Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects about one third of world population and tuberculosis remains the most frequent cause of death due to a single infectious disease. Anciently, herbal plants have established home remedies for many of common alignments, diagnostic procedures and preventive measures. Using this str...

introduction: in iran, tuberose is ranked the forth after gladiolus, rose and carnation. these flowers are known as high quality products among which maximum exportation belongs to tuberose and gladiolus. in plant cultivation and development, adequate provision of nutrients is of crucial importance. tuberose needs plenty of nutrients to obtain the desirable quality and flowering. hence, tuberos...

the present study was carried out to determine the hypoglycemic activity of the methanolic extract and solvent fractions (n-hexane and ethyl acetate) of ruellia tuberosa in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rabbits. optimum dose of r. tuberosa for hypoglycemic activity was determined by oral administration of the methanolic extract (me) to normal and diabetic rabbits. diabetes was induced by ...

The population of monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains has experienced a significant decline over the past 20 yr. In order to increase monarch numbers in the breeding range, habitat restoration that includes planting milkweed plants is essential. Milkweeds in the genus Asclepias and Cynanchum are the only host plants for larval monarch butterflies in North America, but larval perform...

tuberose aesthetically and commercially is an important flower that its importance is due to its potential for trade of cut flower, long vase life and essential oil industry. it is cultivated commercially by bulbs is needed to their storing properly after the harvest and quiescence to increase yield and flowering quality so that can be regulated flowering time according to market. experiments w...

Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) is one of the most important cut flowers with fragrant buds. To prolong vase life of tuberose, proper preservative solution applying is necessary. For this purpose, two types of chemical and natural treatments were used. Applied treatments were benzyladenine (50, 100, and 150 mg l-1), the extracts of rosemary and Eucalyptus (12, 25 and 50%) and sour orange fruit e...

Ten Linnaean names of Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae) are lectotypified: P. comosa, P. flammea, P. hirsuta, P. incarnata, P. lapponica, P. resupinata, P. rostrata, P. tristis, P. tuberosa and P. verticillata. Lectotypes are designated from the Linnaean herbarium at LINN. The type choices made here maintain the present usage of the corresponding Linnaean names for ten Pedicularis species.