Abstract According to the World Health Organization, two billion people will be aged 60
years or older by 2050. Aging is a major risk factor for a number of neurodegenerative …

In the present paper, we analyze the past, present and future of medicinal plants, both as
potential antimicrobial crude drugs as well as a source for natural compounds that act as …

Epidemiological evidence suggests that flavonoids may play an important role in the
decreased risk of chronic diseases associated with a diet rich in plant-derived foods …

The use of phytochemicals is gaining interest for the treatment of metabolic syndromes over
the synthetic formulation of drugs. Senna is evolving as one of the important plants which …

This paper reviews the antimicrobial research undertaken on South African medicinal plants
during the period 1997–2008. Antimicrobial methods (disc diffusion, minimum inhibitory …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Ethnobotanical reports on more than 100
southern African medicinal plants with dermatological relevance have been highlighted, yet …

The problem of antibiotic resistance, which has limited the use of cheap and old antibiotics,
has necessitated the need for a continued search for new antimicrobial compounds …

Saponin has various types; it can be bond with glycosides that form soapy lathers when
mixed and agitated with water, and have been used to treat diabetes; liver, hepatitis …

The current study is aimed at providing a systematic review of the ethnomedicinal,
phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Fabaceae species used as sources of …

Pain due to chronic conditions is a frequent and insufficiently addressed problem. Current
drug options for pain management (either in cases of chronic inflammatory conditions or …