VIJAY KUMAR^1,#, PRAVEEN C. RAMAMURTHY^2,#, SIMRANJEET SINGH^2,#, DALJEET SINGH DHANJAL³, PARUL PARIHAR⁴, DEEPIKA BHATIA⁵, RAM PRASAD^6,*, JOGINDER SINGH^7,*

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.5, pp. 1159-1176, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.022065

Abstract Phyllanthus emblica or Indian gooseberry is an integrated part of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicines. For several decades, the well-known ancient herb has been extensively utilized in traditional medicine to cure diseases like fever, diabetes, constipation, jaundice, ulcers, biliousness, anemia, anorexia, and dyspepsia. In the traditional system, Indian gooseberry has various ethnomedicinal applications. In the Ayurvedic system, different methods of administration (anupan) have shown different ethnomedicinal properties of Indian gooseberry. Seventy well-known chemical components in Indian gooseberry have been identified through phytochemical evaluation, among which the flavonoids and phenols are most prominent. From the toxicity perspective, it is considered a… More >

Garcia Sanchez E^1,2, CB Ramirez Lopez^1,2, REN del Rio Torres², MM Martinez Pacheco²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.80, pp. 139-146, 2011, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2011.80.139

Abstract An important study in species of the genus Eupatorium, that inhabits other parts of the world, was conducted in the search for new molecules with pharmacological activities, thus showing that it is a potential source of novel secondary metabolites. We reviewed the number of Eupatorium species that have been described in the State of Michoacan, and that can be available for harvesting, to make a phytochemical screening. It was found that 69 Eupatorium spp are growing in 69% of the Michoacan territory. Within this group there are ten species used in Mexican traditional medicine. It was evident the difficulty in… More >