Premalatha Balachandran

TL;DR: Review of literature on anticancer drugs of plant origin revealed identification of newer ayurvedic drugs that are not mentioned in the ancient texts, and details of experimental and clinical studies conducted on single and compound ayuvedic preparations for their anticancer efficacy strongly emphasize ayur Vedic therapy as a scientifically driven one and not simply unconventional.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of aristolochic acid derivatives were analyzed for their nephrotoxic potential using the neutral red dye exclusion assay in cultures of LLC-PK 1 cells.

TL;DR: Light is shed on how Immulina activates cells of the innate immune system and suggests that oral consumption of this polysaccharide can enhance components within both the mucosal and systemic immune systems.

TL;DR: It is indicated that the majority of the in vitro macrophage activating properties in extracts from these botanicals can be attributed to the presence of lipoproteins and lipopolysaccharides derived from bacteria and that bacterial endophytes may be a significant source of these components.

TL;DR: It is shown that melanin is a previously unrecognized immunostimulatory compound that is a major component of botanicals traditionally used to enhance immune function and will allow further characterization of botanical products and advances the understanding of the basis for their traditional use.