Liver injury appears to be associated with the use of herbal products and wild plants.This paper presents what is to our knowledge the first case report in the world of acute liver toxicity caused by Papaver Rhoease. A 17-year- old woman from eastern Turkey ingested Papaver Rhoease which is known as "poppy flower" among the local inhabitants. Her liver function tests were initially 10- 15 fold ...

A recent study of the expression of floral organ identity genes in buttercups, poppies and their relatives has shed light on the evolutionary origin of petals.

Evidence is provided which shows that there is a wider variation in karyotypes of Rosa acicularis subspecies seen within their ranges in North America (Rosa acicularis Lindl. subsp. sayi (Schwein.) W.H. Lewis and the Eurasian species (Rosa acicularis Lindl. subsp. acicularis) than was originally presumed. It is proposed that the evolution and distribution of these karyotypes into two distinct s...

INTRODUCTION A 20% of world cycad species are found in Mexico, 80% of which are endemic (Vovides, 2000). At least nine species are present in the state of San Luis Potosí: Dioon edule, Zamia fi scheri, Z. loddigesii, Ceratozamia hildae, C. kuesteriana, C. latifolia, C. mexicana, C. microstrobila, and C. zaragozae (Yáñez-Espinosa, 2006) [Ed’s note: Zamia vazquezii is also found in San Luis Potos...

Herbal medicine has been practiced worldwide in accordance with the recognition of WHO as an essential building block for preliminary healthcare. India, as a rich biodiverse country, has a long history of traditional system of medicine. Orchids, one of the largest diverse angiospermic group of the family Orchidaceae, have occupied a distinct place in human life in terms of their beautiful flowe...