts of Mentha piperita, M. spicata, Thymus vulgaris, Origanum
vulgare, O. applii, Aloysia triphylla, Ocimum gratissimum, O. basilicum were obtained by …

Medicinal plants of the caatinga (semi-arid) vegetation of NE Brazil: a quantitative approach

UP De Albuquerque, PM De Medeiros… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The caatinga (semi-arid vegetation) is a Brazilian biome with a significant but poorly studied
biodiversity closely associated with a diverse cultural heritage. The present work focused on …

Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal herbs in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region

O Said, K Khalil, S Fulder, H Azaizeh - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
An extensive ethnopharmacological survey was conducted among the most well known
Arabic indigenous herbal practitioners in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank in …

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill

A Turkoglu, ME Duru, N Mercan, I Kivrak, K Gezer - Food chemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activities of Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill.
extracts obtained with ethanol were investigated in this study. The study was aimed at …

Functional constituents of wild and cultivated Goji (L. barbarum L.) leaves: phytochemical characterization, biological profile, and computational studies

A Mocan, G Zengin, M Simirgiotis… - Journal of enzyme …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Goji (Lycium barbarum L.) leaves are emphasized as a functional tea or as dietary
supplements. The phenolic compound profile, antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, antimicrobial …

Ethnobotanical survey in the Palestinian area: a classification of the healing potential of medicinal plants

MS Ali-Shtayeh, Z Yaniv, J Mahajna - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2000 - Elsevier
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the West Bank to evaluate the relative efficacy
of the plants used to treat skin diseases and prostate cancer. A total number of 102 …

Screening of Yemeni medicinal plants for antibacterial and cytotoxic activities

NAA Ali, WD Jülich, C Kusnick, U Lindequist - Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Ethanolic extracts of 20 selected plant species used by Yemeni traditional healers to treat
infectious diseases were screened for their antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive …

Antifungal activity of plant extracts against dermatophytes

MS Ali‐Shtayeh, SI Abu Ghdeib - mycoses, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The aqueous extracts (15 μg ml− 1 medium) of 22 plants used in folkloric medicine in
Palestine were investigated for their antifungal activity and minimum inhibitory …