Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "Human health"
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Challenges in microbially and chelate-assisted phytoextraction of cadmium and lead – A review
(2021)Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are ubiquitously present in surface soils, due to anthropogenic activities, causing threat to ecological and human health because of their carcinogenic nature. They accumulate in large quantities ... -
Cultivation of cow cockle (Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert): An industrial-medicinal weed
(2012)Cow cockle (Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert) is an important medicinal weed. Its therapeutic properties are due to present of triterpenoid saponins. Large potential exists to use cow cockle as source of pharmaceutical ... -
Following the route of veterinary antibiotics tiamulin and tilmicosin from livestock farms to agricultural soils
(2022)Veterinary antibiotics (VAs) are not completely metabolized in the animal body. Hence, when animal excretes are used as soil manures, VA residues are dispersed with potential implications for environmental quality and human ... -
Phytochemical composition, health effects, and crop management of liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.): Α medicinal plant
(2018)Liquorice has been widely appreciated as an important medicinal plant. Its rhizomes and roots have been used for centuries in traditional medicine due to their renowned therapeutic properties. However, increasing market ... -
The potential of pumpkin seed oil as a functional food—A comprehensive review of chemical composition, health benefits, and safety
(2022)The growing interest in foods that can be beneficial to human health is bringing into focus some products that have been used locally for centuries but have recently gained worldwide attention. One of these foods is pumpkin ... -
Towards a better pesticide policy for the European Union
(2017)This opinion article aims to foster the debate about pesticide legislation in the European Union (EU). Numerous formerly authorized and widely used pesticides are now banned in the EU because unexpected and unacceptable ...