A cikk a medvetalp (Heracleum) nemzetség néhány hazánkban gyűjtött, tévesen határozott, az MTM Növénytára herbáriumában (BP) őrzött példányát, illetve ezek szakirodalmi kapcsolatait tárgyalja. Az őshonos Heracleum taxonok Kárpát-medencei elterjedési mintázatát Simon Tibor tisztázta 1960-as években, szóban forgó példányokat azonban, amelyek valójában idegenhonos fajokat reprezentálnak, revideált...

The essential oils, isolated by hydrodistillation from the leaves, seeds and rhizomes of Heracleum sprengelianum (Wight and Arnott), collected from the Western Ghats of Peninsula India, were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The antioxidant property of these oils was tested, with and without peroxidation inducer, through the egg yol...

OBJECTIVE Medicinal plants are widely used throughout the world. Since these plants are known to have minimal side effects, many people embrace them. The golpar plant, scientifically known as Heracleum persicum (H. persicum), is a common Asian and Iranian medicinal plant. The use of golpar is recommended in traditional medicine as a contraceptive medication for females; however, no scientifical...

BACKGROUND In their quest to understand and interpret nature, people have frequently sought religious or divine origins for plant species and their characteristics. Less often, historical events or persons are involved. This study comprises eleven cases of the latter kind, all claiming that plant species have been introduced by foreigners or at least from foreign lands. METHODS Based on liter...