The extraction of medicinal plants and other minor forest produce (MFP) from the forest areas of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a valuable business involving thousands of people across the state, will ...

A root extract of the Fallopia multiflora, or Chinese knotweed, has special properties: it enables the nematode C. elegans to live longer and protects it from oxidative stress, according to a new ...

With a myriad of health effects, thyme extract may seem like a magic medicinal ingredient. Its biologically active compounds—thymol, carvacrol, rosmarinic acid, and caffeic acid—provide ...

Researchers in the United States have shown that extracts of an aromatic herb called Artemisia annua inhibit the replication of severe acute respiratory coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent ...

ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme-2; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; HSPA5, heat shock protein A5; PLpro, papain-like protease; RdRp, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2026 — With a myriad of health effects, thyme extract may seem like a magic medicinal ingredient. Its biologically active compounds — thymol, carvacrol, rosmarinic acid, and ...

Researchers of the Li Lab, led by Prof. Sijin Li, chemical and biomolecular engineering, recently developed a new yeast-based screening method to identify key enzymes that synthesize medicinal ...

Alkaloids constitute one of the major classes of bioactive natural products identified in plant species used in traditional medical systems. Among them, ...

Expanding the cultivation of medicinal plants in Iran’s west-central province of Zanjan is emerging as a potential driver for ...