Natural Products Journal, The - Current Issue

Bovine colostrum, also known as cow colostrum, is the first milk produced by cows after giving birth. It is packed with natural macro-micronutrients, immunoglobulins, peptides, and proteins and has been utilized in traditional medicine for centuries to treat a range of illnesses and problems. Its therapeutic advantages are particularly significant in the treatment of respiratory problems, growth factor augmentation, and other con Read More

IntroductionPleurotus citrinopileatus is a natural source of antioxidants and immune system support. Studies have shown that the glucan content in fresh Pleurotus citrinopileatus ranges from 10 to 40% by weight.Methodsβ-glucan is extracted from Pleurotus citrinopileatus mainly by the hydrothermal method. In this study, β-glucan was collected from Pleurotus citrinopileatus using an ultrasound-assisted hydrothermal me Read More

Many common herbal medicines, including astragalus, ginseng, and bupleurum, contain saponins, which are surface-active glycosides found in nature. Saponins have recently been proven to have potent anti-inflammatory properties and to produce immunological homeostasis in patients with a wide range of illnesses. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (II Read More

Tuberculosis (TB), which is caused primarily by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the largest cause of death among all infectious diseases, accounting for more than two million fatalities each year. Marine natural products and some of their derivatives have been found to have potent anti-tubercular activity against Mycobacterium TB, and some of them have been chosen as prototype molecules for the development of nov Read More

IntroductionHarnessing the bioactive compounds from seaweed for inflammatory diseases holds great promise for developing new and effective treatments that are natural, sustainable, and potentially free from the side effects commonly associated with synthetic drugs.MethodsThe objective of this study was to examine the phytochemical levels, as well as the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of the edible red sea Read More

BackgroundCells generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which cause oxidative stress. Such stress is counteracted by a complex antioxidant system, which includes molecules of the secondary metabolism of plants, mainly phenols. Several studies attribute the antioxidant activity of a species to these compounds, although, in other studies, this relationship is not clear.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine wh Read More

Respiratory infections are a universal issue with high death rates caused by several pathogens. It makes it obligatory to explore novel antimicrobial drugs to cure lung infections. Phyto-chemicals, which are herbal compounds found in plants, exhibit antimicrobial properties and contain substances like tannins, terpenoids, flavonoids, etc. Now, researchers have opted for novel strategies for drug invention through the scr Read More