use of medicinal plants for attenuation of hyperglycemia and restoration of lipids disorder to normal level is clinically very important. the aim of present study was to evaluate the effects of berberis integerrima bge. fruit aqueous extract (bifae) on blood glucose and lipid profile in streptozotocin (stz) - induced diabetic rats. the stz-induced diabetic rat were treated by fruit aqueous extr...

B.aristata (Berberidaceae), an important herbal drug of the Indian system of medicine, commonly known in vernacular as “Daruharidra”, is used as stomachic, astringent, antiperiodic, antipyretic, antidiabetic, in the treatment of jaundice and eye infections. Due to its excessive harvesting by Pharmaceutical/Ayurvedic industries, a near scarcity of this plant material made another species of Berb...

Predictive distribution modelling of Berberis aristata DC, a rare threatened plant with high medicinal values has been done with an aim to understand its potential distribution zones in Indian Himalayan region. Bioclimatic and topographic variables were used to develop the distribution model with the help of three different algorithms viz. Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Production (GARP), Biocl...

Anthropogenic disturbances often change ecological communities and provide opportunities for non-native species invasion. Understanding the impacts of disturbances on species invasion is therefore crucial for invasive species management. We used generalized linear mixed effects models to explore the influence of land-use history and distance to roads on the occurrence and abundance of two invas...

The journal Acta Clinica Croatica (ACC) was founded in 1962 under the title Anali Bolnice Dr. M. Stojanović. In 1995, the title of the journal was changed into its present form and ever since all papers have been published in English. In 2000, the electronic (online) edition of the ACC was released in addition to the print version. The paper presents development of the journal from 1962 to 2012...