Since years ago, phytopharmaceutical drugs have been used by various societies, as a traditional treatment. Echinacea purpurea (Asteraceae) is the best known of the dozen or so species of the genus Echinacea, a group of perennial prairie wildflowers native to the central grasslands of North American. E. purpurea is cultivated widely throughout the United states, Canada and Europe, although it h...

Ethanolic extracts from fresh Echinacea purpurea and Spilanthes acmella and dried Hydrastis canadensis were examined with regard to their ability to inhibit cytochrome P450(2E1) mediated oxidation of p-nitrophenol in vitro. In addition, individual constituents of these extracts, including alkylamides from E. purpurea and S. acmella, caffeic acid derivatives from E. purpurea, and several of the ...

Achiote leaf (Bixa orellana L.):  Acetate, acetone, achiot (Spanish Colombia), achiote (Spanish Peru), achiote seeds, achiotillo, achiotin, arnotta, arnotto (Native American), annatto, annatto extract, annatto tree, annotta, aploppas, apocarotenoids, azo dyes, biche, bija, Bixa acuminata, Bixa acuminata Bojer., Bixa americana, Bixa americana Poiret, Bixa katangensis Delpierre, Bixa odorata, Bi...

Plant mitochondrial (mt) genomes possess several complex features, including a variable size, a dynamic genome structure, and complicated patterns of gene loss and gain throughout evolutionary history. Studies of plant mt genomes can, therefore, provide unique insights into organelle evolution. We assembled the complete Salix purpurea L. mt genome by screening genomic sequence reads generated b...

Wildflowers attract wildlife, increase pollinator habitat, and enhance the aesthetic value of landscape. Wildflower establishment is increasingly part an effort to reduce maintained turfgrass on golf courses, lawns, other environments. Weed competition decreases wildflower results in poor long-term stands. Research was conducted a controlled environment investigate tolerance species common post...

The aim of this open-label, fixed-sequence study was to investigate the potential of the botanical supplement Echinacea purpurea to interact with etravirine, a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor of HIV. Fifteen HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy with etravirine (400 mg once daily) for at least 4 weeks were included. E. purpurea root/extract-containing capsules wer...