I n 1914 Mr. B. T. AVERY, who was then my gardener assistant a t the CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, called my attention to a single dwarf individual in a bed of red-flowered plants from commercial seed of a variety of Portulaca grandijora. This plant formed a low compact pin-cushion-like growth in striking contrast to the long straggling habit of the normal plants near it. It is the origin o...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies indicated anti-inflammatory effects for Portulaca oleracea in various inflammatory disorders. In this study, the effects of P. oleracea on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) levels of total protein (TP), Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and IgE in sensitized rats were examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male rats were randomly divided into six groups namely, control (group C), ...

Natural products have been postulated as an alternative to the use of synthetic herbicides in pest control. The latter compounds caused numerous problems and these include appearance resistance such herbicides. Aminophenoxazinones are natural that shown multiple biological activities, pharmacological or phytotoxic effects. In case phytotoxicity, mode action aminophenoxazinones has not widely ex...