Humanity will always be indebted to plants. In the ongoing scientific era, the 'Herbal Revolution' has helped discover several valuable medicinal plants and associated novel secondary metabolites from the diverse unexplored ecosystems, treating several diseases via phytotherapy. The genus comprises several economically-important poisonous mountainous medicinal plant species whose unique biodiversity is on the verge of extinction due to illegal human intervention triggered habitat loss, over-harvesting, and unrestricted trading.
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Specific antibody immunodeficiency (SAD) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by normal levels of serum immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, and IgM) associated with a dysfunctional immune response. SAD is associated with recurrent infections in the setting of an insufficient response to polysaccharide vaccinations. is a well-established cause of respiratory infections in SAD.
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Familial cold inflammatory syndrome (FCAS) is a rare, inherited inflammatory disease characterized by episodes of fever, rash, and arthralgias after exposure to cold stimuli. Previous literature has established FCAS linked to autosomal dominant mutations in the NLRP3 (CIAS1) and NLRP12 genes. Moreover, there has been recent evidence of NLRC4-inflammasomopathies.
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