A consensus view of soyabean phyto-oestrogens in clinical interventions in post-menopausal women is presented that is based on data from the EU-funded project Phytohealth. The phyto-oestrogens, primarily genistein and daidzein, were given as soyabean-protein isolates, whole-soyabean foods or extracts, supplements or pure compounds. A comprehensive literature search was conducted with well-defin...

Sphingolipids are a major component of membrane lipids and their metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a potent lipid mediator in animal cells. Recently, we have shown that the enzyme responsible for S1P production, sphingosine kinase (SphK), is stimulated by the phytohormone abscisic acid in guard cells of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and that S1P is effective in regulating guard c...

Diarrhoea is a worldwide profound problem for the people of all age groups including new born, young children, adults as well as old age people. About 88% of diarrhoea associated mortality is mainly attributed to poor sanitization and lack of awareness. Despite the global decline in diarrhoea associated mortality by 50% between 2000 and 2013, the disease still carries a high burden of morbidity...

Rhodiola imbricata Edgew. (Rose root or Arctic root or Golden root or Shrolo), belonging to the family Crassulaceae, is an important food crop and medicinal plant in the Indian trans-Himalayan cold desert. Chemometric profile of the n-hexane, chloroform, dichloroethane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and 60% ethanol root extracts of R. imbricata were performed by hyphenated gas chromatography mass sp...

Phyllanthus amarus (PA) is a small herb indigenous to Amazon Basin .It is well known for its medicinal properties and widely used by oriental countries. It is reported to contain lignans,alkaloids,flavonoids,galloatnoids ,glycosides and alkaloids. It possesses antiviral, antiparasitic, antimalarial, antimicrobial, anticancerous, anti-diabetic and anti-Cholesterol agents. It acts on kidney stone...

UNLABELLED Diabetes, a chronic disease debilitating to normal healthy lifestyle, onsets due to insufficient amount of insulin production or ineffective utilization of the amount produced. Although, pharmaceutical research has brought up remedial drugs and numerous candidates in various phases of clinical trials, off-target effects and unwanted physiological actions are a constant source of conc...

Abstract Nanoparticles have gained considerable attention during the present millennium due to its unique properties and usage of same in all scientific fields. The study was aimed phyto-fabricate zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) from Sida acuta evaluate antioxidant photocatalytic activity against dye victoria blue (VB). phyto-fabricated ZnO NPs when subjected for physico-chemical characteriz...

There has been a growing interest in lignans, a class of phyto-oestrogens, because of their potentially favourable effects on human health. The aim of the present study was to compare the metabolic profile of post-menopausal women consuming various amounts of dietary lignans. Phyto-oestrogen intake was assessed using a 3-d dietary record analysed with a Canadian food phyto-oestrogen content dat...

Ethosomes are the ethanolic phospholipid vesicles which are used mainly for transdermal delivery of drugs. Ethosomes are soft, malleable vesicles tailored for enhanced delivery of active agents. Ethosomes have higher penetration rate through the skin as compared to liposomes hence these can be used widely in place of liposomes. The increased permeation of ethosomes is probably due to its ethano...