Medicinal Plants Encyclopedia
Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed)
Phytolacca americana, known as Pokeweed or Poke Root, is a Phytolaccaceae perennial whose roots, berries, and leaves contain pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP), triterpene saponins, and mitogenic lectins with demonstrated antimicrobial,...
Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed)
Phytolacca americana, known as Pokeweed or Poke Root, is a Phytolaccaceae perennial whose roots, berries, and leaves contain pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP), triterpene saponins, and mitogenic lectins with demonstrated antimicrobial,...
Bupleurum chinense (Chinese Thorowax)
Bupleurum chinense root contains saikosaponins a and d, oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins that modulate corticosteroid release through hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis regulation while simultaneously inhibiting NF-kB-mediated inflammatory cascades. As the principal herb in...
Bupleurum chinense (Chinese Thorowax)
Bupleurum chinense root contains saikosaponins a and d, oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins that modulate corticosteroid release through hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis regulation while simultaneously inhibiting NF-kB-mediated inflammatory cascades. As the principal herb in...
Strychnos nux-vomica (Nux Vomica)
Strychnos nux-vomica is the source of strychnine — one of the most potent convulsant poisons known — and brucine, both acting as competitive antagonists at glycine receptors in the spinal...
Strychnos nux-vomica (Nux Vomica)
Strychnos nux-vomica is the source of strychnine — one of the most potent convulsant poisons known — and brucine, both acting as competitive antagonists at glycine receptors in the spinal...
Mentha arvensis (Wild Mint)
Mentha arvensis, known as Wild Mint, Corn Mint, or Japanese Mint, is a Lamiaceae perennial whose leaves and essential oil contain menthol (up to 80-90%) — the world's most widely...
Mentha arvensis (Wild Mint)
Mentha arvensis, known as Wild Mint, Corn Mint, or Japanese Mint, is a Lamiaceae perennial whose leaves and essential oil contain menthol (up to 80-90%) — the world's most widely...
Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh)
Cimicifuga racemosa (syn. Actaea racemosa) rhizome and root contain triterpene glycosides — principally actein, 23-epi-26-deoxyactein, and cimicifugoside — that modulate oestrogen receptor beta and serotonin receptors to alleviate menopausal vasomotor...
Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh)
Cimicifuga racemosa (syn. Actaea racemosa) rhizome and root contain triterpene glycosides — principally actein, 23-epi-26-deoxyactein, and cimicifugoside — that modulate oestrogen receptor beta and serotonin receptors to alleviate menopausal vasomotor...
Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi (Giloy))
Guduchi (giloy) is one of the most revered immunomodulatory herbs in Ayurveda, known as 'Amrita' (divine nectar) for its ability to rejuvenate and strengthen the immune system. The stem contains...
Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi (Giloy))
Guduchi (giloy) is one of the most revered immunomodulatory herbs in Ayurveda, known as 'Amrita' (divine nectar) for its ability to rejuvenate and strengthen the immune system. The stem contains...