There are many reports on biological activities of pentacyclic triterpenoids, which could be relevant to the pharmacological effects including anti-inflammatory properties. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale Wiggers et Weber, Asteraceae) is one of the best known European medicinal plants, rich in triterpenoids, which has been used for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases such as rheumato...

Medical benefits of herbs have been known for centuries. Many examples contain powerful active components that, if used correctly, can help in healing the living organism. These herbs can also be provided in the form of capsules and powders, as dietary supplements, and thus differ from conventional foods or food ingredients. The traditional Turkish kitchen is rich of various herbs which have be...

Alternative models of subsidizing scholarly publishing and dissemination have germinated and gathered momentum in the fertile soil of dissatisfaction. Like the stubborn spring dandelion that needs but a small crack in the sidewalk to flower boldly, the first flowers of Open Access in library literature, including Biomedical Digital Libraries, have sensed their opportunity to change the existing...

Intrinsic and dandelion-like microflower nano-rod structures of boron-doped ZnO thin films were synthesized with an ecofriendly cost-effective chemical bath deposition technique from aqueous solution zinc nitrate hexahdyrate [Zn(NO3)2.6H2O] as a precursor boric acid doping solution. The boron concentrations 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0 by volume. Scanning electron micrographs showed that a...