Eight botanical preparations that are commonly used for the treatment of menopausal symptoms were tested for estrogenic activity. Methanol extracts of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus L.), and hops (Humulus lupulus L.) showed significant competitive binding to estrogen receptors alpha (ER alpha) and beta (ER beta). With cultured Ishikawa (endometrial) cells, r...

Environmentally induced phenotypic plasticity is thought to play an important role in the adaption of plant populations to heterogeneous habitat conditions, and yet the importance of epigenetic variation as a mechanism of adaptive plasticity in natural plant populations still merits further research. In this study, we investigated populations of Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Chinese chastetr...

The current study examined the genotoxic effect of biosynthetic zinc oxide nanoparticles ZnONPs using Vitex agnus-castus plant, which contains effective compounds that inhibit growth pure cancer cells. phenotypic and structural characteristics biosynthesized were detected scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Most dense spherical with sizes ranging from (20-61) nanometers, on cervical cell line H...

Vitex doniana is traditionally used in Togo to treat various diseases including wounds. The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of Vitex doniana on cutaneous wound healing. Wounds were induced in ICR mice divided into four groups as following: Group I received carbopol 974P NF empty gel, Groups II and III were treated topically with carbopol gel containing 2.5% and 5% of Vitex donia...

Objetivo: elencar os benefícios do uso de fitoterápicos na saúde da mulher com base literatura. Método: revisão integrativa Pergunta norteadora: Quais principais utilizados e seus conforme a literatura? O acesso seleção dos artigos ocorreu entre meses janeiro fevereiro 2023. Para busca foram utilizadas informações encontradas nas bases dados: MedLine, SciELO, BDENF LILACS, Foram incluídos compl...