Abstract Background General Pharmaceutical Council standards (UK) state ‘pharmacy professionals have the right to practise in line with their religion, personal values or beliefs as long they …make sure that person-centred care is not compromised’, indicating a potential conflict for pharmacists who wish exercise conscientious objection (CO) abortion while maintaining duty of patients. Objectiv...

Solanum nudum Dunal steroids have been reported as being antimalarial compounds; however, their concentration in plants is low, meaning that the species could be threatened by over-harvesting for this purpose. Swern oxidation was used for hemisynthesis of diosgenone (one of the most active steroidal sapogenin diosgenin compounds). Eighteen structural analogues were prepared; three of them were ...

A synthesis of C17α-OH-tigogenin, the aglycon of aspafiliosides E and F, is described. The main features of the synthesis are three cascade processes, which involve the iodo-lactonization of furostan-26-acid to open ring E, a cascade hydrolysis/intramolecular SN2 process to close ring E, and a cascade intramolecular redox-ketalization process to close ring F. This synthesis would enrich the str...

The purpose of this study was to review the pharmacognostic characteristics of Sasang type-specific medical herbs and suggest biological mechanisms that might be related to the personalized treatment of the East. Major compounds and their pharmacological activities of medical herbs for each Sasang types were systematically reviewed. The pharmacognostic characteristics of its main compounds were...

Belonging to the Asteraceae family, Tessaria (Ruiz & Pavon, 1753) is a genus of shrubs or small trees distributed in various habitats located from Argentina southwestern United States America. The taxa are composed five confirmed species, which have been previously reported for their ethnopharmacological uses as hypocholesterolemiant, hypoglycemic, antitussive, anti-inflammatory, anticancer...

The plants of Carica papaya are utilised for nutritional and therapeutic purposes. phytochemical examination the leaf extract reveals all elements, including saponin, flavonoid, glycoside, alkaloid, carbohydrates, tannins, steroids. A systematic analysis was used to check extracts presence components. Free radical scavenging; wound healing; neuroprotection; diuretic; abortifacient; antifertilit...