S p ir it u a li ty i n H IV + P a ti e n t C a re Spirituality in HIV+ Patient Care Joni L. Utley, MA & Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv Volume 8 Issue 3 2011 Melia1 was a 39 year old, mother of 2 young children. She was actively involved in her church and had strong Christian beliefs. Melia was married to her husband for 15 years when her husband left her for another woman, and Melia discovered that ...

The antiparasitic activity of the drupe extracts of Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) growing in Argentina was tested against a tapeworm and an earthworm, showing to be better against tapeworms than the standard piperazine phosphate, which is used in the treatment of Cestoda infections.

The various parts of Melia dubia (Meliaceae) plant was observed to be used by the local tribes of Nilgiris for various infections. There was no report on antimicrobial activity of Melia dubia. Therefore, a preliminary phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial investigations were carried out on different extracts of Melia dubia bark. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the bark were found to posses...

805 Abstract: The protective effect in female rat by oral administration of Melia azedarach (100 mg/kg bw /day) against ovarian and uterine oxidative stress induced by subcutaneous injection of nicotine (4mg/kg bw/day), was studied. After 30 days, nicotine treatment increased production of malondialdehyde in the nicotine-treated groupwhich was accompanied by marked alterations in the levels of ...

A study was undertaken of the physical and chemical characteristics and insecticide properties of melia (Melia azedarach L.) (Meliaceae) fruit and leaves; melia has been introduced in Chile for ornamental purposes. The physical and chemical properties were evaluated in two stages of fruit and leaf maturity, i.e., green /mature, and mature/juvenile, respectively. Laboratory bioassays were carrie...

Systematic fractionation of a fruit extract from Argentine Melia azedarach L., which was monitored by an insect antifeedant bioassay, led to the isolation of meliartenin, a limonoid antifeedant, which existed as a mixture of two interchangeable isomers. At 4 microg/cm2 and 1 microg/cm2, the isomeric mixture was as active as azadirachtin in strongly inhibiting the larval feeding of Epilachna pae...