The phyline plant bug genus Hypseloecus Reuter is reported from Thailand as well as the Indochina region for the first time, diagnosed, and discussed on its phylogenetic position. Eight new species, Hypseloecus castaneus, H. katrinae, H. nigrobrevis, H. phuvasae, H. sakaerat, H. schuhianus, H. sericosagus and H. siamensis, are described, all with color photographic images of live individuals. F...

Since ancient times, people have cut and joined together plants of different varieties or species so they would grow as a single plant - a process known as grafting (Figures 1 and 2). References to grafting appear in the Bible, ancient Greek and ancient Chinese texts, indicating that grafting was practised in Europe, the Middle East and Asia by at least the 5(th) century BCE. It is unknown wher...

fresh air and a touch of humour. Thanks also to the members of the evaluating committee for taking the risk and having some fun together. Finally, thanks to Sarah Lafuente and Beatriz Serrano for help in the statistical analysis. Contributors: All authors designed the study. MA and MJB designed the good looking score. AT and AML are guarantors. Funding: None Competing interests: AT is a physici...

We present three cases of successful chemical pleurodesis with a liquid solution of mistletoe extract using a spray catheter during medical thoracoscopy. The medical thoracoscopy was performed in all presented cases to remove pleural effusion and conduct chemical pleurodesis to manage symptomatic malignant pleural effusion. A spray catheter was used to instil the mistletoe extract evenly into t...

BACKGROUND Viscum album has shown inhibitory effect on different smooth muscles but underlying mechanisms in gut and vascular smooth muscles are not well defined. Additionally, the plant has also importance in managing hyperactive gut and cardiovascular disorders. The current study was aimed to probe a pharmacological base of the smooth muscle relaxant effect of V. album in gut and vascular pre...

OBJECTIVES Loranthus ferrugineus (L. ferrugineus) from Loranthaceae, a mistletoe, is a medicinal herb used for a variety of human ailments. Traditionally, decoctions of this parasitic shrub have been mainly used to treat high blood pressure (BP) and gastrointestinal complaints; usage which is supported by experimental based pharmacological investigations. Nonetheless, there is still limited dat...

pete with Rb absorption, in order of decreasing effectiveness: K, Cs, NH4, Li, Na. The affinity of the K-Rb transport mechanism for Na is on the order of 1-2 % of its affinity for K-Rb. Rates of absorption and degree of interference are nearly the same, whether Cl or SO4 is the counterion. The close correspondence between the observations on the K absorption mechanism in leaf tissue of corn and...

In Europe many cancer patients use complementary therapies, particularly mistletoe. Only a few controlled clinical trials have been performed with the mistletoe preparation Iscador as a complementary treatment for cancer, many of them with medium to low quality due to methodological shortcomings. Reasons for some quality concerns, particularly discontinuation of treatment and/or participation a...

The f i r s t and most in tens ive attempts a t dwarf mis t l e toe control on t h e Plumas National Forest were made i n the Milford Ranger D i s t r i c t on the eas t s ide of the S i e r r a Nevada. These control attempts were possibly the most extensive i n the Forest Service ' s Cal i fornia Region. Survey and control procedures were based on the l imited knowledge of dwarf mis t le toe a...