Dendrobium huoshanense C.Z.Tang et S.J.Cheng: A Review of Its Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology by Leilei Gao, Leilei Gao, Fang Wang, Fang Wang, Tingting Hou, Tingting Hou, Chunye Geng, Chunye Geng, Tao Xu, Tao Xu, Bangxing Han, Bangxing Han, Dong Liu, Dong Liu

“…Dendrobium huoshanense, a traditional medicinal and food homologous plant, belongs to the family Orchidaceae and has a long history of medicinal use. It is reported that the stem of D. huoshanense has a variety of bioactive ingredients such as polysaccharides, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes, phenols, etc. …”
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Arylnaphthalene lignans with a focus Linum species: a review on phytochemical, biotechnological and pharmacological potential by Rada Nedelcheva, Yancho Zarev, Rositsa Mihaylova, Ekaterina Kozuharova, Georgi Momekov, Iliana Ionkova

“…Lignans are a large group of dimeric phenylpropanoids with a long and distinguished history of medicinal use in the ancient cultures of many peoples. …”
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Phytochemical Profiling, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Plants Belonging to the <i>Lavandula</i> Genus by Natalia Dobros, Katarzyna Dorota Zawada, Katarzyna Paradowska

“…Lavender has a long history of medicinal use and mainly exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, sedative, antidepressant, spasmolytic, anticholinesterases, antifungal and antibacterial properties. …”
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The therapeutic potential of triptolide and celastrol in neurological diseases by Yueran Cui, Xuejiao Jiang, Juan Feng

“…(TWHF) is a traditional Chinese medicine with a long history of medicinal use in China and is widely used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. …”
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The therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs: past, present and future by Carhart-Harris, R, Goodwin, G

“…Plant-based psychedelics such as psilocybin have an ancient history of medicinal use. After the first English-language report on LSD in 1950, psychedelics enjoyed a short-lived relationship with psychology and psychiatry. …”

Reconnoitering the Therapeutic Role of Curcumin in Disease Prevention and Treatment: Lessons Learnt and Future Directions by Bala Mohan Sivani, Mahmoud Azzeh, Rajashree Patnaik, Anca Pantea Stoian, Manfredi Rizzo, Yajnavalka Banerjee

“…Turmeric is a plant with a very long history of medicinal use across different cultures. Curcumin is the active part of turmeric, which has exhibited various beneficial physiological and pharmacological effects. …”
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Secondary Terpenes in <i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.: Synthesis and Synergy by Francisco T. Chacon, Wesley M. Raup-Konsavage, Kent E. Vrana, Joshua J. Kellogg

“…Cannabis is a complex biosynthetic plant, with a long history of medicinal use. While cannabinoids have received the majority of the attention for their psychoactive and pharmacological activities, cannabis produces a diverse array of phytochemicals, such as terpenes. …”
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Essential Oil Composition and Traditional Uses of <i>Salvia dentata</i>, a Poorly Known Medicinal Plant from Namaqualand, South Africa by Ryan D. Rattray, Lucky Mokwena, Marietjie A. Stander, Ben-Erik Van Wyk

“…South Africa has a rich history of medicinal plant species and their documented uses as traditional medicines, and is also home to three well-known, blue-flowered sage species of ethnobotanical importance. …”
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An Umbrella Insight into the Phytochemistry Features and Biological Activities of Corn Silk: A Narrative Review by Yumei Wang, Jialin Mao, Meng Zhang, Lei Liu, Yu Zhu, Meiling Gu, Jinling Zhang, Hongzhou Bu, Yu Sun, Jia Sun, Yukun Ma, Lina Guo, Yan Zheng, Qi Liu

“…Corn silk (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) is the stigma of an annual gramineous plant named corn<i>,</i> which is distributed in many regions worldwide and has a long history of medicinal use. In recent years, with the sustainable development of traditional Chinese medicine, studies of corn silk based on modern technologies, such as GC–MS, LC–MS, and other analytical means, have offered more comprehensive analyses. …”
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A review of anti-tumour effects of Ganoderma lucidum in gastrointestinal cancer by Ting Ye, Yang Ge, Xiaoying Jiang, Hang Song, Can Peng, Bin Liu

“…Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) has a long history of medicinal and edible use in China. Its bioactive compounds mainly include polysaccharides, triterpenes, and proteins, which have potential anti-tumor activities by inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis, inhibiting metastasis, and regulating autophagy. …”
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Susceptibility to Bismuth(III) of Aquaculture Bacterial Pathogens: Effectiveness of Bismuth–Deferiprone Therapy against <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i> Infection in Fish by Miguel Balado, Diego Rey-Varela, Ana M. Albela, Manuel L. Lemos

