Extracts from respective parts and cell cultures of some Turkish medicinal plants have been assessed for their antiviral and cytotoxic properties. None of the extracts tested showed notable activity against herpes simplex viruses (HSV-I and II), but a slight antiretroviral activity against HIV-I was determined in an extract from Hypericum capitatum cell cultures. On the other hand, according to...

tion has been obtained by treating tumor-bearing mice with elatericin A, elatericin B, elaterin, and elaterin methyl ether—all chemically well-defined cucurbitacins isolated from Ecballium elateriuin or their synthetic derivatives (5, 6, 7, 11). Bane et al. (1) reviewed the subject of combined therapy of malignant tumors with Roentgen radiation and chemo therapeutic agents. It appeared that c...

My first acquaintance with this remedy was in 1860, it having been brought to my notice by Dr. Garden, Civil Surgeon of Ghazeepore, who had at various times been in the habit of em. ploying it, in cases of enlarged spleen of long standing, with a fair measure of success. " Bundaal," or " bindaal," "kerula,"or " Luffa Echinata," is a cucurbitaceous plant or gourd ; it grows in hedges and dry unc...

This report reviews research on plant-derived agents that prevent sperm production if taken orally by the male or that incapacitate or kill sperm on contact if used vaginally by the female. It would be of great value to develop fertility inhibitors that are totally selective for reproductive systems and enzymes, and there is a possibility that a plant-derived drug may have this effect. Plants...