Antidiabetic and anticancer activity of Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) extract with multistage extraction.

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J Adv Pharm Technol Res.

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10.4103/japtr.JAPTR_67_20

PubMed:

33532353

Dietary Supplement Intake and Its Association with Cognitive Function, Physical Fitness, Depressive Symptoms, Nutritional Status and Biochemical Indices in a 3-Year Follow-Up Among Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study.

This study looked at how taking dietary supplements affects the health of older adults over time. The researchers wanted to see if taking supplements improved cognitive function, physical fitness, and other measures of health. They found that taking supplements at the start of the study did not have a significant impact on these measures over the course of several years. This suggests that taking supplements may not be very effective for improving health in these areas in older adults.

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PubMed:

33531799

The Essential Oil Compositions of Three Teucrium Taxa Growing Wild in Sicily: HCA and PCA Analyses.

Catinella G et al (2021).

Molecules.

DOI:

10.3390/molecules26030643

PubMed:

33530639

Pulmonaria obscura and Pulmonaria officinalis Extracts as Mitigators of Peroxynitrite-Induced Oxidative Stress and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors-In Vitro and In Silico Studies.

Krzyżanowska-Kowalczyk J et al (2021).

Molecules.

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10.3390/molecules26030631

PubMed:

33530389

Effect of Argemone mexicana on Local Edema and LPS-Induced Neuroinflammation.

Scientists investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of Argemone mexican L., a plant commonly used in Mexican traditional medicine. They tested an extract (AmMeOH), a fraction extracted with ethyl acetate (AmAcOEt), and four sub-fractions (AmF-1 to AmF-4) for their effectiveness against inflammation caused by 2-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and neuroinflammation caused by lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Treatment with AmAcOEt and AmF-3 showed the greatest reduction in inflammation and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the spleen and brain of mice with neuroinflammation. AmF-3 contains three flavonoids, including isoquercetin, which had the highest concentration. These findings suggest that A. mexican L. may have beneficial effects on inflammatory and nervous medical conditions.

Monterrosas-Brisson N et al (2021).

Chem Biodivers.

DOI:

10.1002/cbdv.202000790

PubMed:

33527713

Correction to: Characteristics of the completed chloroplast genome sequence of Xanthium spinosum: comparative analyses, identification of mutational hotspots and phylogenetic implications.

Raman G et al (2021).

BMC Genomics.

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10.1186/s12864-021-07392-w

PubMed:

33526005

Previously undescribed pyridyl-steroidal glycoalkaloids and 23S,26R-hydroxylated spirostanoid saponin from the fruits of Solanum violaceum ortega and their bioactivities.

Kaunda JS et al (2021).

Phytochemistry.

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10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112656

PubMed:

33524854

Phytochemical constituents, distributions and traditional usages of Arnebia euchroma: A review.

Kumar A et al (2021).

J Ethnopharmacol.

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10.1016/j.jep.2021.113896

PubMed:

33524510