“…Bismuth is a heavy metal with antibacterial properties that has a long history of medicinal use. The results reported here suggest that bismuth(III) (chelated with deferiprone) could be used in aquaculture systems to treat bacterial disease outbreaks, greatly reducing antibiotic use. …”
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In vivo immunomodulatory activity of fucoidan from brown alga Undaria pinnatifida in sarcoma 180-bearing mice by Qin Li, Xiaoyan Wang, Yisheng Wan, Xianmin Hu, Juan Liu, Jun Wang

“…The aim of this study was to explore the in vivo immunomodulatory activity of fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida, a brown alga with a long history of medicinal and food uses in East Asia, in sarcoma 180 (S180) subcutaneous xenograft-bearing mice. …”
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Characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Primulina hedyotidea by Haicheng Wen, Yongjing Su, Ao Xie, Chen Lin, Wei Wei

“…Primulina hedyotidea (Woon Young Chun) Yin Zheng Wang 2011 is an important medicinal plant that has a long history of medicinal use in China. In this experiment, the whole chloroplast genome of P. hedyotidea was determined by next-generation sequencing technology. …”
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Transcriptome-Wide Analysis for Ginsenoside Rb3 Synthesis-Related Genes and Study on the Expression of Methyl Jasmonate Treatment in <i>Panax ginseng</i> by Kangyu Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Shaokun Li, Jian Hu, Tao Liu, Yang Jiang, Jun Wu, Minghai Lu, Mingzhu Zhao, Li Li, Lei Zhu, Yanfang Wang, Yi Wang, Meiping Zhang

“…It is a traditional Chinese precious herbal medicine with a long history of medicinal use. Ginsenoside Rb3 is one of the important active ingredients in ginseng and has important physiological activity in the treatment of many diseases. …”
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QSRR modeling of the chromatographic retention behavior of some quinolone and sulfonamide antibacterial agents using firefly algorithm coupled to support vector machine by Marwa A. Fouad, Ahmed Serag, Enas H. Tolba, Manal A. El-Shal, Ahmed M. El Kerdawy

“…Abstract Quinolone and sulfonamide are two classes of antibacterial agents with an opulent history of medicinal chemistry features that contribute to their bacterial spectrum, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and adverse effect profiles. …”
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The Search for New Drugs from Higher Plants by Kurt Hostettmann, Andrew Marston

“… Plants have a rich history as medicines for human use. Recently introduced plant-derived drugs include paclitaxel from Taxus (Taxaceae) species for the treatment of cancers, artemisinin for malaria therapy and the alkaloid galanthamine for the management of Alzheimer's disease. …”
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Effect of extraction time on degradation of bioactive compounds (Zingiber officinale roscoe) by Aris, Nor Ilia Anisa, Morad, Noor Azian

“…Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale contains the bioactive compounds that have a long history of medicinal usage. The two most abundant ginger bioactives identified are 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol. …”
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Advances on the anti-tumor mechanisms of the carotenoid Crocin by Xingxun Bao, Jinhua Hu, Yan Zhao, Ruixue Jia, Hairong Zhang, Lei Xia

“…Saffron is located in the upper part of the crocus stigma of iridaceae, which has a long history of medicinal use. Crocin (molecular formula C44H64O24) is a natural floral glycoside ester compound extracted from saffron, which is a type carotenoid. …”
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The Influence of Salt Stress on the Content of Vitamin C in the Leaves of some Varieties and Lines of Bitter Cucumber (Momordica charantia) by Ștefănica OSTACI, Cristina SLABU, Alina Elena MARTA, Mihaela COVAȘĂ, Iulia MINIAȚĂ, Carmen Doina JITĂREANU

“…Bitter cucumber is a tropical and subtropical plant with a long history of medicinal use. Soil salinity is a major abiotic stress that affects the morphology and physiology of plants leading to reduced growth, production yield or in some cases their death. …”
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The therapeutic potential of Houttuynia cordata: A current review by C. Laldinsangi

“…Apart from its consumption as a delicacy in many countries, it has a rich history of medicinal use and numerous studies have reported its pharmacological activity against inflammation, cancer, viruses, bacteria, hyperglycaemia, obesity, etc. …”
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