Chaeridiona mayuri n. sp. infesting ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in southern India is described and illustrated. Cheilocostus speciosus ( J. Koenig) C. D. Specht, Globba sessiliflora Sims and Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith are reported as additional host plants. Chaeridiona pseudometallica Basu is redescribed and illustrated. A key to the species of Indian C...

A tuberculose é uma das doenças infectocontagiosas de maior importância no Brasil e mundo. Afeta forma importante populações em situação vulnerabilidade social econômica. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar um levantamento do número casos notificados nos últimos 10 anos (2011 a 2021), avaliar os fatores que afetam transmissão, bem como discutir o tratamento padrão com fitoterápicos. epidemioló...

DNA barcodes have been increasingly used in authentication of medicinal plants, while their wide application in materia medica is limited in their accuracy due to incomplete sampling of species and absence of identification for materia medica. In this study, 95 leaf accessions of 23 species (including one variety) and materia medica of three Pharmacopoeia-recorded species of Angelica in China w...

acetylcholinesterase (ache) is the main enzyme for the breakdown of acetylcholine. nowadays, usage of the inhibitors of this enzyme is one of the most important types of treatment of mild to moderate neurodegenerative diseases such as alzheimer’s disease. herbal medicines can be a new source of inhibitors of this enzyme. in this study we examined around 100 different plants to evaluate their in...

Metalaxyl is frequently used to protect a variety of crops from fungal diseases. This study aims establish method for the determination metalaxyl in Chinese bayberry, fresh Dendrobium officinale (D. officinale), and dried D. by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) further assess dietary risk. The samples were extracted with acetonitrile purified dispersed solid phase extractio...