Common mullein weed (Verbascum thapsus) has a large number of synonyms and old local "nick names" which connect the plant with mycobacteria. A strong history of medicinal use has been uncovered for the treatment of tuberculosis, tubercular skin disease, leprosy, and mycobacterial disease in animals. Here, we examine problems encountered in treating such diseases today, the historical and scient...

Household products, shampoos, pesticides, weed killers, even riot control gases, are just some of the products tested for irritancy in the eyes of conscious rabbits. The Draize test, introduced in 1944, is cruelly simple. The substance under test is sprayed or instilled into one eye of an albino rabbit. Generally no pain relief is given and the test often proceeds for 7 days during which the co...

The aim of this study is to give an overview about content and constituents of oils found in umbelliferous crops and the conditions influencing oil content in those crops. The large family Umbelliferae is rich in essential oils. Oils play the phytosanitary role by preventing parasites and diseases from developing or by acting like selective weed-killers in order to keep the ground clean around ...

Farmers in the San Francisco Estuary have been using increasing amounts of weed killers, also called herbicides, on their farms. Herbicides kill unwanted weeds without hurting food crops. However, did you know that herbicides can hurt fish as well, especially those live Estuary, like delta smelt? Delta smelt are small, translucent only occur Estuary. In past, could be found everywhere they curr...

The behavior toward mouse was studied under and after chronic imipramine treatment in two groups of cats - non-killers and killers. Imiprarnine facilitated predatory behavior in the non-killers but not in the killers, which is in contrast to results obtained on rats. Imipramine produced a marked decrease of locomotor activity of non-killers tested in open field. The inhibition of locomotion did...