Nisa Najibah Mahleyuddin, Said Moshawih, Long Chiau Ming, Hanis Hanum Zulkifly et al.
Coriandrum sativum (C. sativum), belonging to the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family, is widely recognized for its uses in culinary and traditional medicine. C. sativum contains various phytochemicals such as polyphenols, vitamins, and many phytosterols, which account for its properties including antica...
Abdur Rauf, Tareq Abu‐Izneid, Anees Ahmed Khalil, Muhammad Imran et al.
Berberine (BBR), a potential bioactive agent, has remarkable health benefits. A substantial amount of research has been conducted to date to establish the anticancer potential of BBR. The present review consolidates salient information concerning the promising anticancer activity of this compound. T...
Golam Rabbani, Thomas Butler, Joseph A. Knight, S. C. Sanyal et al.
To evaluate the antisecretory activity of berberine sulfate (BS), we studied 165 adult patients with acute diarrhea due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and Vibrio cholerae in randomized controlled trials. In patients with ETEC diarrhea who received 400 mg of BS in a single oral dose, the ...
Faisal Omar, Abu Montakim Tareq, Ali Alqahtani, Kuldeep Dhama et al.
Plant-based indole alkaloids are very rich in pharmacological activities, and the indole nucleus is considered to contribute greatly to these activities. This review's fundamental objective is to summarize the pharmacological potential of indole alkaloids that have been derived from plants and provi...
Sania Ashrafi, Safaet Alam, Arifa Sultana, Asef Raj et al.
L. Although it lacks analgesic effects and is unrelated to the compounds in the morphine class, it is a peripheral vasodilator and has a direct effect on vessels. It is reported to inhibit the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) phosphodiesterase in smooth...
Monira Alarouj, Ahmed Hassoun, R. Medlej, Md Faruque Pathan et al.
AIMS: To assess, in a real-world setting, the effect of vildagliptin compared with sulphonylurea (SU) treatment on hypoglycaemia in Muslim patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) fasting during Ramadan. METHODS: This multinational, non-interventional study, conducted in Asia and the Middle Eas...
Rubini Pathy, Kelsey E. Mills, Sharon Gazeley, Andrea Ridgley et al.
OBJECTIVE: To explore perspectives of health care professionals and female Somali and Bangladeshi Muslim women on practices related to fasting during Ramadan, the impact of fasting on health and the role of health professionals during Ramadan. DESIGN: A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducte...
Bedowra Zabeen, Samin Tayyeb, Biplob Benarjee, Abdul Baki et al.
BACKGROUND: Fasting (Sawm) during Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam is obligatory for all healthy adult and adolescent Muslims from the age of 12 years. Some children with diabetes, despite their exemption insist on fasting in Ramadan. We evaluated the safety of fasting among children with t...
Md. Tofazzal Hossain, Md Obydul Hoq
Adhatoda vasica Nees belonging to family Acanthaceae, commonly known as Adosa, is found many regions of India and throughout the world, with a multitude of uses in traditional Unani and Ayurvedic systems of medicine. It is also called Vasaka. It is a well-known herb in indigenous systems of medici...
Pantha Prodip Ray, Mohammad Ashraful Islam, Mohammad Safiqul Islam, Aixia Han et al.
Natural compounds hold promise in the search for cancer therapies due to their unique chemical structures and combinations that may effectively combat cancer while minimizing toxicity and side effects compared to conventional treatments. Silibinin, a natural lignan, has been found to possess strong ...
Saikat Mitra, Shajuthi Rahman Prova, Sifat Ara Sultana, Rajib Das et al.
Background Indole alkaloids are very promising for potential therapeutic purposes and appear to be particularly effective against respiratory diseases. Several experimental studies have been performed, both in vivo and in vitro, to evaluate the effectiveness of indole alkaloids for the management of...
Md. Abdul Alim Al‐Bari, Yuko Ito, Samrein B. M. Ahmed, Nada Radwan et al.
Macro-autophagy (autophagy) is a highly conserved eukaryotic intracellular process of self-digestion caused by lysosomes on demand, which is upregulated as a survival strategy upon exposure to various stressors, such as metabolic insults, cytotoxic drugs, and alcohol abuse. Paradoxically, autophagy ...
Mohammad Al‐Amin, Gazi Nurun Nahar Sultana, Chowdhury Faiz Hossain
Ethnopharmacological relevance Rhizome of Zingiber montanum has been extensively used as a folk medicine to ameliorate peptic ulcer at northern part of Bangladesh. Aim of the study To identify the antiulcer principle of the MeOH extract of the rhizome of Zingiber montanum by an ex vivo bioassay guid...
Md. Shimul Bhuia, Polrat Wilairatana, Jannatul Ferdous, Raihan Chowdhury et al.
Fruits and vegetables are used not only for nutritional purposes but also as therapeutics to treat various diseases and ailments. These food items are prominent sources of phytochemicals that exhibit chemopreventive and therapeutic effects against several diseases. Hirsutine (HSN) is a naturally occ...
Md Shahadat Hossan, Zi-Yang Chan, Hilary M. Collins, Fiona Natalia Shipton et al.
Natural products possess a significant role in anticancer therapy and many currently-used anticancer drugs are of natural origin. Cerberin (CR), a cardenolide isolated from the fruit kernel of Cerbera odollam, was found to potently inhibit cancer cell growth (GI50 values 60% bioavailability and rapi...