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Scientists discovered two mint derivatives that show significant improvement in combating the Omicron BA.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, potentially providing new natural products for COVID-19 treatment. (39 words)

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Study on quails reveals Withania somnifera root extract increases estrogen, decreases corticosterone, reduces neuronal apoptosis, and oxidative stress. Prolonged light exposure causes apoptosis and stress, but WS root extract reverses these effects through increased estrogen and ERα expression.

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Antimalarial potential of Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae): A review of the ethnomedicinal, pharmacological, toxicological, and phytochemical evidence.

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Phytochemical screening of Prunus avium for its antioxidative and anti-mutagenic potential against DMBA-induced hepatocarcinogenesis.

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Front Nutr.

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Chromosome-level genome and high nitrogen stress response of the widespread and ecologically important wetland plant Typha angustifolia.

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Front Plant Sci.

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Inhibitory Mechanism of Prenylated Flavonoids Isolated from Mulberry Leaves on α-Glucosidase by Multi-Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulation.

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