Holoptelea integrifolia (Ulmaceae) is a diversely used in Traditional Systems of medicine for healing aliments. The plant is preferred in the treatment and curing diseases like leprosy, inflammation, rickets, leucoderma, scabies, rheumatism, eczema, malaria and many more. The plants exhibits...

This study presents the first report on phenolic composition and bioactivity of ethanolic extracts of three plant species that grow in the western Balkan mountains and are used in traditional folk medicine: Valeriana montana, Salix retusa, and Campanula hercegovina. Phenolics were extracted from...

As part of our search for new bioactive compounds from medicinal plants growing in Cameroon, a previously unreported dinorcassane-type diterpenoid trivially named distemonanthin (1) and a new steroidal saponin, stigmasta-5,22-dien-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2) together with ...

A new lignanamide, named derristicine A (1), together with ten known compounds, dalbin (2), wistin (3), 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxy-1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (4), 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl-1-O-(4'-sulfo)-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), vanillic acid glucosyl ester (6), (9 R)-roseoside (7), (9 S)-roseoside (8),...

The human pathogen Candida albicans is considered an obligate commensal of animals, yet it is occasionally isolated from trees, shrubs, and grass. We generated genome sequence data for three strains of C. albicans that we isolated from oak trees in an ancient wood pasture, and compared these to the ...

Boswellia carterii, known as frankincense, is a fragrant medicinal plant. The essential oil from this plant is often used in traditional medicine or aromatherapy. Due to its positive properties, it has potential applications as an antimicrobial agent in medicine and the food industry. The aim of...

Essential oils (EO) are used as a natural remedy to treat various chronic diseases, although clinical evidence is lacking. In this context, we have endeavored to measure the percentage of chemical composition and biological efficacy of Psidium guajava (guava) leaf essential oil in treating oral...

Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. extract from the northern region of Saudi Ara-bia, was investigated to determine its chemical composition and to evaluate its antioxidant and antifungal properties. Fresh leaves were extracted using Soxhlet apparatus and the yield was 8% w/w. Results of the...

Essential oils from the leaves of Fokienia hodginsii (Dunn) A. Henry & H. H. Thomas and Amentotaxus argotaenia (Hance) Pilg. from Vietnam were obtained by hydrodisitllation and the chemical components determined by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry...

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the biological properties of principal secondary metabolites of Prunus persica L. leaves using different in vitro assays. The chloroformic extract contained the highest levels of total phenolic, flavonoids, tannins and flavonolscontents with 116.83±4.31 ...