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Abstract

Many people in Tajikistan rely on medicinal plants as their traditional form of medicine to prevent and cure health disorders. Medicinal plants, in particular, have played an important role for the local people. In this review, we present a summary of the phytochemical contents of medicinal plants from Tajikistan and their uses in traditional medicine.

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Abbreviations

5-LOX:

5-Lipoxygenase

ABTS:

2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation scavenging assay

Caco-2:

Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cancer

CAE:

Caffeic acid equivalent

CCRF-CEM:

Human T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia cancer

CEM/ADR5000:

Adriamycin-resistant leukemia cancer

DPPH:

2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay

DW:

Dried weight

FRAP:

Ferric reducing antioxidant power assay

HeLa:

Human cervical cancer

MBC:

Minimum bactericidal concentration

MCF-7:

Human breast adenocarcinoma cancer

ME:

Methanol extract

MIC:

Minimum inhibitory concentration

MRSA:

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

PTP:

The enzyme of protein-tyrosine phosphatase

QE:

Quercetin equivalent

TP:

Total phenolic content

TF:

Total flavonoid content

WE:

Water extract

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Sharopov, F., Setzer, W.N. (2018). Medicinal Plants of Tajikistan. In: Egamberdieva, D., Öztürk, M. (eds) Vegetation of Central Asia and Environs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99728-5_7

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