The Struggle with Rheumatism through Dracunculus vulgaris Schott: In the Light of Ethnobotanical Information.

Background: The fruits with the seeds of Dracunculus vulgaris Schott. (Araceae) are used against inflammatory diseases in Turkey.

Objective: The present study was designed to justify this folkloric usage of the plant.

Roles of Medicinal Plants and Constituents in Gynecological Cancer Therapy: Current Literature and Future Directions.

Gynecologic cancers, including cervical, primary peritoneal, ovarian, uterine/endometrial, vaginal and vulvar cancers and gestational trophoblastic disease, are characterized by abnormal cell proliferation in female reproductive cells. Due to the variable pathology of these cancers and the lack of appropriate screening tests in developing countries, cancer diagnosis can be reported in advanced stages in most women and this situation adversely affects prognosis and clinical outcomes of illness. For this reason, many researchers in the field of gynecological oncology have carried out many studies.

The inhibitory effects of isolated constituents from subsp. L. on collagenase, elastase and hyaluronidase enzymes: Potential wound healer.

L. which is a medicinal plant with important biological activities, commonly used as traditional medicine. Potential inhibitory activities of the aqueous extract and three isolated constituents calceorioside B (), homoplantaginin (hispidulin-7-O-glucoside) () and plantamajoside () from the aerial parts of subsp.

New Drug Discovery from Medicinal Plants and Phytoconstituents for Depressive Disorders.

Background & Objective: Depression, a risk factor for several serious diseases, is a highly prevalent and life-threatening psychiatric disorder. It can affect the individual's position in life and reduce the living standards. The research on the use of medicinal plants in treating this disease has increased enormously because of the possible low rehabilitation rate and side effects of available synthetic drugs, such as sexual dysfunction, nausea, fatigue, insomnia, hypersomnia, and weight gain.