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Pharmacology of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid
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Both oleanolic acid and ursolic acid are effective in protecting against chemically induced liver injury in laboratory animals and have been noted for their antitumor-promotion effects, which are stimulating additional research in this field.About:
This article is published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology.The article was published on 1995-12-01. It has received 1345 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oleanolic acid & Ursolic acid.read more
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New hypotheses for the health-protective mechanisms of whole-grain cereals: what is beyond fibre?
TL;DR: Benefits of nutrigenomics to study complex physiological effects of the ‘whole-grain package’, and the most promising ways for improving the nutritional quality of cereal products are discussed.
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Saponins: Properties, Applications and Processing
TL;DR: This review provides an update on the sources, properties, and applications of saponins with special focus on their extraction and purification, and is the recent literature on the effect of processing on saponin structure/properties and the extraction and Purification of sapogenins.
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Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid: Research perspectives
TL;DR: Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid are ubiquitous triterpenoids in plant kingdom, medicinal herbs, and are integral part of the human diet.
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Pharmacological activities of natural triterpenoids and their therapeutic implications
Petr Dzubak,Marian Hajduch,David Vydra,Alica Hustova,Miroslav Kvasnica,David Biedermann,Lenka Marková,Milan Urban,Jan Sarek +8 more
TL;DR: The pharmacological activity of naturally occurring triterpenoids excluding the degraded triter penoids and cucurbitacins is reviewed, which includes anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, antimicrobial and antiviral activity.
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The traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities of Plantago major L. A review
TL;DR: A range of biological activities has been found from plant extracts including wound healing activity, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, weak antibiotic, immuno modulating and antiulcerogenic activity, some of which may attribute to the use of this plant in folk medicine.
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The chemistry and biological significance of saponins in foods and feedingstuffs.
TL;DR: Methods currently used for the quantitative analysis of saponins, sapogenols, and glycoalkaloids are critically considered; advances in the use of newer methods being emphasized.
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Inhibition of skin tumorigenesis by rosemary and its constituents carnosol and ursolic acid.
Mou-Tuan Huang,Chi-Tang Ho,Zhi Yuan Wang,Thomas Ferraro,You-Rong Lou,Kathe Stauber,Wei Ma,Constantino Georgiadis,Jeffrey D. Laskin,Allan H. Conney +9 more
TL;DR: Topical application of carnosol or ursolic acid isolated from rosemary inhibited TPA-induced ear inflammation, ornithine decarboxylase activity, and tumor promotion and applied to mice previously initiated with DMBA inhibited the number of skin tumors per mouse.
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New Natural Products and Plant Drugs with Pharmacological, Biological or Therapeutical Activity
H. Wagner,P. Wolff +1 more
TL;DR: GACP-Quality control methods for crude drugs to Illuminate the importance of herbs/plants for therapeutic purpose and develop new techniques in plant tissue cultures, Nutraceuticals.
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Inhibitory effects of ursolic and oleanolic ancid on skin tumor promotion by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
TL;DR: It is suggested that the role of UA for inhibitory action on tumor promotion differs slightly from those of RA and OA, while OA and RA were ineffective in the same treatment.