Frontiers in Pharmacology | Ethnopharmacology

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Bushen Huoxue prescription inhibits ferroptosis of HUVEC cells by regulating FABP1-mediated lipid metabolism

in Ethnopharmacology

Jingyi Chen
Xiaoying Song
Jiajie Xie
Danfei Lou

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1636507

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Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Toward essential oil stewardship: strain-resolved evaluation of thyme oil activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

in Ethnopharmacology

Malwina Brożyna
Zuzanna Stępnicka
Natalia Tymińska
Bartłomiej Dudek
Katarzyna Kapczyńska
Adam Matkowski
Yanfang Sun
Michał Tomczyk
Adam Junka

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1659096

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Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Exploring the mechanism of Qingre Yishen Xiaozheng formula in treating diabetic kidney disease via the HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway: an integrated network pharmacology and experimental study

in Ethnopharmacology

Fei Han
Jieyu Shou
Yaoxian Wang
Zhejing Tian
Huijuan Zheng
Lanying Liu
Weijing Liu

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1661050

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Original Research

Accepted on 25 Sep 2025

Neuroprotective Synergy of Curcumin and Glycyrrhiza glabra in an Alzheimer's Model: Implications for Inflammation and Redox Pathways

in Ethnopharmacology

SHANSHAN LIU
JIAN DONG
JING YAN

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1661706

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Sep 2025

Thymoquinone and aerobic exercise mitigate HFpEF-induced cardiac injury via Apaf1/Cycs axis regulation

in Ethnopharmacology

Zuowei Pei
Shan Gao
Jin Yang
Chang Liu
Yanyan Pan

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1672570

Review

Accepted on 25 Sep 2025

Research on the Mechanisms of Plant Bioactive Metabolites in Anti-Skin Aging and Future Development Prospects

in Ethnopharmacology

Wang Haoran
Zheng Jinyv
Cao Shikui
Lv Jingwei

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1673075

Systematic Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Efficacy of botanical antifungal and conventional antifungal in the treatment of oral candidiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Ethnopharmacology

Nurdiana
Supawadee Naorungroj
Kraisorn Sappayatosok
Luelak Lomlim
Nuntiya Pahumunto

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1635482

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Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Uncovering the gut - skin axis: the role of specific traditional Chinese medicine interventions in regulating gut microbiota for diabetic foot ulcers and the analysis of research status

in Ethnopharmacology

Nian Zhou
Liuju Shi
Xiangke Yuan
Jingyu Lang
Jixue Wang
Jianpeng Li
Yibo Wang
Yanan Li

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1641036

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Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze via MAPK, NF-κB, and Nrf2 signaling pathways in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 macrophages

in Ethnopharmacology

Haelim Yoon
You Li Gong
Jihye Seo
Jiyu Kim
Md. Salah Uddin
Sang Beom Han
Sayeon Cho

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1679919

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Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Potential mechanisms of natural metabolites and botanical drugs foumulae for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: targeting the gut microbiota to modulate the immune system

in Ethnopharmacology

Yutian Zhang
Lang Liu
Ruihao Song
Ziyi Qu
Tianlin Wang
Lei Liang
Shunhua Wang
Shuzhi Zhang
Huizhen Li
Hong Wang

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1653372

215 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

The volatile oil of Acorus tatarinowii schott significantly attenuates neuroinflammatory damage in a rat model of tourette syndrome by inhibiting the p38 MAPK/NLRP3/STAT3 signaling pathway

in Ethnopharmacology

Xing Wei
Kexin Sun
Peng Feng
Shuang Huang
Bing Jiang
Min Cui
Yuanhuan Chen
Fuchun Xue
Yuezhen He
Jingxi Yao

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1540092

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Systematic Review

Accepted on 24 Sep 2025

Oral commercial Chinese polyherbal preparation com bined with conventional biomedicine treatment for th e treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: Network Meta -analysis

in Ethnopharmacology

Jiankang Jiang
Siqi Zhang
Hui Wang
Lu Zhang
Zegeng Li
Jiabing Tong
Fan Wu

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1588586

134 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 24 Sep 2025

Pharmacological Insights into Arthrospira platensis: Ethnopharmacology, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Potential in Smooth Muscle Disorders

in Ethnopharmacology

Anderson Fellyp Avelino Diniz
Bárbara Cavalcanti Barros
João Marcos Araújo da Silva
Ray Ravilly Alves Arruda
Brena Freire de Oliveira Claudino
Michel Benício de Melo
José Edvaldo Cavalcanti de Sousa Filho
Francisco Fernandes Lacerda Júnior
Maxsyara Felismino da Silva Soares
Thais Rosa de Sousa

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1653808

Correction

Accepted on 24 Sep 2025

Therapeutic mechanisms of Lycii Fructus in male infertility: a comprehensive review

in Ethnopharmacology

Dongyue Ma
Dexiu Li
Guanchao Du
Shengjing Liu
Anmin Wang
Hongyuan Chang
Hui Lv
Hao Wang
Fu Wang
Jun Guo

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1711381

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Sep 2025

Xinfeng Capsule inhibits oxidative stress via regulating the PPARγ /Hmgcs2 signaling pathway in lung tissue of adjuvant arthritis rats

in Ethnopharmacology

Ping-Heng Zhang
En-Sheng Chen
Jian Liu
Changhong Xiao

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1599745

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Review

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Pharmacological mechanisms and therapeutic prospects of plant metabolites from traditional Chinese medicine in regulating programmed cell death in Alzheimer’s disease

in Ethnopharmacology

Pengyu Pan
Tengyu Zhao
Jian Zhang
Yuhan Zhou
Xinyue Zhang
Quan Li
Yanyan Zhou

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1605214

463 views