Role of turmeric and curcumin in prevention and treatment of chronic diseases: Lessons learned from clinical trials

AB Kunnumakkara, M Hegde, D Parama… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) has been used for thousands of years for the prevention and
treatment of various chronic diseases. Curcumin is just one of> 200 ingredients in turmeric …

Wogonin and its analogs for the prevention and treatment of cancer: A systematic review

K Banik, E Khatoon, C Harsha, V Rana… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The medicinal plant Scutellaria baicalensis, commonly known as Chinese skullcap or
Huang‐Qin, has been used as a traditional medicine for several thousand years. The roots …

COVID-19, cytokines, inflammation, and spices: How are they related?

AB Kunnumakkara, V Rana, D Parama, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cytokine storm is the exaggerated immune response often observed in viral
infections. It is also intimately linked with the progression of COVID-19 disease as well as …

Targeting AKT/mTOR in oral cancer: mechanisms and advances in clinical trials

C Harsha, K Banik, HL Ang, S Girisa… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oral cancer (OC) is a devastating disease that takes the lives of lots of people globally every
year. The current spectrum of treatment modalities does not meet the needs of the patients …

Piceatannol: A natural stilbene for the prevention and treatment of cancer

K Banik, AM Ranaware, C Harsha, T Nitesh… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented that cancer is the second
foremost reason for death worldwide. Various factors are responsible for cancer, for …

Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin, and its analogs: Effective therapies against different chronic diseases

D Parama, M Boruah, K Yachna, V Rana, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Chronic diseases are a major cause of mortality worldwide, and despite the
recent development in treatment modalities, synthetic drugs have continued to show toxic …

Rationalizing the therapeutic potential of apigenin against cancer

SA Ahmed, D Parama, E Daimari, S Girisa, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Despite the remarkable advances made in the diagnosis and treatment of
cancer during the past couple of decades, it remains the second largest cause of mortality in …

Therapeutic emergence of rhein as a potential anticancer drug: a review of its molecular targets and anticancer properties

S Henamayee, K Banik, BL Sailo, B Shabnam… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the second-highest cause of
mortality in the world, and it kills nearly 9.6 million people annually. Besides the fatality of the …

Xanthohumol from Hop: Hope for cancer prevention and treatment

S Girisa, Q Saikia, D Bordoloi, K Banik, J Monisha… - IUBMB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is a major public health concern due to high mortality and poor quality of life of
patients. Despite the availability of advanced therapeutic interventions, most treatment …

Anticancer potential of natural chalcones: in vitro and in vivo evidence

R Michalkova, L Mirossay, M Kello… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is no doubt that significant progress has been made in tumor therapy in the past
decades. However, the discovery of new molecules with potential antitumor properties still …