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The crude extract of Hypericum oblongifolium (Ho.Cr), which tested positive for flavonoids, saponins and tannins caused concentration-dependent (0.1-1.0 mg/mL) relaxation of spontaneous and high K(+) (80 mM)-induced contractions in isolated rabbit jejunum preparations, suggesting a Ca(++) antagonistic effect, which was confirmed when pretreatment of the tissue with Ho.Cr produced a rightward sh...

Hypericum sampsonii Hance (Clusiaceae) is a folk medicine used in Taiwan to treat blood stasis, relieve swelling, and as an anti-hepatitis drug. Two new polyprenylated phloroglucinol derivatives, hypersampsone R (1) and hypersampsone S (2), and a known prenylated benzophenone, hyperibone K (3) were isolated from the aerial parts of H. sampsonii. Their structures were determined by extensive 1D ...

background: dermatophytes are the main cause of human superficial mycosis that is still a public health problem especially in tropical countries such as iran. objective: the aim of this study was determining the antifungal effect of hypercom perforatum essential oil. methods: the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) and minimum fungicidal concentration (mfc) for the essential oil of the plant...

This paper argues that the physical being of one of John Searle's institutional facts is the totality of records of the fact, together with some very specific background activities and capacities. Abstract: This paper argues that the physical being of one of John Searle's institutional facts is the totality of records of the fact, together with some very specific background activities and capac...