The strategies of metal tolerance developed by several plants that enable them to survive in metal contaminated and polluted sites. Some of them may accumulate significant concentration of a specific element. The work presented here is part of the on going study in Central Portugal, and it focus only in a preliminary description. We have observed that Apium nodiflorum, Callitriche stagnalis, Le...

Among hundreds of formulae of Chinese herbal prescriptions and recently extracted active components from the herbs, some of which had demonstrated their functions on nervous system. For the last decade or more, Gingko biloba and Polygala tenuifolia were widely studied for their beneficial effects against damage to the brain. Two compounds extracted from Apium graveolens and Rhizoma coptidis, bu...

This study presents a preliminary data of occurrence of elemental concentration in medicinal plants i.e Apium graveolens (seed), Sida cordifolia (root), Solanum surattense (whole plant), Tribulus terrestris(fruit) and Withania somnifera (root) used in Ayurveda, using Atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS) following standard procedures. The elemental concentration i.e. Mn, Na, K, Cl, Ca, Cr, Co, C...

En la investigación se determinó influencia del tiempo, temperatura y dosis de H2SO4 en las características celulosa concentración glucosa el pretratamiento ácido los residuos apio, tal manera que apio pretratados tengas mejores condiciones para hidrólisis posterior fermentación, tener como producto final etanol. La parte experimental consistió colectar preparar reactivo DNS elaborar curva cali...

The developed duplex real-time PCR method allows the simultaneous detection of traces of potentially allergenic white mustard (Sinapis alba) and celery roots (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), celery stalks (A. g. var. dulce) and leaf celery (A. g. var. secalinum). The duplex assay does not show any cross-reactivity with 64 different biological species, including various members of the Brassicac...

We recently demonstrated the occurrence of a sucrose-enhanced, fluid-phase endocytic (FPE) mechanism of nutrient uptake in heterotrophic cells. In the present work, the possible enhancement/induction of FPE by photoassimilates other than sucrose was investigated by measuring the incorporation of the fluorescent endocytosis marker d-TR (dextran-Texas red, 3000 mw) into celery (Apium graveolens) ...

Aqueous, ethanolic and methanolic extracts of Ruta graveolens were investigated for anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan induced paw edema in wistar male rats, and compared to a positive control drug, Voveran. These extracts were given (ip) in a concentration of 20 and 50 mg/kg b.w. before carrageenan injection. Methanolic extracts of R. graveolens with a concentration of 20 mg/kg b.w. and...

In Indonesia Apium graviolens and Orthosiphon stamineus benth have been used to as traditional medicines to lower blood pressure. Since at present time is avaiLable as a combination of those phytopharmaca in the market, therefore, it is necessary to conduct a study to evaLtnte the ffictivity and side effects of those phytopharmaca toward hypertensive subjects. A randomized double blind conftoll...

Hipertensi merupakan penyakit serius yang secara signifikan dapat meningkatkan resiko jantung, ginjal dan otak. penyebab utama kematian dini di dunia. Seledri tanaman memiliki aktivitas sebagai antihipertensi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk merangkum mekanisme ekstrak seledri (Apium graveolens L) antihipertensi pada beberapa artikel ilmiah. Metode digunakan review yaitu dengan melakukan studi...