In order to identify some endophytic fungi in common yew trees, healthy plant samples were investigated. In this study, 10 fungal species including Absidia spinosa, Aureobasidium pullulans, Lecanicillium lecanii, Nemania serpens, Pseudodictyosporium elegans, Leucostoma persoonii, Epicoccum nigrum, Stachybotrys chartarum, Gibberella tricincta and Gibberella baccata were identified as endophytic ...

The yew tree (Taxus baccata L.) is considered in folklore a symbol of immortality due to its qualities longevity and regeneration. Despite poisonous reputation, the has long history medicinal use, particularly form extracts from leaves bark. In work presented herein, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) chemical profiling was applied aqueous ammonia/hydromethanolic several plant organs ...

In the present study, five species of Cladosporium including C. perangustum, C. basi-inflatum, C. cladosporioides, C. herbarum and C. subtilissimum,and three species assigned to other fungal genera including Truncatella angustata, Alternaria atra and Nigrospora oryzea are reported as endophytic fungi of common yew (Taxus baccata L.), native to Iran. Out of these, C. perangustum, C. basi-inflat...

The medicinal plants find application in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural and food industry. The efficacy of some herbal products is beyond doubt, the most recent examples being Silybum marianum (Linn.) Gaertn (silymarin), Artemisia annua Linn. (artemesinin) and Taxus baccata Linn. (taxol). Randomized, controlled trials have proved the efficacy of some established remedies, for instance Z...