ipomoea reniformis roxb. (convolvulaceae) is a small, weedy herb used for the management of cardiac problems in traditional systems of medicine in india and pakistan. objective of the present study is to investigate the hypotensive, diuretic and angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitory activities of the aqueous-methanol (30:70) crude extract of the dried aerial parts of i. reniformis (ir....

We describe and illustrate herein one new genus and eighteen new eriophyoid mite species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) collected in northeast China. They are: Shevtchenkella huzhongiensis sp. nov. on Ulmus davidiana Planch. var. japonica (Sarg. ex Rehder) Nakai (Ulmaceae), Shevtchenkella jingboicus sp. nov. on Acer sp. (Aceraceae), Calepitrimerus flexuosus sp. nov. on Spiraea flexuosa Fisch. ex Cambess...