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Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Flexuosus Steud.) wats treated textile: A control measure against vector-borne diseases

Latika Bhatt, Ravindra D. Kale • Heliyon (2019)

Mosquito-borne diseases are one of the major threats to human health. The long-term use of synthetic repellents has made mosquitoes resistant to them leading to search for novel methods of mosquito control. In the present study, we have dev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02842

Discovery of sulfone-resistant dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) as a target enzyme for kaempferol, a natural flavanoid

Angamba Meetei Potshangbam, Ravindranath Singh Rathore, Potshangbam Nongdam • Heliyon (2020)

Kaempferol is a ubiquitous flavonoid, found in various plants having a wide range of known pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anticancer, antiallergic, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, cardioprotective and an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03378

Pharmacological activities and mechanisms of action of Pogostemon cablin Benth: a review

Chen Junren, Xie Xiaofang, Li Mengting, Xiong Qiuyun et al. • Chinese Medicine (2021)

Abstract Patchouli (“Guanghuoxiang”) or scientifically known as Pogostemon cablin Benth, belonging to the family Lamiaceae, has been used in traditional Chinse medicine (TCM) since the time of the Eastern Han dynasty. In TCM theory, patchou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13020-020-00413-y