Volume 17, Issue 33

Review Article

1. Review

   Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review

   Akid Haris, Nico Arnoly Nawan, Corinna Au Li Mei, Suraya Abdul Sani, Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin

   pp. 1–10 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870307 · Published

   Plants containing medicinal and therapeutical properties have been utilized by societies around the world as their primary healthcare needs. Numbers of plants with pharmacological/medicinal benefits such as anticancer, a…

2. Review

   Plant-derived Anti-arthritic Nanomedicines for Effective Therapy in the Management of Inflammatory Diseases

   L Ronibala Singha, Sentu Das Das, Malay Kumar Das

   pp. 104–122 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870287 · Published

   Arthritis comes under the bandwagon of one of the most menacing diseases that are known to mankind and the more concerning matter is unavailability of permanent cure for this condition. The conditions of severe joint inf…

3. Review

   A Short Review on Anticancer Phytochemicals

   Md Kalimuddin Mandal, Mukti Mohammad, Syed Ismattowaha Parvin, Md Maidul Islam, Harun Al Rasid Gazi

   pp. 11–23 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870236 · Published

   Cancer has been regarded as one of the leading causes of mortality and has distressed people globally. There are many conventional treatments like chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormone therapy etc. But these treat…

4. Review

   A Narrative Review on Ethnomedicinal Relevance and Species Diversity of Opuntia Genus in India

   Asha S Raj, Rabinarayan Acharya, Bhupesh R Patel

   pp. 123–134 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870225 · Published

   Opuntia genus belonging to Cactaceae family has been considered as a weed in various parts of world. It grows extensively all over India particularly in dry areas. Folklore practitioners across India make use of various …

5. Review

   Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties and Medicinal Uses of Apium leptophyllum: A Review

   Tariq Ahmad Sheikh, Shahid Yousuf Ganie, Mohd Salim Reshi

   pp. 135–143 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870185 · Published

   Apium leptophyllum seeds are used as an important drug in Ayurveda from ancient times. The main constituents of the seed are fats, fibre, carbohydrates and essential oils, about 50% of which consists of Thymol. Chromatog…

6. Review

   Bauhinia ungulata L.: Medicinal Utilization, Botanical Aspects, Biological Properties and Chemical Constitution Reported in the Literature

   Myrth Soares do Nascimento Remígio, Andressa Santa Brígida da Silva, Alessandra Rossi, Wagner Luiz Ramos Barbosa

   pp. 144–153 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870192 · Published

   Bauhinia ungulata L. (Leguminosae) is a plant species popularly known as “mororó” or “pata-de-vaca”, whose leaves are used in Brazil as infusion, mainly to treat diabetes. Due to its wide utilization and its therapeutic …

7. Review

   A Comprehensive Review of Olax scandens Roxb. (Dheniaani)

   Nazia Zareen, Sama Venkatesh, V.V. Basava Rao, A. Ravi Kiran

   pp. 154–160 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870311 · Published

   Olax scandens Roxb. is a scandent, thorny shrub up to 5 metres tall widely distributed throughout Asia. It is traditionally used to treat diseases like anaemia, headache, diarrhoea, joint pains, intestinal and liver dise…

8. Review

   A Comprehensive Review of Historical and Ethnobotanical Aspects, Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Euphorbia umbellata (Pax) Bruynsq

   Antonio Carlos Siani, Lívia Abreu

   pp. 161–183 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870280 · Published

   Euphorbia umbellata (Pax) Bruyns (Synadenium grantii Hook.f.) is an African shrubby tree that has a long use in traditional human and veterinary medicine. Nowadays in Brazil, its latex has been extensively used to treat …

9. Review

   Alstonia scholaris Linn. R. Br.: An Assessment of its Botany, Conventional Utilizaton, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

   Mahavir Chhajed, Atika Jain, Ashish Pagariya, Sumeet Dwivedi, Neetesh Jain, Vijay Taile

   pp. 184–203 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870302 · Published

   Alstonia scholaris, a plant that belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is widely used around the world, exhibits pharmacological properties that are advantageous to human health. It is a widely used plant that has been u…

10. Review

    Plants from Brazil with Potential Photoprotective Activity: A Review

    Thiago Portalda Paixão, Margareth Tavares Silva, Marcieni Ataide de Andrade, Nádia Rezende Barbosa Raposo, José Luiz Fernandes Vieira

    pp. 204–213 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870191 · Published

    Background: Skin cancer due the solar radiation is an important public health issue in Brazil. Sunscreen formulations protect the skin from the harmful effects of solar radiation. Plants products can have photoprotective…

11. Review

    Pharmacological Potential and Mechanisms of Action Involved in Oil Species from the Brazilian Amazon: The Case of Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench, Euterpe oleracea Martius and Bixa orellana Linné

    Priscila Faimann Sales, Rosemary de Carvalho Rocha Koga, Agerdanio Andrade de Souza, Aline Lopes do Nascimento, Fernanda Cavalcante Pinheiro, Andressa Ketelem Meireles Alberto, Madson Jonhe da Costa, José Carlos Tavares Carvalho

    pp. 24–42 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870216 · Published

    The chemical versatility of vegetable oils, attributed to biological properties, constitutes great value for the economic, technological and nutritional sector, promoting the interest of these Amazonian natural resources…

12. Review

    An Insight into the Potential Mechanism of Bioactive Phytocompounds in the Wound Management

    Manisha Khaire, Jagriti Bigoniya, Papiya Bigoniya

    pp. 43–68 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870153 · Published

    Skin plays a fundamental role in the protection against mechanical impacts and infections, fluid imbalance, variations in temperature, micro-organisms, radiation, and chemical injury. Wounds are any damage or injury that…

13. Review

    Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Skin Disorders in Kenya: A Review

    Lucy Wanga, Divinah Kwamboka Nyamboki

    pp. 69–103 · DOI: 10.5530/097627870276 · Published

    Skin health has increasingly become a great aspect in primary health care globally especially with the increasing number of immunocompromised individuals and the worrying increase in antimicrobial resistance. In the low …