Medicinal Plants

Ethnobotany in intermedical spaces: the case of the Fulni-ô indians (Northeastern Brazil)

by Gustavo Soldati

Gustavo Taboada Soldati; Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

Insights into the search for new drugs from traditional knowledge: An ethnobotanical and chemical-ecological perspective

by Ulysses Albuquerque

Influence of a biodegradable nutrient-carried hydrogel on root architecture, production, and overall plant quality of basil

by Osman Ayala

Published in: HORTSCIENCE Volume: 43 Issue: 4 JULY 2008

Synthetic hydrophilic polymers (hydrogels) have been widely used for horticultural purposes over the last 40 years,... more Synthetic hydrophilic polymers (hydrogels) have been widely used for horticultural purposes over the last 40 years, but their environmental suitability is of great concern because they are not biodegradable. These materials can increase water holding properties of growing media specially under less-favorable environmental conditions such as the Mediterranean basin. Nowadays, synthesis methods have generated a new kind of cellulose-based biodegradable hydrogels and tailor them to controllably release nutrients to the plants.

Objectives: The performance and suitability of a biodegradable nutrient-carried hydrogel in terms of plant morphology, production, root architecture, and overall plant quality of basil seedlings was evaluated under greenhouse conditions.

Vulnerability assessment of high-valued medicinal plants in Langtang National Park, Central Nepal

by Nawal Shrestha

Common Medicinal Plants Species Found at Burned and Unburned Areas of Klias Peat Swamp Forest, Beaufort, Sabah Malaysia

by Andy Russel Mojiol

Anti-inflammatory activity of medicinal plants native to Bangladesh: A review

by Apurba Sarker Apu

Apurba Sarker Apu, Shakhawat Hossan Bhuyan, Shamina Saiyara Prova,
and Md. Abdul Muhit

Inflammation is characterized by redness, pain and swelling. Anti-inflammatory drugs
are agents that reduce... more Inflammation is characterized by redness, pain and swelling. Anti-inflammatory drugs
are agents that reduce inflammation. It has been found that conventional synthetic NSAIDs
accelerate damage and erosion of joint cartilage, advancing the osteoarthritis process. These
NSAIDs are also known to cause liver and kidney damage with long-term use. Experimental
research have shown that the use of proven natural anti-inflammatory herbal agents have not been
shown to cause erosion injury to the intestinal tract, acceleration of cartilage destruction or
production of liver and kidney toxicities. This enables practitioners to use these substances in a
safe and responsible way. In this overview the medicinal plants reported to have antiinflammatory
activity available in Bangladesh are summarized to assess the research
advancements.

Medicinal plants of Sikkim in Ayurvedic practice

by Ashok Kumar Panda

The rich flora of Sikkim has a number of raw drugs described in Ayurvedic texts. There are about 420 plants used by... more The rich flora of Sikkim has a number of raw drugs described in Ayurvedic texts. There are about 420 plants used by the tribal people for various diseases in Sikkim Himalayas region, out of which few are in utilized on commercial basis. Here thirty medicinal plants are presented which have high medicinal values in Ayurveda. Most of the drugs have Rasayana and tridoshagna properties and used in common health problems of Sikkim

Plants in the Works of Cervantes

by Manuel Pardo de Santayana

PARDO DE SANTAYANA, M., J. TARDÍO, M. HEINRICH, A. TOUWAIDE & R. MORALES. (2006). Economic Botany 60 (2): 159-181.

11897-Homeopatia na germinação de Dimorphandra mollis Benth.

by Ernane Ronie Martins

Prevalence of oral soft-tissue lesions in out-patients at 2 Malaysian and Thai dental schools

by Rosnah Binti Zain

At the Faculties of Dentistry in Chiang Mai, Thailand (CM), and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KL), 234 and 233 consecutive... more At the Faculties of Dentistry in Chiang Mai, Thailand (CM), and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KL), 234 and 233 consecutive out-patients of mean ages 33.8 and 31.0 yr, respectively, were examined for the presence of oral mucosal lesions. Tobacco in some form was regularly used by 31.7% and 27.5% of the study populations in CM and KL, respectively. Cigarette smoking was the predominant habit. In CM three persons chewed betel quids and nine smoked banana leaf cigars daily. In addition, there were 24 habitual chewers of tea leaves (miang). In KL six persons chewed betel quids daily. In CM and KL three cases each (1.3%) of tobacco-associated leukoplakias were found. In KL an additional idiopathic leukoplakia was registered. One and three cases of betel related lesions were found in CM and KL, respectively. One case of a squamous cell carcinoma was found in a 45-yr-old Indian woman in KL who had been chewing betel with tobacco daily for many years. High prevalence figures were found for lichen planus, 3.8% in CM and 2.1% in KL, and an extremely high one, 48.3%, in CM for episodes of aphthous ulcers experienced during the last 2 yr. Comparatively low prevalence figures were found for herpes labialis. As could be expected melanin pigmentation was prevalent while only low figures were encountered for denture-related lesions and amalgam tattoos.

New Caledonian Plants As A Source of Dengue Virus Inhibitors

by Pierre-Marie Allard

Alternative medicine and AIDS: Towards a more effective communication concerning medicinal plants

by José Ramón Vallejo Villalobos

Medicinas alternativas y SIDA: hacia una comunicación más eficaz en torno a las plantas medicinales
José Ramón Vallejo, Diego Peral
Grupo de Investigación en Humanidades Médicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, España.
Medicina clinica (impact factor: 1.23). 09/2011; DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2011.07.004

The inhibition of andrographolide (Andrographis paniculata) on the expression of carbonic anhydrase in LPS-induced human leucocyte cells

by Jutti Levita

Analyzing the Interaction of Shellegueain A: A Bioactive Compound of Pakis Tangkur (Selliguea feei or Polypodium feei) to Cyclooxygenase Enzyme by Molecular Docking

by Jutti Levita

Ta vare på klosterplantene i Norge!

by Per Arvid Åsen

Published in Norsk Hagetidend (2003), Bilag: p. 6-7.

Three new varieties in Ocimum L.(Lamiaceae)

by Ulysses Albuquerque

A database for the predicted pharmacophoric features of medicinal compounds

by Chandrabose Selvaraj

Pharmacophore feature is defined by a set of chemical structure patterns having the active site of drug like molecule.... more Pharmacophore feature is defined by a set of chemical structure patterns having the active site of drug like molecule. Pharmacophore can be used to assist in building hypothesis about desirable chemical properties in drug molecule and hence it can be used to refine and modify drug candidates. We predicted the pharmacophoric features of 150 medicinal compounds from plants for anti-cancer, anti-carcinogenic, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, and anti-oxidant. Estimation of pharmacophoric feature is necessary to ensure the optimal supramolecular interaction with a biological target and to trigger or block its biological response. We subsequently make this data available to open access using a database at the URL: http://www.hccbif.info/index.htm

Distyly and variation in floral traits in natural populations of Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes (Rubiaceae)

by luiz Orlando de Oliveira

Variation in emetine and cephaeline contents in roots of wild ipecac (Psychotria ipecacuanha)

by luiz Orlando de Oliveira

A quantitative assessment of genetic erosion in ipecac (Psychotria ipecacuanha)

by luiz Orlando de Oliveira