bitter asafetida (ferula assafoetida l.) is one of the medicinal-rangeland plants belonging to apiaceae family. the resin which is through incision secreted of the root has medicinal properties. the effect of rain on resin yield of this plant is one of problem of natural resources offices. the main aim of this study was to find out the effects of the irrigation on the resin yield, plants surviv...

Optimal defense theory (ODT) predicts that the within-plant quantitative allocation of defenses is not random, but driven by the potential relative contribution of particular plant tissues to overall fitness. These predictions have been poorly tested on long-lived woody plants. We explored the allocation of constitutive and methyl-jasmonate (MJ) inducible chemical defenses in six half-sib famil...

Propolis is a hive product containing chiefly beeswax and plant-derived substances such as resin and volatile compounds. Propolis has been used as an antiseptic and wound healer since ancient times and interest for the product has increased recently. Probably few plant species contribute as major resin sources. Green propolis derives mainly from vegetative apices of Baccharis dracunculifolia (a...

In the spring of 1968 we conducted a series of pilot experiments on acute marijuana intoxication in human subjects. The study was not undertaken to prove or disprove popularly held convictions about marijuana as an intoxicant, to compare it with other drugs, or to introduce our own opinions. Our concern was simply to collect some long overdue pharmacological data. In this article we describe th...

Some higher plants, both angiosperms and gymnosperms, can produce resins and some of these resins can polymerize and fossilize to form ambers. Various physical and chemical techniques have been used to identify and profile different plant resins and have then been applied to fossilized resins (ambers), to try to detect their parent plant affinities and understand the process of polymerization, ...

Plants produce a diverse range of bioactive compounds making them rich source of different types of medicines. The plants are mostly cultivated for decoration and to enhance the appearance of houses, gardens, road sides, and also for commercial purposes such as floral decorations in form of bouquet. They are also source of fragrant oils for perfume making and cosmetic. However only very few of ...

Aim of the study: We tested alternative active principles to most widely used resin tapping stimulant which contains sulphuric acid. also studied effect wounding in five-year-old Pinus pinaster seedlings with a microtapping method.Area The experiment was carried out at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain.Material and Methods: consisted six treatments: control (no no wounding), wound stimula...