Adaptogens: Tonic Herbs for Fatigue and Stress
Reprinted from Panossian AG. Adaptogens: A historical overview and perspective. Natural Pharmacy 2003;7(4):1,19–20.
Alkaloids
Tutorial on alkaloids and the differences between true alkaloids, proto-alkaloids and pseudo-alkaloids.
Antioxidants from Olives: Tunisia
VOLUME 10: EXAMPLES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS
Cancer Prevention with Green Tea Polyphenols for the General Population, and for Patients Following Cancer Treatment
Current Cancer Therapy Reviews, 2005, 1, 109-114 109
Cardioprotective Effects of Dietary Polyphenols
2005 American Society for Nutrition.
Coumarins
Tutorials on Coumarins.
Emodin – a secondary metabolite with multiple ecological functions in higher plants
New Phytologist (2002) 155: 205–217
Flavonoid Compounds in Flowers: Genetics and Biochemistry
Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology Volume I ©2006 Global Science Books, UK
Flavonoids
Tutorials on Flavonoids, including Isoflavonoids, Anthocyanidins, Neoflavonoids, and Flavono-lignans. Examples of Biological active flavonoids: Rotenone and Milk Thistle.
Glycosides
Tutorials on Glycosides including licorice.
List of phytochemicals
A list of phytochemicals by category and compound.
Lutein - The Vision Carotenoid
Simple and clear information on role of lutein, a plant carotenoid deficient in most western diets, in vision, especially the prevention of 'age-related macular degeneration', as well as overall health, from the 'Lutein Information Bureau' in USA.
Lycopene
A comprehensive resource on lycopene and its health benefits including current research, media releases, and recipes.
Merck Chromatography
Chromatography conditions of selected alkaloids.
Nicotine alkaloids in Solanaceous Food Plants
TemaNord 2003:531
NUTRACEUTICALS AS ANTI-ANGIOGENIC AGENTS: HOPES AND REALITY
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2005, 56, Suppl 1, 51–69
Phytochemical and Nutrient Evaluation of Spondias Mombin Leaves
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 6 (6): 613-615, 2007
Plant Constituents
Links to resources to identify the chemical constituents of medicinal herbs and their properties
Polyketides
Tutorial on Polyketides
Potentially life-threatening herbs: Reported cases in MEDLINE of liver toxicity, renal toxicity, cardiotoxicity, cancer, and death.
Amy Christine Brown, PhD, RD
Proteins
Protein structure and structure determination, denaturation, gelation, protein-protein interactions, protein-polysaccharide interactions and protein stability.
Shikimic acid
Derivatives from Shikimic acid.
WHO Monographs for Selected Medicinal Plants
A nice book covering major clinical components, chemical structure, etc.. on a variety of compounds.
WHO Monographs for Selected Medicinal Plants Vol. 2
The second volume of this great series from World Health Organization.
