Sixty five methanolic extracts of Sumatran rainforest plants representing 63 species of 21 families were assayed in vivo for antinematodal activity against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus using our cotton ball-fungal mat method. Extracts of 27 plants species from 14 families exhibited antinematodal activity, while 37 species were inactive. Among them, three extracts of Bischofia javanica, Knema hook...

Aqueous extracts from seeds of Areca catechu L. (Arecaceae) (AC) and nutgalls of Quercus infectoria Oliv. (Fagaceae) (QI) were investigated for their hepatoprotective potential by studying their antioxidant capacity using four different methods, by determining their in vitro anti-inflammatory activity against 5-lipoxygenase, and by evaluating their hepatoprotective potential against liver injur...

Background: Arecanut (Areca catechu L.) is an important plantation crop of India belongs to the family Arecaceae. As it a highly cross-pollinated there significant difference among genotypes. Morphological traits used for determining diversity and relationships genotypes or variety are prone environmental influences. Thus, usefulness molecular markers has been investigated as means characterizi...

© 2000 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Chewing betel quid or the combination of chewing betel quid and smoking cigarettes is associated with an increased risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma. The composition of betel quid varies with geographic location. In Taiwan betel quid is composed of areca nut (Areca catechu, an Asian tropical palm), slaked lime, and the inflorescence or lea...