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Operculina turpethum (convolvulaceae) as a medicinal plant in Asia
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Medicinal uses ofOperculina turpethum by several groups of people are described, and linguistic evidence is used in connection with medicinal philosophies to reconstruct historic dispersal routes of the plants.Abstract:
Medicinal uses ofOperculina turpethum by several groups of people are described, and linguistic evidence is used in connection with medicinal philosophies to reconstruct historic dispersal routes of the plants.read more
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Operculina turpethum attenuates N-nitrosodimethylamine induced toxic liver injury and clastogenicity in rats
TL;DR: The results suggest that OTE has hepatoprotective and anti-clastogenic effects against NDMA-induced hepatic fibrosis and therefore OTE may be used as a hepatoprotsective agent against various liver diseases including toxic liver injury.
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In vitro screening of methanol plant extracts for their antibacterial activity
TL;DR: It is clear from the results of the present studies that the plant extracts have great potential as antimicrobial compounds against bacteria, however, there is a need of further research to isolate the active ingredients for further pharmacological evaluation.
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Resin glycosides from the aerial parts of Operculina turpethum.
TL;DR: These compounds represent the first examples of resin glycosides with a monohydroxylated 12-hydroxy fatty acid as an aglycone, and one compound is the first described resin Glycoside having a hydroxylation C(17) fatty acidas its agly cone.
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Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso as a Medicinal Plant Species: A Review on Bioactive Components and Pharmacological Properties.
Shweta Gupta,Akash Ved +1 more
TL;DR: From the aerial parts of OT, four new dammarane-type saponins that are operculinosides A–D were isolated that showed particular hepatoprotective activities.
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Studies on antidiarrhoeal, antispasmodic and bronchodilator activities of Operculina turpethum Linn
Huma Shareef,Ghazala H. Rizwani,Safur Rehman Mandukhail,Safur Rehman Mandukhail,Naoharu Watanabe,Anwar H. Gilani,Anwar H. Gilani +6 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the crude extract of O. turpethum possesses antidiarrhoeal, antispasmodic and bronchodilator activities, mediated possibly through the presence of Ca++ antagonist like constituent(s), though additional mechanism(s) cannot be ruled out.
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A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula
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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 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.