Browsing by Author "Olisah, Michael Chinedu"

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Aloe Species as Valuable Sources of Functional Bioactives
(Springer, 2020-06) Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Gupta, Ena; Ezzat, Shahira M; Jeevanandam, Jaison; Mishra, Neha; Akram, Muhammad; Sudharani, N.; Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun; Singh, Priyanka; Ifemeje, Jonathan Chinenye; Deepak, M; Walag, Angelo Mark; Ansari, Rumaisa; Adetunji, Juliana Bunmi; Laila, Umme; Olisah, Michael Chinedu; Onyekere, Peculiar Feenna
Herbal medicines occupy distinct position right from the primitive period to present day. In every ethnic group, there exists a traditional health care system, which is culturally patterned. In rural communities, health care seems to be the first and fore- most line of defence. The WHO has already recognized the contribution of tradi- tional health care in tribal communities. These medicines have fewer side effects and are easily accessible to mankind in the nature. It has been a source of medicinal
Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae Family
(Springer, 8/25/2020) Suddhasuchi, Das; Sharangi, A. B.; Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Jeevanandam, Jaison; Ezzat, Shahira M; Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun; Tijjani, Habibu; Olisah, Michael Chinedu; Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Kingsley C.; Adetunji, Juliana Bunmi; Ifemeje, Jonathan C.; Akram, Muhammad; Moboladji, Bankole Marc; Onyeike, Precious Chidinma
This chapter presents recent studies on the health benefits of isoflavones from the flowering plants of the Leguminosae family- Fabaceae, which are commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family. Notable agricultural and food plants in this family are Glycine max (soybean), Phaseolus (beans), Pisum sativum (pea), Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Arachis hypogaea (peanut), Ceratonia siliqua (carob), and Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice). It was established from literary sources that extracts from these plants, including the invasive species contains important isoflavones. Prominent among the isoflavones biologically active aglycones: genistein, daidzein, and glycitein. Other isoflavones are ononin and sissotrin, with their aglycones, formononetin and biochanin A respectively. These compounds have been described to be active against some life-threatening diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases among others.
Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae Family
(Springer, 8/25/2020) Das, Suddhasuchi; Sharangi, A. B; Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Jeevanandam, Jaison; Ezzat, Shahira M; Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun; Tijjani, Habibu; Olisah, Michael Chinedu; Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Kingsley C; Adetunji, Juliana Bunmi; Ifemeje, Jonathan C; Akram, Muhammad; Moboladji, Bankole Marc; Onyeike, Precious Chidinma
This chapter presents recent studies on the health benefits of isoflavones from the flowering plants of the Leguminosae family- Fabaceae, which are commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family. Notable agricultural and food plants in this family are Glycine max (soybean), Phaseolus (beans), Pisum sativum (pea), Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Arachis hypogaea (peanut), Ceratonia siliqua (carob), and Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice). It was established from literary sources that extracts from these plants, including the invasive species contains important isoflavones. Prominent among the isoflavones biologically active aglycones: genistein, daidzein, and glycitein. Other isoflavones are ononin and sissotrin, with their aglycones, formononetin and biochanin A respectively. These compounds have been described to be active against some life-threatening diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases among others.