BACKGROUND M. Suaveolens Ledeb has long been used in China to treat inflammatory infectious diseases. Melilotus is extracted from Melilotus Suaveolens Ledeb and its therapeutic potential is associated with its anti-inflammatory activity. However, the precise mechanisms underlying its effects are unknown. This study was conducted to evaluate the protective effects of melilotus extract in a rat c...

Abstract The article assumes that, the areas of dark coniferous forests with disturbed and lost stability are catastrophically expanding in Siberian regions modern period. This fully applies to plantations a prevalence Abies sibirica Ledeb., located southern part Yenisei Siberia (territory Krasnoyarsk Region). research was carried out spruce fir Biryusinsky district forestry KGU “Emelyanovskoye...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of systemic metabolic disorders with high rate morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to the detrimental side effects current treatment, there great need develop more effective antidiabetic drugs fewer effects. Natural products are well-known source for discovery new scaffolds drug discovery, including drugs. The genus Helichrysum has been shown produce natural...

Protapanteles (Protapanteles) enephes (Nixon, 1965) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) was reared from the host Fountainea ryphea phidile (Geyer, 1837) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae), collected on Croton floribundus Spreng. (Euphorbiaceae) in São Carlos, São Paulo state, Brazil. The hyperperparasitoids Conura sp. (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) and a Pteromalidae species are registere...

The roots of Rumex nepalensis spreng (Family-Polygonaceae) were studied to fix the parameters for Pharmcognostical standards. The present investigation deals with the macrocopical characters of root as well as studies on some physical constants, behavior of powdered root on treatment with different chemical reagents and fluorescence characteristics on exposure to ultra -violet light. These stud...