Medicinal Plants Encyclopedia
Scutellaria lateriflora (American Skullcap)
Scutellaria lateriflora, American skullcap, is a gentle but effective nervine tonic whose anxiolytic action derives from flavonoids (scutellarin, baicalin, wogonin) that modulate GABA-A receptors at the benzodiazepine binding site without...
Scutellaria lateriflora (American Skullcap)
Scutellaria lateriflora, American skullcap, is a gentle but effective nervine tonic whose anxiolytic action derives from flavonoids (scutellarin, baicalin, wogonin) that modulate GABA-A receptors at the benzodiazepine binding site without...
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape)
Mahonia aquifolium root bark contains the isoquinoline alkaloids berberine and berbamine alongside unique bisbenzylisoquinolines such as mahonine and oxyacanthine, collectively demonstrating antiproliferative effects on keratinocytes that underpin its clinical efficacy...
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape)
Mahonia aquifolium root bark contains the isoquinoline alkaloids berberine and berbamine alongside unique bisbenzylisoquinolines such as mahonine and oxyacanthine, collectively demonstrating antiproliferative effects on keratinocytes that underpin its clinical efficacy...
Datura stramonium (Thorn Apple)
Datura stramonium, known as Jimsonweed or Thorn Apple, is a Solanaceae annual whose leaves, seeds, and flowers contain scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine — tropane alkaloids providing antispasmodic, analgesic, and anti-asthmatic...
Datura stramonium (Thorn Apple)
Datura stramonium, known as Jimsonweed or Thorn Apple, is a Solanaceae annual whose leaves, seeds, and flowers contain scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine — tropane alkaloids providing antispasmodic, analgesic, and anti-asthmatic...
Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood)
Artemisia absinthium, known as Wormwood or Absinthe, is a powerfully bitter aromatic herb used since antiquity as a digestive stimulant, antiparasitic agent, and the defining botanical ingredient in absinthe liqueur,...
Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood)
Artemisia absinthium, known as Wormwood or Absinthe, is a powerfully bitter aromatic herb used since antiquity as a digestive stimulant, antiparasitic agent, and the defining botanical ingredient in absinthe liqueur,...
Viscum album (European Mistletoe)
Viscum album (European mistletoe) is a semi-parasitic evergreen shrub of the Santalaceae whose aqueous extracts contain viscotoxins (small cytotoxic proteins), lectins (ML-I, ML-II, ML-III), and triterpene acids with dual cardiovascular...
Viscum album (European Mistletoe)
Viscum album (European mistletoe) is a semi-parasitic evergreen shrub of the Santalaceae whose aqueous extracts contain viscotoxins (small cytotoxic proteins), lectins (ML-I, ML-II, ML-III), and triterpene acids with dual cardiovascular...
Turnera diffusa (Damiana)
Damiana is a Central American and Mexican aromatic shrub with a long history of use as an aphrodisiac, nervine tonic, and female reproductive remedy. The leaves contain flavonoids (pinocembrin, acacetin,...
Turnera diffusa (Damiana)
Damiana is a Central American and Mexican aromatic shrub with a long history of use as an aphrodisiac, nervine tonic, and female reproductive remedy. The leaves contain flavonoids (pinocembrin, acacetin,...