Eleven Tunisian natural populations of Lavandula multifida L., from different geographic regions and bioclimates, were assessed for their variability using six polymorphic loci and 35 terpenoids. Isozymes were revealed by 13% gel electrophoresis. Volatiles were analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A high genetic diversity within populations and w...

By S. Y. CHEN, B. DHRUVA, S. KURIEN, K. R. SREENIVASAN AND M. A. TAYLOR Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EL Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS) and Mathematical Modeling & Analysis Group (T7), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87505 International Centre for Theoretical...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to assess the quality of reporting on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of scalp acupuncture for the treatment of stroke. METHODS The following 8 databases were systematically investigated from their inception to December 2015: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, National Institute of Informatics Scholarly and Academi...

Opuntia species, which belong to the Cactaceae family, are well-known and have long been utilized in folk medicine. Scholars interested stems, fruits, cladodes of species recent years because their possible nutraceutical content therapeutic properties. While stricta (O. stricta) is a family member, it relatively unknown herbal plant Zambia, where viewed primarily as flower only few local people...

The composition of essential oil of the leaves of Lavandula stoechas ssp. stoechas, was analyzed by means of capillary GC-MS. The main components of L. stoechas ssp. stoechas oil were pulegone (40.4%), menthol (18.1%), menthone (12.6%). The essential oil of the plant was evaluated for antibacterial and a panel cytotoxic activities.

The plant kingdom comprises medicinally useful plants that have provided many new drugs used to treat various diseases. In our search for bronchodilator secondary metabolites from growing in Saudi Arabia, the total extract of Rhazya stricta showed activity against carbamylcholine- (CCh) induced bronchoconstriction guinea pig tracheal muscles as an ex vivo model. fractions obtained liquid–liquid...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of scalp acupuncture (SA), a modern acupuncture technique specialized to neurological disorders, in managing motor function and symptoms for Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. METHODS Two independent reviewers extracted data from all of the randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that assessed the efficacy of SA for PD compared with conventional therapies (CT...

BACKGROUND Rhazya stricta Decne. is a medicinal plant that is widespread in Saudi Arabia and desert areas of the Arabian Peninsula. Its extract contains alkaloids, tannins, and flavonoids that are involved in different biological activities. The study aim was to evaluate the effects of Rhazya stricta plant extracts on the proliferation and differentiation of NTERA-2 (NT2) pluripotent embryonal ...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Floral symmetry is a trait of key importance when considering floral diversification because it is thought to play a significant role in plant-pollinator interactions. The CYCLOIDEA/TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 (CYC/TB1)-like genes have been implicated in the development and evolution of floral symmetry in numerous lineages. We thus chose to investigate a possible role for these gene...