@article {724, title = {A Review on Phytopharmacopial Potential of Epilobium angustifolium}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {10}, year = {2018}, month = {August 2018}, pages = {1076-1078}, type = {Review Article}, chapter = {1076}, abstract = {

Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years, and an impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural sources which are based on their use in traditional medicine. Epilobium angustifolium L is a perennial herbaceous plant that belongs to the Onagraceae family. It exhibits various therapeutic properties like anticancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-aging properties. Epilobium angustifolium L. contains polyphenols and secondary metabolites like oenothein B. Information was collected via Medline, PubMed, and Science Direct. Also some data have been collected from scientific journals, books, and reports. This review gives the current information on the chemical composition, traditional uses, and documented biological activities of Epilobium angustifolium L. These studies reveal that Epilobium angustifolium L is a source of medicinally active compounds and have various pharmacological effects. These studies will be helpful to create interest toward Epilobium angustifolium L and may be useful in developing a new direction for further research.Epilobium angustifolium L.is a medicinally important plant belongs to Onagraceae family. Extract from the plant is used in the treatment of many diseases for its anti-tumor, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-ulcer and many other properties. The medicinal properties of fireweed have been attributed to its high content in polyphenols and more particularly to the most abundant of its secondary metabolites: Oenothein B.

}, keywords = {Biological activities, Epilobium angustifolium L, Herbaceous, Oenothein B, Pharmacological Effects}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2018.6.181}, author = {Prasad Kadam and Manohar Patil and Kavita Yadav} } @article {438, title = {Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.: Fr.) Murr. as Food as Medicine}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {9}, year = {2017}, month = {November 2017}, pages = {s1-s15}, type = {Review Article}, chapter = {s1}, abstract = {

Laetiporus sulphureus is a sulphur yellow coloured polyporous mushroom and popularly known as \“chicken of the woods\”. Over the generations, this cosmopolitan macrofungus has become an integral part of tribal cuisines particularly for its taste. Besides, it has equal importance in folk medicine being widely used for treatment of pyretic diseases, coughs, gastric cancer and rheumatism. Thus, the species is considered as a natural reservoir of both nourishment as well as drug therapy and consequently it has become increasingly popular in scientific world. Nutritional sciences recently have witnessed it as a sustainable food supply to growing population due to enrichment of carbohydrate (trehalose\> mannitol\> fructose), protein (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, threonine), minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, zinc, manganese, copper), vitamins (B, D, E), polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid) and fibre. Conversely, the mushroom has also been regarded as an abundant source of chemical compounds including phenolics, triterpenes, polysaccharides with wide range of biological activities such as antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic, antitumor and immunomodulation effects. Therefore, a complete summary of the research progress on this fungus is necessary for further studies and commercial exploitation. In this context, the present review attempts to congregate current knowledge on nutritional value, myco-chemistry and therapeutic potential of this culturally important species. However, investigation on bioavailability, quality control, toxicology data and clinical assessment are highly recommended for future research.

}, keywords = {Bioactive components, Commercial Importance, Ethnic Relevance, Nutritious Food, Pharmacological Effects, {\textquotedblleft}Chicken of the Woods{\textquotedblright}}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2017.6s.151}, url = {http://fulltxt.org/article/374}, author = {Somanjana Khatua and Sandipta Ghosh and Krishnendu Acharya} }