"Plants, Medicinal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Plants whose roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or other constituent parts possess therapeutic, tonic, purgative, curative or other pharmacologic attributes, when administered to man or animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D010946
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Pharmaceutical Plants- Pharmaceutical Plants
- Pharmaceutical Plant
- Plant, Pharmaceutical
- Plants, Pharmaceutical
- Healing Plants
- Healing Plant
- Plant, Healing
- Plants, Healing
Medicinal Herbs- Medicinal Herbs
- Herb, Medicinal
- Medicinal Herb
- Herbs, Medicinal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plants, Medicinal" by people in Profiles.
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Plants traditionally used individually and in combination to treat sexually transmitted infections in northern Maputaland, South Africa: antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity. J Ethnopharmacol. 2013 Oct 07; 149(3):656-67.
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Toxicological issues in developed and developing countries: the difference is in approach and not in content. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2012 Mar; 31(3):205-6.
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The ability of Warburgia salutaris extracts to protect against crystalline silica-induced cell injury. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2008 Nov; 27(11):827-35.
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Studies on antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of herbal remedies used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis. J Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Jan 03; 103(1):71-5.
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The cytotoxic effects of a traditional Zulu remedy, impila (Callilepis laureola). Hum Exp Toxicol. 2002 Dec; 21(12):643-7.
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The effect of Senecio latifolius a plant used as a South African traditional medicine, on a human hepatoma cell line. J Ethnopharmacol. 2001 Nov; 78(1):51-8.