Evaluation of adaptogenic activity of various extracts of Breynia Vitis-idaea (burm.f) C. Fisher leaves by using swim endurance test

Larvicidal properties of Breyenia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) Fischer (Euphorbiaceae) against important vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals and ecophysiological responses to heavy metal stress in selected populations of Vaccinium myrtillus L. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L

The aim of this study was to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, Fe, and Mn) in soil, and their bioavailability and bioaccumulation in Vaccinium myrtillus L. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. organs. Analysis also concerned the physiological responses of these plants from three polluted sites (immediate vicinity of a zinc smelter in Miasteczko Śląskie, ArcelorMittal Poland S.A....

Adaptogenic activity of methanolic extract of Buchanania lanzan leaves an experimental study in rat model

Buchanania lanzan is a widely used plant with a long history of traditional medicinal use for the treatment of various diseases. The present study is aimed at evaluating the adaptogenic activity of the methanolic extract of Buchanania lanzan leaves using the swim endurance model in all groups under normal and stressed conditions. Urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and ascorbic acid were select...

Vitis Elegan as a Promising Antidiabetic Herb: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Assessment

In this research, we investigated the antidiabetic activity of Vitis elegans rhizome, which is used as traditional treatment for diabetes mellitus. The methanol, chloroform, petroleum ether, and hexane extracts of the plant root were obtained through serial exhaustive extraction and were analyzed by Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC).  Glycogen phosphorylase (GP) assay was done to determine the in...

Reciprocal carbon and nitrogen transfer between an ericaceous dwarf shrub and fungi isolated from Piceirhiza bicolorata ectomycorrhizas.

The overstorey coniferous trees and understorey ericaceous dwarf shrubs of northern temperate and boreal forests have previously been considered to form mycorrhizas with taxonomically and functionally distinct groups of fungi. Here, we tested the hypothesis that Meliniomyces variabilis and Meliniomyces bicolor, isolated from Piceirhiza bicolorata ectomycorrhizas of pine, can function as ericoid...