07/02/2018 / By Ralph Flores
An analysis of medicinal plants widely used in folk medicine in Pakistan indicates that these contain a significant amount of phenols, flavonoids, and flavonols – which are able to provide multiple benefits. The study was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
The findings of the study revealed that both C. pedicellata and T. terrestris could potentially have antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Read the full text of the study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Naz R, Ayub H, Nawaz S, Islam ZU, Yasmin T, Bano A, Wakeel A, Zia S, Roberts TH. ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, TOXICITY AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF FOUR ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES FROM PUNJAB, PAKISTAN. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 8 June 2017;17. (302). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1815-z
Tagged Under: alternative medicine, anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, herbal medicine, medicinal plants, natural cures, plant cures, plant medicine, remedies, research
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