Fast gas chromatography-surface acoustic wave sensor (GC/SAW) has been applied for the detection of the pharmacological volatiles emanated from Houttuynia cordata Thunb which is from South Korea. H. cordata Thunb with unpleasant and fishy odors shows a variety of pharmacological activities such as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and insect repellent. The aim of this study is to ...

Ranunculus roots were sampled across a latitudinal transect encompassing 52 oN and 82 oN, for years spanning 1963-2007. Samples from 2004 and later were preserved in formalin; earlier samples were taken from herbarium accessions. Roots were examined for colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizae, fine endophyte, and septate endophyte fungi using lactofuchsin-stained material imaged with epifluoresc...

The selected plant Alternenthera sessilis (L.), Houttuynia cordata (Thunb) Murraya koenigii (L.) and Ziziphus oenoplia (L) Miller has been used traditionally in Assam, India for the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery. However, the claims need to be validated by a suitable experimental model. Therefore, the present study was under taken to evaluate the effect of 50% methanol extracts of Altern...

The present study was aimed at the comparison of the pharmacokinetics of pure chlorogenic acid and extract of Solanum lyratum Thunb. The animals were allocated to two groups, and were administered chlorogenic acid or extract of S. lyratum Thunb. at a dose of 50.0 mg/kg orally. Blood samples were collected up to 8 h post-dosing. Plasma chlorogenic acid analyses were performed using an HPLC metho...

Embryoids are initiated from single highly cytoplasmic cells of the stem epidermis of plantlets of Ranunculus sceleratus L. derived from callus cultures. The embryoids show embryological development of the Crucifer type except that the suspensor is reduced or suppressed. The cells of the young embryoids have a large central nucleus surrounded by small vacuoles, a cytoplasm rich in free ribosome...

Human herpes simplex virus manifests itself as painful vesicles in the area of infection, followed by ulceration. This article describes a specific case author’s successful treatment using homeopathy and isopathy. After with nosodes, Ranunculus bulbosus, Asclepias tuberosa, symptoms did not appear for more than 10 years, indicating complete cure.

Larix gmelinii, Pinaceae, Flavonoids, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography From needles of Larix gmelinii sixteen flavonoids were isolated and identified. The main flavonoids had been analyzed before, eight minor ones were identified as quercetin-3-glucoside, isorhamnetin-3-glucoside and -3-arabinoside, a somewhat lipophilic kaempferol-3-glucoside derivative, apigenin-7-glucoside, laricitrin-...

Habitat fragmentation commonly causes genetic problems and reduced fitness when populations become small. Stocking small populations with individuals from other populations may enrich genetic variation and alleviate inbreeding, but such artificial gene flow is not commonly used in conservation owing to potential outbreeding depression. We addressed the role of long-term population size, genetic...

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