The ethnopharmacology of Madeira and Porto Santo Islands is extremely interesting because of the cultural and biogeographic features of this region, which make it a centre of medicinal plant diversity (richness of endemic flora, geographical isolation in the Atlantic sea, crosscultural influences, and past abundance of local healers). The medicinal flora of Madeira is composed of 259 species. S...

Unlike most other plant microsomal desaturases, the Delta6-fatty acid desaturase from borage (Borago officinalis) contains an N-terminal extension that shows homology to the small hemoprotein cytochrome (Cyt) b5. To determine if this domain serves as a functional electron donor for the Delta6-fatty acid desaturase, mutagenesis and functional analysis by expression in transgenic Arabidopsis was ...

Respiratory illness is one of the most important public health problems in many countries worldwide. Even though ailments are treatable with normal care, respiratory-related mortality continues to increase year after year. The global situation deteriorating as a result COVID-19 epidemic. Numerous Unani formulations beneficial against variety respiratory disorders, but they must be clinically re...

objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of six herbal teas on the color stability of two types of nanohybrid and one microhybrid resin composite.  materials and methods: 70 disc-shaped specimens, 210 in total (7*2mm), were fabricated from each of the following materials in metal mould : tetric n ceram, grandio, gradia direct anterior. specimens were stored in distilled wate...

Deficiency of nitrogen may lead to decrease in yield and yield potential of crop plants. An experiment was done under glasshouse conditions in order to investigate nitrogen levels and salicylic acid interaction on some physiologic traits of borage (Borago officinials L.). In this experiment various levels of nitrogen (including; 27.5, 55, 110, 220 and 330 mg/L from ammonium nitrate) and salicyl...

Abstract Habitat management improves biological control by increasing the abundance and fitness of natural enemies through provision floral resources along field edges or between crops. Among reliant on flower resources, green lacewings often stand out due to their abundance, predation capacity polyphagy. We evaluated impact tailored strips enhancement enemies, especially lacewings, in three or...

The oil from the seeds of Borago officinalis L. (borage) is a major commercial source of ?-linolenic acid. The fatty acid has a great potential therapeutic value in the treatment of several diseases. In the present work the efficiency of high pressure extraction of borage seed oil containing ?linolenic acid in high concentrations was investigated. Extraction was performed by semicontinuous flow...