[HTML][HTML] Pro-apoptotic and anti-cancer properties of diosgenin: a comprehensive and critical review

G Sethi, MK Shanmugam, S Warrier, M Merarchi… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Novel and alternative options are being adopted to combat the initiation and progression of
human cancers. One of the approaches is the use of molecules isolated from traditional …

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 …

Preparation and characterization of polylactic acid/fenugreek essential oil/curcumin composite films for food packaging applications

M Subbuvel, P Kavan - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Curcumin and Fenugreek essential oil (FEO) were blended into the PLA matrix by solution
casting technique to improve the functional properties of the composite film. Both fillers …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction, characterization and antioxidant activity of fenugreek (Trigonella-Foenum Graecum) seed oil

S Akbari, NH Abdurahman, RM Yunus, OR Alara… - Materials Science for …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Fenugreek (Trigonella-Foenum Graecum) is known as one of the traditional and
most promising medicinal herbs belongs to the leguminous family. The seeds of fenugreek …

Current perspectives on fenugreek bioactive compounds and their potential impact on human health: A review of recent insights into functional foods and other high …

MH Alu'datt, T Rababah, S Al‐ali… - Journal of food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite long‐standing uses in several food and medicine traditions, the full potential of the
leguminous crop fenugreek (Trigonella foenum‐graecum L.) remains to be realized in the …

Antioxidant and anticancer activities of Trigonella foenum-graecum, Cassia acutifolia and Rhazya stricta

B Al-Dabbagh, IA Elhaty, A Al Hrout, R Al Sakkaf… - … and alternative medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Here, we determined in vitro antioxidant activity, total phenols and flavonoids
and evaluated antiproliferative activity of three medicinal plant extracts: Trigonella foenum …

Are polyphenol antioxidants at the root of medicinal plant anti-cancer success?

AB Oyenihi, C Smith - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Given the severe side effects associated with most of the
conventional cancer medications, as well as the expanding body of evidence indicating …

An overview of the spices used for the prevention and potential treatment of gastric cancer

K Kostelecka, Ł Bryliński, O Komar, J Michalczyk… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite the significant improvements in the diagnosis and therapeutic
strategies for gastric cancer, this malignancy still remains one of the most prevalent …

North African medicinal plants traditionally used in cancer therapy

JM Alves-Silva, A Romane, T Efferth… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Background: Cancer is a major cause of mortality worldwide with increasing numbers by the
years. In North Africa, the number of cancer patients is alarming. Also shocking is that a …

The use of medicinal plants against cancer: An ethnobotanical study in the Beni Mellal-Khenifra Region in Morocco

A Mohamed, S Karima, O Nadia - European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Although the use of medicinal plants is quite frequent in Morocco, no
ethnobotanical study has targeted cancer patients in the Beni Mellal-Khenifra region. We …