Planta Med DOI: 10.1055/a-2307-8183 α-humulene, a sesquiterpene found in essential oils of various plant species, has garnered interest due to its potential therapeutic applications. This scoping review aims to consolidate α-humuleneʼs evidence base, informing clinical translation, and guiding future research directions. A scoping review...

Planta Med DOI: 10.1055/a-2303-9608The medicinal plant Bryophyllum pinnatum was previously shown to block oxytocin (OT)-induced signals in myometrial cells, consistent with its tocolytic effect observed in patients. OT activates not only OT receptors but also V1A receptors, two receptors with high receptor homology that are both expressed in the myometrium...

Planta Med DOI: 10.1055/a-2307-0400The carrot-made LTB-Syn antigen (cLTB-Syn) is a vaccine candidate against synucleinopathies based on carrot cells expressing the target antigen LTB and syn epitopes. Therefore, the development of an efficient production process is required with media culture optimization to increase the production yields as the main...

Planta Med DOI: 10.1055/a-2294-6922Traditional medicine is a frequently utilized method to treat cardiovascular disease and its primary risk factors, including hypertension and dyslipidemia. Aloysia polystachya is a species that is commonly employed to treat various pathological conditions, and it has already been identified as having some cardioprotective...

Planta Med DOI: 10.1055/a-2277-4805Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), with a global prevalence of 25%, continues to escalate, creating noteworthy concerns towards the global health burden. NAFLD causes triglycerides and free fatty acids to build up in the liver. The excessive fat build-up causes inflammation and damages the healthy hepatocytes,...

Planta Med DOI: 10.1055/a-2299-7492 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Full text