Natural Products Journal, The - Volume 6, Issue 4, 2016

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is an essential part of human cell membranes and an important dietary source of choline, an important biochemical. Its common name is lecithin. It can be made from phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) by methylation of the ethanolamine moiety in a reaction catalyzed by phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase. There is a decrease in phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and ether-linked PC concentra Read More

Brain ischemia-reperfusion injury is a complex pathological condition that involves a cascade of events like excitotoxicity, peri-infarct depolarization, oxidative/nitrosative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, necrosis and autophagic degeneration. Since the past decades, researchers have provided significant information about the therapeutic potential and possible mechanism of action of plant extracts and derived chemicals to targ Read More

Background: Echium amoenum Fisch. (Boraginaceae) and C.A. Mey. (Iranian Borage or Gol-gavzaban) is traditionally applied as a general tonic, cardiotonic, diaphoretic, diuretic, tranquillizer, and anti-cough in Iran. Despite numerous investigations and continual administrations of E. amoenum by traditional healers, no specific review of this plant has previously been done. Objective: The current study aimed to presen Read More

Background: Hepatitis B virus claims approximately 780000 human lives each year. Inadequate effectiveness and drug resistance has led to the search for more potent antivirals with minimal risk of resistance. Plant extract from Phyllanthus genus have long been used in traditional medicine as effective antiviral and hepatoprotective agents. Objective: The present study aims to find the active principle of Phyllanthus and their Read More

Background: Boswellia serrata Roxb. is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of inflammation, arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-ulcerogenic properties of ethanol extract of gum resin of Boswellia serrata extract and it’s microcapsule formulation. Methods: Microcapsules of Boswellia serrata extract were prepared by ionic gelation technique and evaluated. The Fourier Read More

Background: Quantitative and qualitative changes in the plant chemical profiles due to stress-induced response may alter the biological activity of plant tissues. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that biologic potential against microorganisms of essential oils obtained from Piper marginatum leaves may be affected by herbivore or mechanical injury. Methods: The chemical compositions of the essential oils were d Read More