the lesions started disappearing spontaneously in less than one week (Fig. 2). The lesions worsened when she began using electronic cigarette again. Lingua villosa nigra is a benign condition associated with some antibiotics, bad oral hygiene, age, smoking, alcohol and coffee drinking, cancer or HIV patients.1-4 Chromogenic pathogens (e.g., C. albicans) are sometimes implicated.1-3,5 We did not...

Two kinds of 'shapunkha', the 'Shvet' (white) and 'Rakta' (red) are described in some of the Ayurvedic texts and the former is reported therapeutically more effective. Some of the Ayurvedic physicians use T. villosa Pers. as 'Shvet sharpunkha' due to its persistently villous silky white parts. While others have advocated white colour of flowers as main feature for distinguishing "Shvet sharpunk...

· Diets rich in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var italica) have been associated with maintenance of cardiovascular health and reduction in risk of cancer. These health benefits have been attributed to glucoraphanin that specifically accumulates in broccoli. The development of broccoli with enhanced concentrations of glucoraphanin may deliver greater health benefits. · Three high-glucoraphanin F1 ...

This study explores the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities of Patrinia villosa, a Chinese medicinal plant, and to explore its effects on the proinflammatory cytokines of the rats with pelvic inflammation model. The animals were randomly divided into Patrinia villosa group (PV group), dexamethasone group (DEX group), and model-control group (CON group) to perform an ear edema test...

Ants cause a series of accidents involving humans. Such accidents generate different reactions in the body, ranging from a mild irritation at the bite site to anaphylactic shock, and these reactions depend on the mechanism of action of the venom. The study of animal venom is a science known as venomics. Through venomics, the composition of the venom of several ant species has already been chara...

Senna villosa (Miller) is a plant that grows in México. In traditional Mexican medicine, it is used topically to treat skin infections, pustules and eruptions and to heal wounds by scar formation. However, studies of its potential anti-inflammatory effects have not been performed. The aim of the present study was to determine the anti-inflammatory effect of extracts from the leaves of Senna vil...

The trial was conducted to evaluate the influence of tillage and mulch practices on growth response maize selected forage legumes. With three replications, experiment carried out using a split-plot design. Mulch no were used as major plot treatments straw left from previous cropping season. subplot different namely Minimum (0.2 m) Deep (0.35 m).The research in Foothills Lesotho Ha-Matela Nazare...

Associated grass-legume pastures have advantages over grass monoculture; in order to evaluate them the association of black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb) with winter vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) was analysed. The objective study forage yield, botanical, morphological, and chemical composition monoculture vetch, at different crop heights residual stubble heights. Eighteen treatments were evaluated r...