Screening for Compositae contact sensitization with sesquiterpene lactones and Compositae mix 2.5% pet

Multicentre patch testing with compositae mix by the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group.

Sesquiterpene lactone mix detects contact allergy to these compounds present in the plant family Asteraceae. This marker is present in many baseline series. An additional marker is Compositae mix, which is not present in many baseline series. To investigate whether this allergen should be inserted into the Swedish baseline series, six dermatology centres representing the Swedish Contact Dermati...

Sesquiterpene Lactones of Iranian Compositae Family (Astraceae); Their Chemical Constituents and Anti-plasmodial Properties of Tehranolide (A.Review)

Sesquiterpene lactones constitute a large and diverse group of biologically active plant chemical that have been identified in the several plant families.The pharmacological properties of interest involving the sesquiterpene lactones are their antibacterial, antifungal and anti-plusmodial activities.Indeed, assessing the biological activities of the sesquiterpene lactones found in plants and th...

Screening of Asteraceae (Compositae) plant extracts for molluscicidal activity.

Wood Anatomy of Vernonieae (Compositae)

Systematics of Isocarpha (Compositae: Eupatorieae)

Isocarpha comprises five species ranging from southern Texas and the Bahamas to northern Peru and northeastern Brazil. The genus belongs in Eupatorieae rather than Heliantheae, but structure of the head of Isocarpha with its elongate, chaffy receptacle is anomalous within Eupatorieae. An hypothesis is presented suggesting the evolutionary derivation of this type of head through formation of flo...