Thalictrum rhyncocarpum, a creeping plant with fern-like leaves, is used in herbal medicine to treat various infections in parts of Africa. Previously, we reported In-vitro anti-bacterial activity of different parts (root, stem bark and leaves) of the plant. In this study, bioassay-guided chromatography of an active fraction of ethanol extract of the plant against Staphylococcus aures-SG 511, P...

1 ©2003 International Medical Press 0956-3202/02/$17.00 Influenza continues to be a major cause of high morbidity and significant mortality both in humans and domestic animals. Despite the success in development of anti-influenza drugs (Colacino et al., 2000), a need continues to exist for effective therapies for influenza virus infection. The extracts and products of plant origin provide an al...

Numerous studies have examined the evolution of sexual systems in angiosperms, but few explore the interaction between these and the evolution of pollination mode. Wind pollination is often associated with unisexual flowers, but which evolved first and played a causative role in the evolution of the other is unclear. Thalictrum, meadow-rues (Ranunculaceae), provides a unique opportunity to stud...