By Douci &ss C. TORMEY AND GERALD C. MUELLER T HE ADDITION of phytohemagglutinin, an extract of the kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris, to cultures of human peripheral lymphocytes promotes the synthesis of v-globulin, ribonucleic acid (RNA), and desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and induces mitosis in a large fraction of lymphocytes.1’7 The present communication describes an assay in which the graded i...

AIM An environment compatible technique to stain Platyhelminthes, Fasciola gigantica, Gastrothylax crumenifer, Taenia solium, and Moniezia expansa using aqueous and alcoholic extract of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), and red rose (Rosa hybrida) were described to minimized the deleterious effects of the synthetic dyes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Aqueous/ethanolic e...

The biomass productivity and nutrient composition of microalgae, such as Chlorella vulgaris, depend on the cultivation process content growth media. Thus, in this study aimed to investigate C. vulgaris cultivated fish dairy cattle wastewaters. Thirty wastewater samples (2.5 L) were collected from system production. Microalgae Erlenmeyer flasks containing 10 mL microalgae 1,790 under constant li...

the effects of drying method and prediction of the essential oil contents of two thyme genuses (thymus vulgaris and zataria multiflora) were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (sem). t. vulgaris was dried at 30°c under controlled conditions while z. multiflora dried through traditional method and at 50-70°c. in the middle and edge of z. multiflora leaves, 18.4 and 14.9% of glands w...

Phyllanthus wightianus belongs to Euphorbiaceae family having ethnobotanical importance. The present study deals with validating the antimicrobial potential of solvent leaf extracts of P. wightianus. 11 human bacterial pathogens (Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhimurium, Esche...

Molecular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of pemphigus vulgaris are still not clear. We aimed to determine the significance of detecting expression of some antigens that might be pivotal to the process, namely CD44 and CD117, in patients with active pemphigus vulgaris. Seventeen patients with active pemphigus vulgaris and 19 normal healthy controls were included in the study. The immu...

Beta vulgaris (Bv) was introduced as an antidiabetic herb in Iranan medicinal plant. Regarding to the effect of Bv on diabetes rats, we investigated that whether this plant could decrease the augmented triglyceride and cholesterol, which produce by diabetes. However, if this plant would be able to decrease the triglyceride and cholesterol, it can be introduced as a useful component for these pa...

Beta vulgaris (Bv) was introduced as an antidiabetic herb in Iranan medicinal plant. Regarding to the effect of Bv on diabetes rats, we investigated that whether this plant could decrease the augmented triglyceride and cholesterol, which produce by diabetes. However, if this plant would be able to decrease the triglyceride and cholesterol, it can be introduced as a useful component for these pa...

The purpose of this paper is to create a resource for the future scientific study of the medical ethnobotany and bioactivity of pteridophytes on Moorea, French Polynesia. Pteridophytes comprise a small fraction of the Moorean pharmacopoeia; however they are a highly abundant resource on this tropical island. Compiled here are all the relevant data available on phytochemistry, bioactivity and me...