Ostriches are frequently infected with viral, fungal, and bacterial diseases. This disease does not require airborne transmission involve the respiratory system. Objective: To determine antimicrobial activity of Moringa oleifera tea leaves seed against bacteria in Ostrich feces. Methods: Fecal samples were collected from captive ostriches at W.A Apparel factory. E. coli was isolated after inocu...

In order to evaluate the effects of sowing date and intra rows spacing on yield, yield components and some phytochemical characteristics in Roselle, a field experiment was conducted as a split plot layout based on randomized complete block design with three replications in 2013 and 2014 growing seasons. Five sowing dates were considered as the main plots (11th and 30th of March, 14th of April, ...

Tea is the most popularly consumed beverage worldwide, also was popular in Indonesia. There are three main types of tea: black tea, green tea and Oolong tea. Oolong tea is produced by a partial oxidation of the leaf, intermediate between the process for green and black tea. Most of people in the world consume Black tea. The possible beneficial health effects of tea are being investigated and ha...

Climatic variation of anti-oxidative properties, Phenolics and mineral nutraceuticals in fresh tea shoots, consisting of one apical bud and two adjoining leaves sampled from TV1, TV20, TV26, TV29, TV30 (Tocklai Vegetative) clone and Tingamara, Dangri Manipuri and Sundaram B/5/63(Seed jat) grown in Terai region in Darjeeling district, North Bengal was investigated during three harvest season (Ma...

In order to investigate the effect of magnesium oxide (MgO) and iron oxide (Fe2O3) ‎nanoparticles (NPs) on physiological traits and the yield of sour tea (Hibiscus Sabdariffa L.), a ‎factorial experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four ‎replications in 2018. MgO and Fe2O3 were used in concentrations of 0.01% and 0.03% as foliar ‎application. The results show...

In a previous study (Z Y. Wang et ci., Cancer Res., 52: !!62—1!70, !992),wefoundthatadministrationof a waterextractof greentealeaves as the sole source of drinking fluid inhibited ultraviolet B light (UVB) Induced carcinogenesis in SKH-! mice previously Initiated with 7,12dimethylbenz[alanthncene (DMBA). In the present study, we compared the effects of black tea, green tea, decaffeinated blac...

The main goal of this study was to compare effects of ethanol-soluble fractions prepared from various types of teas on sucrose-induced hyperlipidemia in 5-week old male Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats (n 5 6–8 per group) weighed approximately 200 g were randomly divided into control diet, sucrose-rich diet, green tea, oolong tea and black tea groups. Control-diet group was provided with modified AIN-...

BACKGROUND Tea is the world's most popular non-alcoholic beverage. China and India are known to be the largest tea producing countries and recognized as the centers for the domestication of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze). However, molecular studies on the origin, domestication and relationships of the main teas, China type, Assam type and Cambod type are lacking. METHODOLOGY...

BACKGROUND Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the major swine pathogens. This virus causes immune suppression and other secondary infections, leading to significant economic losses in the swine industry. Tea seed saponins (TS) are a natural extract from tea seeds with anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activity. In this study, we demonstrated that TS...

Tea leaves are known for its antibacterial activity against many microorganisms. In this study we attempted to describe the synergistic antimicrobial activity of tea and antibiotics against enteropathogens. Antimicrobial activity of boiled water tea extract and organic solvent extract were studied against Salmonella typhimurium 1402/84, S. typhi, S. typhi Ty2a, Shigella dysenteriae, Yersinia en...