Medicinal plant

Agastache rugosa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze, a medicinal and ornamental plant in the Lamiaceae family, is mostly found in East Asian countries such as Vietnam, Korea, China, and Japan. All parts of this plant are used as traditional medicines to treat abdominal pain, congestion, chills, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, and dispel dampness.

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Xao tam phan (XTP), a medicinal plant renowned for its health benefits, is rich in antioxidants such as saponins, phenolics, flavonoids, and proanthocyanidins. Although existing studies confirm that the presence of these beneficial phytochemicals in XTP, further research is essential to optimize their extraction yield.

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Flavonoids, a diverse group of secondary metabolites, are known for their health-promoting properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. Phyllanthus amarus is a medicinal plant with extensive traditional use and it is a rich source of flavonoids. This study aimed to elucidate the gene expression in flavonoid biosynthesis in P. amarus.

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Gout is one of arthritis diseases resulting from high levels of plasma uric acid. Screening of medicinal plants for analgesic and an-hyperuricemic effects is necessary to prevent and treat gout disease. Homalomena has been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of bone diseases. Homalomena pierreana is a newly discovered rare species found in Vietnam.

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In everyday life, nature has given us countless useful medicinal plants. Among the common plants in Vietnam, the custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) has not been mainly used as a fruit but also traditionally as a medicine. However,studies on morphological characteristics remain limited in Vietnam as well as around the world. Determine the morphological and microscopic characteristics, and physicochemical features of A. squamosa leaves.

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Biotechnology is defined as biology-based technology using organisms or their parts to make or modify products or to improve characteristics of plants, animals, and microorganisms for the demands of human beings. This article reviews the current research, challenges, and perspectives of biotechnology as an integration of both life sciences and applied sciences.

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Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino is a medicinal plant distributed mostly in the mountainous areas of Vietnam. G. pentaphyllum contains more than 189 types of saponin which can be used for the treatment of various diseases.

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The present study aimed to assess the growth performance, meat composition, carcass parameters, and meat quality of grower-finisher pigs fed long-term diets supplemented with increasing levels of medicinal plant mixtures (Ramulus Cinnamomi, star anise, B. pilosa, U. lobata, and P. palatiferum).

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Piper betle Linn. (Piperaceae) commonly known as betel vine is a popular medicinal plant in Asia.[1] Piper betle leaves have been used as a traditional medicine to treat a variety of health conditions thanks to their antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties.

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Uvaria, a genus within the Annonaceae family, encompasses around 150 species of flowering plants. Uvaria boniana is extensively found throughout Vietnam and is utilized in traditional medicine practices. The aim of this study was to determine the microscopic characteristics and evaluate the antioxidant activity of Uvaria boniana.

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Endophytic microbes of medicinal plants are known to involve the synthesis of several bioactive compounds, which promote plant growth and resistance to diseases. In order to investigate endophytes in the important medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus, 16 endophytic microorganism strains were isolated from root samples of C. roseus var. roseus and C. roseus var. ocellatus naturally growing in coastal areas of Nha Trang, Vietnam.

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Distichochlamys citrea (DC) is an endemic ginger species used in treating associatedheart diseases in traditional medicine in Vietnam. However, scientific evidence to support the local use of this plant was limited. The present study aimed to investigate the antioxidant and antithrombotic activities of D. citrea extracts for the first time. The antioxidant activity of DC extracts was assessed by scavenging DPPH radical and measuring their total phenolic content (TPC). The antithrombotic activity was evaluated by inhibiting platelet aggregation and prolonging blood coagulation.

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Begonias hold significant importance due to their use as culinary plants, medicinal remedies, decorative elements, and high-value crops. This research aims to find new explant materials for regeneration shoots and direct flowering with high frequency. In this study, high frequency shoot regeneration and in vitro flowering from petal explants of Begonia x hiemalis Fotsch were achieved. Whole petal explants disinfected with an AgNPs solution at 0.5 g/L for 15 min achieved the highest survival rate.

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To evaluate the prophylactic effects of cirrhosis of Helicteres hirsuta Lour (HHW) in experimental animals. The results of the study serve as a basis for proposing further research on the mechanism of liver protection and other pharmacological effects of this herbal medicine.

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From CHCl3-soluble extract of the leaves of Taxus wallichiana (Taxaceae), collected in Lam Dong Province, five compounds were isolated and identified as sciadopitysin, ginkgetin, (S)-(+)-rhododenol, (+)-erythro-N-benzoyl3-phenylisoserine methyl ester, and (−)-α-conidendrin (5). Their chemical structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR spectra and comparison with published data. Except for (−)-α-conidendrin, these remaining compounds were first reported of Taxus wallichiana.

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The present research was carried out to determine the anatomical features of leaves of Alangium salviifolium and their endophytic fungal association. Alangium salviifolium is an important medicinal plant with various activities reported. It is suggested that the medicinal property of the plant is either because of their endophytes or the endophytes inherit the medicinal properties from their host plant. Hence the detailed study of plant- microbe interaction is important.

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The diversity of medicinal plants in Vietnam is a rich source to develop novel health products. In this study, the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of ethanolic extracts of Pluchea indica, Drynaria fortunei, Stephania glabra, lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) and lime (Citrus aurantifolia) mixture, and ginger (Zingiber officinale) and kumquat (Citrus japonica) mixture, were evaluated.

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The medicinal plants combine three properties – curative, preventive and nutritive which provide the human body with necessary strength and vigour to cope with the disease and facilitate the action of the curative agents in the herbal drug. The major prevalent killers of India are cancer, diabetes, heart and liver diseases (Debnath et al., 2015).

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In vitro study evaluates the cytoroxicity, MTT assay, Inhibition of carbohydrates digestive enzymes and Glucose Uptake assay on Grewia umbellifera and Aphanamixis polystachaya. It shows that ELEGU has Glucose uptake by L6 cell lines to some extent than ELEAP.

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In addition, mucus has antioxidant activity to reduce mucosal damage caused by factors produced by bacteria and immunocytes (Grisham et al., 1987). Eicosanoid bioactive lipids that include prostaglandins, leukotrienes and thromboxanes play an essential role in gastric physiology.

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