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Mucilaginous plants and their uses in medicine.
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Examples of plants belonging to 19 botanical families, with a view to calling attention to the similar uses of easily extracted plant mucilages and, particularly, their ability to provide protection from fire, a feature which has already been demonstrated in Australia.About:
This article is published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology.The article was published on 1990-07-01. It has received 78 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Plant Mucilage & Mucilage.read more
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Woody Plants of Ghana and Their Uses@@@Woody Plants of Ghana, with Special Reference to Their Uses
J. P. M. Brenan,F. R. Irvine +1 more
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Soluble dietary fibre fraction of Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seed improves glucose homeostasis in animal models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes by delaying carbohydrate digestion and absorption, and enhancing insulin action
J. M. A. Hannan,Liaqat Ali,Begum Rokeya,J. Khaleque,Masfida Akhter,Peter R. Flatt,Yasser Abdel-Wahab +6 more
TL;DR: The present findings indicate that the SDF fraction of T. foenum-graecum seeds exerts antidiabetic effects mediated through inhibition of carbohydrate digestion and absorption, and enhancement of peripheral insulin action.
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Macrophage immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides isolated from Opuntia polyacantha
TL;DR: Analysis of the effects of Opuntia polysaccharides on human and murine macrophages demonstrated that all four fractions had potent immunomodulatory activity, inducing production of reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin 6.
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Evaluation of the oral hypoglycaemic effect of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (methi) in normal mice.
TL;DR: The presence of hypoglycaemic activity in aqueous and methanolic extract indicates that the active compounds are polar in nature.
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Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa@@@The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa
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A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula
TL;DR: A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula as discussed by the authors, a dictionary of the economic products of theMalay Peninsula, a Dictionary of economic products in Malay, and a Malay economic dictionary.
A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula.
TL;DR: A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula as mentioned in this paper, a dictionary of the economic products of theMalay Peninsula, a Dictionary of economic products in Malay, and a Malay economic dictionary.
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Industrial Gums, Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives
TL;DR: In this paper, Whistler et al. presented a chemical modification of industrial gums and showed that the modified gums can be used to extract exopolysaccharides.