The unripe fruits of certain species are red. Some of these species disperse their seeds by wind (Nerium oleander, Anabasis articulata), others by adhering to animals with their spines (Emex spinosa) or prickles (Hedysarum spinosissimum). Certainly neither type uses red coloration as advertisement to attract the seed dispersing agents. Fleshy-fruited species (Rhamnus alaternus, Rubus sanguineus...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing interest in herbal products as a self-medication method in recent years. Some plant extracts either turn into drugs over time or are consumed directly without treatment. One of these plants is Nerium oleander L., which is a potentially lethal plant, since it has cardiac glycosides. However, numerous researches of its extracts have been performed against cancer ...

Various serum proteins are synthesized in the liver. Their serum levels may reduce or elevate due to liver disorders. Thioacetamide (TAA) is a powerful hepatotoxicant, multiple protein systems have been revealed to be injured, counting those present in the mitochondrial respiration, endoplasmic reticulum, and stress response proteins. The study was conducted to evaluate the hepatoprotective pot...

Nerium indicum [Family:Apocynaceae] is commonly known as Arali [Tam] found throughout India, and has been used in the treatment of cancer, cardiotonic, leprosy and skin diseases. Plant parts such as root, bark and leaves are used. The present study is therefore undertaken to analyse its phyto chemical constituents in solvents like Benene, Chloroform and Alcohol and to screen its antibacterial a...

Assessment of the flammability of ornamental vegetation (particularly hedges) planted around houses is necessary in light of the increasing urbanization of the wildland-urban interfaces (WUIs) and the high fire occurrence in such areas. The structure and flammability of seven of the species most frequently planted as hedges in Provence (southeastern France) were studied at particle level. Spati...

We compared the capacity to accumulate airborne heavy metals of two lichens (Flavoparmelia caperata and Parmotrema chinense) and one higher plant (Nerium oleander) at a very densely populated urban site near Naples. After 15, 45, 75, and 120 days of exposure at four sites with different levels of air pollution, equal portions of thalli and 20 leaves were collected, and four environmentally sign...

Tanaman beracun oleander (Nerium oleander) memiliki potensi untuk mengendalikan hama utama tanaman jagung, salah satunya ulat grayak jagung (Spodopetera frugiperda). Namun demikian, studi ekstrak daun N. yang disiapkan dengan menggunakan pelarut berbeda belum diketahui efektivitasnya dalam S. frugiperda. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui perbedaan berbagai terhadap mortalitas, konsumsi makan,...