The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activities selected medicinal plant practices by a traditional healer Newar community in Itum Bahal, Kathmandu, Nepal. methanolic extract (1 mg/disc) fifteen plants were screened against two Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Bacillus subtilis 6633) Gram-negative (Escherichia coli 25922 Salmonella typhi CCM 5445) ...

spatial pattern of trees is an important characteristic of plant communities. generating hypotheses relating to the structure of ecological communities is the aim of spatial pattern recognition. stands spatial patterns are measured and mapped by measuring tree locations in the stand and entering each coordinates into analytical frameworks. the spatial pattern of plant populations observed at an...

OBJECTIVE Quercus infectoria galls (QIG) is being widely used in Traditional Uyghur Medicine. To gather preclinical safety information for the aqueous extract of QIG, a toxicity study was performed. METHODS Subject animals were randomized, and divided into exposure and control groups. In the acute toxicity phase, three different doses--5, 7.5, and 10 g/kg, respectively--were administered via ...

Tree decline is a physiological phenomenon resulting from climatic disturbances that involves damage to forest ecosystems. This study examined the effects of tree on nutrient concentrations in leaves, bark, and wood Persian oak (Quercus brantii) trees. Trees were categorized by severity (healthy, slight, moderate, severe decline). Leaves collected middle outer parts crowns. Bark samples taken a...