Phytotherapy has long been a source of medicinal products and over the years there have
been many attempts to use herbal medicines for the treatment of diabetes. Several …

Helichrysum italicum is a Mediterranean plant with various pharmacological activities.
Despite extensive reports on the bioactivity of the plant, its clinically studied applications …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Herbal markets provide a snapshot of local traditional
medicine. The aim was to survey the herbal market of Peloponnisos (Southern Greece) and …

Knowledge of the chemical composition of propolis is crucial for understanding the
characteristics of products of different origins, but also for quality control and regulatory …

The study was developed in order to collect information about knowledge on medicinal plant
uses by students from some primary school classes located in a small community on the …

Background & aims Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA)-containing dietary supplements are widely used
in clinical practice, although their safety assessment is under-investigated. We characterize …

In the last years, the medicinal plant Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton has gained scientific
interest because leaf extracts, due to the presence of rosmarinic acid and other polyphenols …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn and its main component
silymarin have been extensively studied and have been found effective in various …

Given the expanding market of plant food supplements (PFSs) not undergoing any pre-
marketing authorization, the overall quality, safety and efficacy of PFSs were subjected to a …

This study assessed the impact of full and late flowering stages on the polyphenols and
enzyme inhibitory properties of Hypericum perforatum from Poland. Recognizing the …