Annona reticulata Linn. (Bullock's heart): Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties.
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This article is an attempt to highlight over taxonomy, morphology, geographical distribution, phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities of A. reticulata reported so far.About:
This article is published in Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine.The article was published on 2015-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 42 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Custard-apple & Phytochemical.read more
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Potential therapeutic applications of the genus Annona: Local and traditional uses and pharmacology
TL;DR: The experimental results from the pharmacological research enable the validation of their traditional uses in several of the groups of diseases in the countries of origin and reveal these plants to be a valuable source for therapeutic molecules.
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Traditional Herbal Medicine in Mesoamerica: Toward Its Evidence Base for Improving Universal Health Coverage
Matthias S. Geck,Sol Cristians,Monica Berger-González,Laura Casu,Michael Heinrich,Marco Leonti +5 more
TL;DR: This approach presents a fundamental step toward UHC by presenting a pharmacological and toxicological review of the cross-culturally salient plant taxa and associated botanical drugs used in traditional medicine in Mesoamerica.
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Southeast Asian Medicinal Plants as a Potential Source of Antituberculosis Agent.
Shuaibu Babaji Sanusi,Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar,Maryati Mohamed,Siti Fatimah Sabran,Muhammad Murtala Mainasara +4 more
TL;DR: This review is aimed at highlighting the medicinal plants of Southeast Asian origin evaluated for anti-TB and may motivate various scientists to undertake the project that may result in the development of crude extract that will be consumed as complementary or alternative TB drug or as potential bioactive compounds for theDevelopment of novel anti- TB drug.
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In vitro micropropagation and genetic fidelity studies using SCoT and ISSR primers in Annona reticulata L.: an important medicinal plant
TL;DR: The results showed that the regenerated plantlets are monomorphic and true-to-type with mother plant and can be used for commercial cultivation and for further genetic redevelopment investigation studies, also applied for large scale propagation of elite genotypes.
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Bioactive Guided Fractions of Annona reticulata L. bark: Protection against Liver Toxicity and Inflammation through Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Proinflammatory Cytokines
Raghuram Kandimalla,Suvakanta Dash,Sanjeeb Kalita,Bhaswati Choudhury,Sandeep Malampati,Kasturi Kalita,Jibon Kotoky +6 more
TL;DR: The results revealed that AR bark showed liver protection and anti-inflammatory response through inhibiting the oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines, which states that polar components of the AR bark methanol extract were responsible for these activities.
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