Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 23, Issue 24, 2023

Natural product substances have historically served as the most significant source of new leads for pharmaceutical development. Presently, drug discovery and development have adopted rational approaches to explore herbal resources for treating lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes. For the treatment of diabetes, Curcumin longa has been extensively studied for evaluation of its antidiabetic potential using various in vi Read More

Background: Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Biosphere Reserve (DSNPBR), Assam, India, is a part of biodiversity hotspots and a store house of many orchid species. This systematic review was conducted to document the medicinal importante of orchids available in DSNPBR and to analyse their importance in drug discovery. Methods: This systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Read More

Background: Genus Torilis (Apiaceae) known as hedge parsley, encompasses 11-13 species distributed worldwide and shows potential pharmacological uses. Its phytochemical pattern is highly diversified including many phenolic and terpenic compounds. Objective: This research-review provides new highlighting of structural organizations, structure-activity trends, taxonomical, tissue and geographical distribution Read More

Background: Food grains' ability to promote health is widely recognized as a result of their rich nutritional profile and presence of antioxidants. Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the antioxidant, antidyslipidemic, and cardiac risk preventive effects of unpolished whole rice extracts of Keteki and Kola Joha of Assam, India, and to profile the polyphenolic compounds present. Methods: Whole unpolished rice samples were Read More