1 CSIRO European Laboratory, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34980 Montferrier-sur-Lez, France. 2 CRC for Australian Weed Management and CSIRO Entomology, Private Bag 5, PO Wembley, WA 6913, Australia. 3 AQIS, PO Box 606, Welshpool, WA 6986, Australia. Corresponding author: M. Jourdan . © CAB International 2008 Potential biological control agents for fumitory (Fu...

Fumaria vaillantii L. syn Fumaria indica belongs to the family of Fumariaceae (fumitory). Its local name is ‘Parpata’ or ‘Pitpapra’ or ‘Parpatakam. It is found in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, North Dakota and Colorado. Fumaria plants have been traditionally used against various diseases. In the present study, a review has been done on Fumaria vaillantii Loisel. extensively for tr...

Fumaria indica is a medicinal plant of the fumitory family wildly growing throughout India. Classical texts of Ayurveda, i.e. the oldest traditionally known health care and medical system originating in Indian subcontinent, mentions diverse medicinal uses of the plant. During more recent decades broad spectrums of therapeutically interesting pharmacological properties of its extracts and second...

Hydrosol beverages in Persian nutrition culture and ethnomedicine are the side products of essential oil industry that are used as delicious drinks or safe remedies. To investigate indications and chemical composition of hydrosol beverages for hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular conditions, Fars province was selected as the field of study. Ethnomedical data were gathered by questionnaires. The co...

the potato tuber moth (ptm), phthorimaea operculella zeller (lepidoptera: gelechiidae), is an important pest of potato and other solanaceous plants. it is cosmopolite and oligophage that exists in most countries where potatoes are grown. because of chemical treatment adverse effects, there is a necessity to find safe alternatives to synthetic insecticides. so, medicinal plants are promising sin...

Abstract Background Fumaria parviflora (Lam.), commonly known as “fine-leaved fumitory,” is well for its therapeutic properties in the Indian traditional medicinal system. The presence of important bioactive compounds plants makes them pharmacologically valuable. Therefore, present study, high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) analysis (whole plant) methanolic extract was performed ...