Md. Abdul Hannan, Md. Ataur Rahman, Abdullah Al Mamun Sohag, Md Jamal Uddin et al.
L.), a highly valued nutraceutical herb with a wide array of health benefits, has attracted growing interest from health-conscious individuals, the scientific community, and pharmaceutical industries. The pleiotropic pharmacological effects of black cumin, and its main bioactive component thymoquino...
Md. Asaduzzaman Khan, Mousumi Tania, Shangyi Fu, Junjiang Fu
// Md. Asaduzzaman Khan 1, 2 , Mousumi Tania 3 , Shangyi Fu 4 and Junjiang Fu 1 1 Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China 2 Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, ...
Tanima Bhattacharya, Giselle A. Borges e Soares, Hitesh Chopra, Md. Mominur Rahman et al.
The strategies involved in the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders are very complex and challenging due to the existence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a closely spaced network of blood vessels and endothelial cells that functions to prevent the entry of unwanted substance...
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Dina M. El‐Kersh, Sarmin Jamaddar et al.
Several corona viral infections have created serious threats in the last couple of decades claiming the death of thousands of human beings. Recently, corona viral epidemic raised the issue of developing effective antiviral agents at the earliest to prevent further losses. Natural products have alway...
Md. Sanower Hossain, Zannat Urbi, Hidayah Karuniawati, Ramisa Binti Mohiuddin et al.
Infectious disease (ID) is one of the top-most serious threats to human health globally, further aggravated by antimicrobial resistance and lack of novel immunization options. Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees and its metabolites have been long used to treat IDs. Andrographolide, deri...
Manoj Kumar, Vivek Saurabh, Maharishi Tomar, Muzaffar Hasan et al.
L. belongs to the family of Anacardiaceae and is an important fruit from South and Southeast Asia. India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and the Philippines are among the top mango producer countries. Leaves of the mango plant have been studied for their h...
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Eunüs S. Ali, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Md. Amirul Islam et al.
The diterpene lactone andrographolide, isolated from Andrographis paniculata, has been proven to possess several important protective biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antiseptic, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, hypolipidemic, cardioprotective, hepatoprotec...
Muhammad Imran, Mahwish Aslam, Suliman A. Alsagaby, Farhan Saeed et al.
Abstract Carvacrol is a major natural constituent and is significantly present as an essential oil in aromatic plants and is well known for its numerous biological activities. Therapeutic properties of carvacrol have been demonstrated as anti‐oxidant, anticancer, diabetes prevention, cardioprotectiv...
Ivan Bautmans, Margareta Lambert, Tony Mets
BACKGROUND: The 6 minutes walk test (6MWT) is a useful assessment instrument for the exercise capacity of elderly persons. The impact of the health status on the 6MWT-distance in elderly, however, remains unclear, reducing its value in clinical settings. The objective of this study was to investigat...
Shinjini Bandopadhyay, Sujata Mandal, Mimosa Ghorai, Niraj Kumar Jha et al.
Centella asiatica is an ethnomedicinal herbaceous species that grows abundantly in tropical and sub-tropical regions of China, India, South-Eastern Asia and Africa. It is a popular nutraceutical that is employed in various forms of clinical and cosmetic treatments. C. asiatica extracts are reported ...
Noor-E-Tabassum, Rajib Das, Mashia Subha Lami, Arka Chakraborty et al.
Ginkgo biloba is an ancient plant species that is thought to provide a variety of health benefits to living organisms and contains plenty of bioactive components, making it a chemically diversified plant. G. biloba has been shown to have a variety of medicinal and pharmacological properties, includi...
M.R. Ven Murthy, P. K. Ranjekar, Charles Ramassamy, Manasi Deshpande
Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word, which means "the scripture for longevity". It represents an ancient system of traditional medicine prevalent in India and in several other south Asian countries. It is based on a holistic view of treatment which is believed to cure human diseases through establishment of...
Patrick Peeters, Tony Mets
BACKGROUND: The value of the 6-minute walk in a population of elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) has not yet been established, as it has been in a younger population. METHODS: In a prospective trial, 2 exercise tests were compared: the 6-minute walk (6 MW) and a treadmill test with pr...
Muhammad Jahangir Hossen, Woo Seok Yang, Daewon Kim, Adithan Aravinthan et al.
Abstract Thymoquinone (TQ) is a bioactive component of black seed ( Nigella sativa ) volatile oil and has been shown to have anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. In the present study, we explored the molecular mechanisms that underlie the anti-inflammatory effect of TQ and ...
Nadia Alam, Monzur Hossain, Md. Abdul Mottalib, Siti Amrah Sulaiman et al.
BACKGROUND: Withania somnifera, also known as ashwagandha, is an important herb in ayurvedic and indigenous medical systems. The present study was designed to evaluate the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of an 80% aqueous methanolic extract of W. somnifera roots (WSREt), fruits (WSFEt) and ...