Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in central Abyan governorate, Yemen

M Al-Fatimi - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional medicinal plant knowledge in Yemen is still
only passed on orally from one generation to another. A few studies, mostly very limited in …

Russelioside B: a pregnane glycoside with pharmacological potential

E Abdel-Sattar, DE Ali - Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2022 - Springer
Pregnanes and pregnane glycosides or their esters are well-studied secondary metabolites,
many of them exhibit immunomodulator, anticancer, antidiabetic, antarthritic, antiulcer, anti …

Asclepiadoideae subfamily (Apocynaceae): ethnopharmacology, biological activities and chemophenetics based on pregnane glycosides

TA de Souza, FSV Lins, J da Silva Lins, AF Alves… - Phytochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Apocynaceae, one of the largest plant families with over 5.100 widely distributed species,
serves as a significant model for evolutionary and biochemical studies. Within this family …

Antidiabetic potentials of crude and purified sulphated polysaccharides isolated from Gracilaria gracilis, a seaweed from South Africa

LR Pillay, TA Olasehinde, KA Olofinsan, OL Erukainure… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Over 90% of all cases of diabetes that have been diagnosed are type 2 diabetes (T2D), a
disease exacerbated by an increase in sedentary behaviour, bad eating habits, and obesity …

Traditional management of diabetes in Pakistan: ethnobotanical investigation from traditional health practitioners

G Yaseen, M Ahmad, M Zafar, S Sultana… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The uses of anti-diabetic plants are well anchored in the
traditional health care system of Pakistan. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ethno …

Antioxidant and Hypoglycemic Potential of Phytogenic Selenium Nanoparticle- and Light Regime-Mediated In Vitro Caralluma tuberculata Callus Culture Extract

A Ali, ZR Mashwani, NI Raja, S Mohammad… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In vitro plant cultures have emerged as a viable source, holding auspicious reservoirs for
medicinal applications. This study aims to delineate the antioxidant and hypoglycemic …

[HTML][HTML] Antidiabetic potential of Caralluma europaea against alloxan-induced diabetes in mice

LA Dra, S Sellami, H Rais, F Aziz, A Aghraz… - Saudi journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants play an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus especially in
develo** countries where resources are lacking. Herbal of natural origin, unlike the …

Anti-obesity effect of argel (Solenostemma argel) on obese rats fed a high fat diet

RA El-Shiekh, DA Al-Mahdy, SM Mouneir… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Solenostemma argel (Argel) is a desert plant
commonly used in Egyptian and Sudanese traditional medicine to suppress appetite, for …

Antihyperglycemic activity of Caralluma fimbriata: an in vitro approach

S Ashwini, R Anitha - Pharmacognosy magazine, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: An increase in prevalence of diabetes mellitus necessitates the need to
develop new drugs for its effective management. Plants and their bioactive compounds are …

Wild edible plants traditionally collected and used in southern Yemen

M Al-Fatimi - Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The local wild edible plants (WEPs) are still used traditionally in the rural
communities in Yemen, but this traditional knowledge is still undocumented and has been …