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Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae): An Overview of the Phytochemical Constituents, Nutritional Characteristics, and Ethnomedicinal Values for Sustainability
This chapter focuses on the ethnomedicinal values of bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae)) as well as the nutritional and...
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Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae): An Overview of the Phytochemical Constituents, Nutritional Characteristics, and Ethnomedicinal Values for Sustainability
This chapter focuses on the ethnomedicinal values of bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae)) as well as the nutritional and...
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An Artemisia cina n-hexane extract reduces the Haemonchus contortus and Teladorsagia circumcincta fecal egg count in naturally infected periparturient goats
The objective of this study was to evaluate an n- hexane extract of Artemisia cina ( Acn-h ) as a natural anthelmintic treatment for periparturient...
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Targeting the Key Signaling Pathways in Breast Cancer Treatment Using Natural Agents
Among the many leading types of cancers, breast cancer is placed second, affecting women globally and causing higher morbidity and mortality. Many...
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Phyto-Antifeedants
Plants possess primary and secondary metabolites. Primary metabolites are required to maintain their basic physiological processes, which also serve...
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Therapeutic Strategies of Natural Agents on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) are described as a human breast cancer subtype that does not express estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone...
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Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants Used in South Africa
South Africa is fortunate to be host to a large diversity of plant species, coupled with an extremely rich and varied cultural heritage stemming from...
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Anticancer Activity of Herbal Medicine: Mechanism of Action
Cancer is an alarming disease and quite lethal in nature in developed and develo** nations. Many new therapeutic agents and therapies are available...
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Natural disesquiterpenoids: an overview of their chemical structures, pharmacological activities, and biosynthetic pathways
Disesquiterpenoids are constructed by two sesquiterpenoid molecules, containing at least 30 carbons with various connection patterns, and numerous...
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Validation of the antiproliferative effects of Euphorbia tirucalli extracts in breast cancer cell lines
Medicinal plant extracts have recently attracted attention of modern medical science research due to their non-lethal activity. Currently, up to 50%...
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Contact and fumigant toxicity of five pesticidal plants against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
Insecticidal activities of five pesticidal plant species, Tephrosia vogelii, Dysphania (Syn: Chenopodium) ambrosioides, Lippia javanica, Tithonia...
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A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria, West Africa
Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with develo** economies. The aim of this survey was to validate...
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Anthelminthic activity of acetone extract and fractions of Vernonia amygdalina against Haemonchus contortus eggs and larvae
The current control of parasitic nematodes in small ruminants relies on the use of chemical anthelminthics, but the development of resistance and the...
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The Efficacy of Extracts from Plants – Especially from Coconut and Onion – Against Tapeworms, Trematodes, and Nematodes
Nematodes and cestodes are present in almost all animals and humans. These parasites spread to a considerable degree among animals that are...
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Toward the chemical ecology of medicinal plant use in chimpanzees: The case ofVernonia amygdalina, a plant used by wild chimpanzees possibly for parasite-related diseases
The bitter and related constituents have been isolated from Vernonia amygdalina (Compositae), a plant ingested by wild chimpanzees possibly suffering...
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Physiological activities and the active constituents of potentially medicinal plants used by wild chimpanzees of the Mahale mountains, Tanzania
Potential medicinal plants for wild chimpanzees have been studied in order to discover their physiologically active compounds. Tests of the...
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Progress in the chemistry of the Vernonieae (Compositae)
The Vernonieae are characterized by the occurrence of highly oxygenated germacranolides and by simple polyacetylenes as well as by the absence of...
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Geigeria aspera Harv.: In Vitro Culture and Medicinal Value of Sesquiterpene Lactones
Sesquiterpene lactones, of which more than 1000 are known, are a group of secondary products which are continually gaining in interest, not only...
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Vernonia galamensis, Potential new crop source of epoxy acid
Vernonia galamensis is a good source of seed oil rich in epoxy acid, which can be used to manufacture plastic formulations, protective coatings, and...
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Sesquiterpene lactones as taxonomic characters in the asteraceae
The Asteraceae is characterized by structurally diverse sesquiterpene lactones and furanosesquiterpenes. In this review the tribal, subtribal and...