Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn (Family- Nymphaeaceae) is a well known plant in ancient medical sciences, Much research have been done on the leaves, flowers, seeds and rhizomes of the plant, Our present aim is to review all the work performed on the plant to get a clear idea to evaluate its various medicinal principles relating to phytochemical pharmacological microbiological and allied approaches.

*Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521; †Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; ‡Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115; §Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114; and ¶Departments of Plant Pathology and Crop and S...

background & aim: chaharmahal va bakhtiari province contains several major floristic plant associations of central zagros mountains. kallar species were used for medicines nutrias in this area. however, these valuable species have been threatened and even become at risk of extinction due to habitat fragmentation and disturbance. therefore, the first step in protecting theses species is iden...

The study analyzed the biological (antimicrobial and antioxidant) activity of such medicinal plants grown in Kemerovo region as Leaf mustard ( Brassica juncea L. ), Stinging nettle Urtica dioica Maral root Rhaponticum carthamoides Thyme Thymus serpyllum Purple coneflower Echinacea purpúrea Chamomile Chamomilla recutita Milk thistle Sílybum mariánum Common marigold Caléndula officinális Tansy Ta...

The Flexner Report had its roots in the recognition in the mid-19th century that medical knowledge is not something fixed but something that grows and evolves. This new view of medical knowledge led to a recasting of the goal of medical education as that of instilling the proper techniques of acquiring and evaluating information rather than merely inculcating facts through rote memorization. Ab...