Background:Oncoba spinosa, an endangered medicinal plant whose secondary metabolites have not been extensively profiled, and which is hitherto yet to be examined for cytotoxicity, is being investigated in this study. Methods: Leaves of Oncoba spinosa (800 g) were extracted with 95% aqueous methanol. The crude extract was partitioned with n-hexane and the resultant defatted extract was extensive...

Scolus secretions and hemolymph of caterpillars of Saturnia pyri fed with two different foodplants (Crataegis monogyna, Prunus spinosa) were chemically analyzed and their chemical similarities determined. The secondary-compound patterns obtained for the two body fluids showed no significant differences when compared between the two groups of alternatively fed last-instar larvae. Thus, the compo...

the survival, growth, reproductive and life span characteristics of phallocryptus spinosa were studied at different temperatures in the laboratory. three replicates of 200 newly hatched nauplii were transferred to culture containers at 15, 20, 25 and 30˚c. the larvae were fed with unicellular algae dunaliella tertiolecta and chemically treated yeast known as lansy pz. survival and growth rate o...

Methanol and aqueous extracts from fi ve plant species, used in traditional medicine in Guatemala for the treatment of microbial infections, were tested in vitro for their ability to scavenge DPPH, OH(.) and O(2) (-) radicals and to inhibit lipoperoxidation (LPO) in order to establish a relationship between their antioxidant activities and their effects against infectious agents. Acalypha guate...

Populations of the South-western part of Morocco traditionally use the fruits of Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels to prepare an edible oil whose obtainment furnishes, as side product, a cake used to feed the cattle and complemented the forage furnished by the leaves and fruits of this same plant. However, the wood of A. spinosa is also used for fuel and the subsequent induced deforestation is nowada...

OBJECTIVE To observe morphology of Auchenacantha galeopteri (A. galeopteri), Auchenacantha spinosa (A. spinosa) and Auchenacantha parva (A. parva) from Sukabumi and Ujung Kulon, Indonesia using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). METHODS Specimens for light microscopy examination were fixed with warm 70% alcohol, cleared and mounted in lactophenol for wet mounting. Drawings were made with the...

over Bengal and the North-Western Provinces. In the latter place it is somewhat scarce in the hot weather, as it dries up by exposure to the powerful rays of the sun, but even then it can be found out there in shady places. In Bengal it is constantly found every where. Cows and rabbits are very fond of the leaves. In milking cows some people believe that it increases the secretion of milk. In t...

Caper (Capparis spinosa L.) is a xerophytic shrub with a remarkable adaptability to harsh environments. This plant species is of great interest for its medicinal/pharmacological properties and its culinary uses. Its phytochemical importance relies on many bioactive components present in different organs and its cultivation can be of considerable economic value. Moreover, taxonomic identificatio...