Malaria and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) are life-threatening tropical diseases caused by protozoan parasites. Due to limited therapeutic options, there is a compelling need for new antiprotozoal agents. In previous study, O-tigloylcyclovirobuxeine-B was recovered from B. sempervirens L. (common box; Buxaceae) leaf extract bioactivity-guided isolation. This nor-cycloar...

The rapid expansion of urbanization has caused land cover change, especially the increasing area of impervious surfaces. Such alterations have significant effects on the soil ecosystem by impeding the exchange of gasses, water, and materials between soil and the atmosphere. It is unclear whether impervious surfaces have any effects on soil bacterial diversity and community composition. In the p...

Trace element analysis, in the leaves of five kinds greening plants (Buxus, Picea, Pine, Juniperus and Platycladus) from eight uniform distribution sites Fuxin, a typical traditional resource-based city northeast China, was carried out to study purification ability difference urban spatial tendency heavy metal elements whole area. In terms Platycladus had better environmental capacity for Cd, A...

Abstract Identifying the invasion routes of non-native species is crucial to understanding invasions and customizing management strategies. The box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis , native Asia was recently accidentally introduced into Europe as a result ornamental plant trade. Over last 15 years, it has spread across continent reached Caucasus Iran. It threatening Buxus trees in both urban ar...

Objective(s) The aim of this study was to evaluate antioxidant and hair growth activities of Buxus wallichiana Baill (Buxaceae). Materials and methods Petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol and aqueous extracts of Buxus wallichiana subjected to antioxidant activity by; 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl and nitric oxide methods. Methanol extract of Buxus wallichiana at 50, 100 mg/kg, ointment of...