GeoBotanical: All Studies

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Optimization of saponin extraction from the leaves of Panax notoginseng and Panax quinquefolium and evaluation of their antioxidant, antihypertensive, hypoglycemic and anti-inflammatory activities.

Scientists developed an extraction process for saponins in and plants, showing antioxidant, antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, and anti-inflammatory properties. These saponins could be used in functional foods and natural products.

Diabetes Immunology Phytochemistry Panax notoginseng

Liang ZW et al (2024).; Food Chem X.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101642
PubMed:: 39113743

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Serum metabolome analysis reveals medicinal fungi Phellinus igniarius ameliorated type 2 diabetes mellitus indications in rats via modulation of amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism.

Medicinal fungus P. igniarius improves blood glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in rats, possibly by affecting metabolic pathways. Potential treatment for type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Phellinus igniarius

Xia J et al (2024).; Biomed Chromatogr.
DOI:: 10.1002/bmc.5979
PubMed:: 39113379

563.

Antidepressant Effect and Mechanism of Picea mariana Essential Oil on ReserpineInduced Depression Model Mice.

Picea mariana essential oil improved depression symptoms in mice by regulating neurotransmitters and proteins in the brain, potentially reducing nerve damage.

Neuroscience Phytochemistry Picea mariana

Wang Y et al (2024).; J Microbiol Biotechnol.
DOI:: 10.4014/jmb.2405.05013
PubMed:: 39113199

564.

Rutin reduces inflammation and fibrosis via TGF-β/SMAD pathways in IgA nephropathy induced rats.

Immunology Ruta graveolens

Jash R et al (2024).; Nephrology (Carlton).
DOI:: 10.1111/nep.14378
PubMed:: 39113164

565.

Beyond the border: comparative ethnobotany in Valmalenco (SO, Italy) and Valposchiavo (Canton of Grisons, Switzerland).

Ethnobotany Sambucus nigra

Milani F et al (2024).; J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-024-00718-4
PubMed:: 39113078

566.

De novo genome assembly of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) reveals the role of copy number variation in rapid environmental adaptation.

Genetics Trifolium repens

Kuo WH et al (2024).; BMC Biol.
DOI:: 10.1186/s12915-024-01962-6
PubMed:: 39113037

567.

Characterizing seed dormancy in Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.: Development of novel chill models and determination of dormancy release mechanisms by transcriptomics.

Genetics Epimedium brevicornu

Li P et al (2024).; BMC Plant Biol.
DOI:: 10.1186/s12870-024-05471-0
PubMed:: 39112934

568.

Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharide regulation of gut microbiota: A viable approach to alleviate cognitive impairment.

Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharide (PSP) improves gut health, reduces inflammation, and may alleviate cognitive impairment by modulating gut-brain axis communication. Important for understanding and treating neurological diseases.

Gastroenterology Neuroscience Polygonatum sibiricum

Jiang Y et al (2024).; Int J Biol Macromol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134494
PubMed:: 39111476