UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY Southern barberry or calafate (Berberis microphylla) is a shrub species endemic to the Patagonian region of South America that is used for human consumption. The fruit is very rich in vitamin C and anthocyanins and has a very high antioxidant capacity. There have been only a few genetic studies of this and other closely related species. • METHODS AND RESULTS...

Berberis umbellata Wall. ex G. Don (Family—Berberidaceae) commonly known as Himalayan Barberry is an important medicinal plant used in Ayurvedic System of Medicine for treating eye disorders, fever, jaundice, skin diseases, etc. The present study provides macroand microscopical characters, physico-chemical details such as total ash, acid-insoluble ash, hexane, alcohol and water soluble extracti...

foreign policy cooperation and coordination among the european community member states and presenting europe with a single voice, has long been an important challenge within the european community/european union, especially since early 1970s. in the early 1990s, following the collapse of the ussr and the end of the cold war, there was a general speculation in europe that the ec may be able to p...

Background: Several herbal remedies are used in traditional medicine for treatment of liver disorders, but their efficacy, safety, and dosage have not been investigated so far. Objective: The present study was aimed to evaluate the liver protective effects of medicinal herbs extracts such as Cynara scolymus leave (artichok), Cichorium intybus roots (chichory), Taraxacum officinale root (dande...

Background & Aims of the Study: Foodborne illnesses, resulting from consumption of contaminated foods, represent a substantial public health threat. Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen bacteria and can cause serious problems in human. Because of this reason, Nowadays various compounds are being used to control these bacteria in foods. The aim of this study was to evaluate antilistari...

Brassinosteroids are a group of over seventy steroid compounds whose discovery in lower and higher plant organisms created new possibilities growth control. The aim the work was to evaluate effect two brassinosteroids: brassinolide (BL) 24-epibrassinolide (24epiBL) as compared auxin rooting enhancer indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), on stem cuttings Thunberg’s barberry cultivars ‘Maria’ ‘Red Rocket’...

Hypertension is a common problem facing many peoples today. Although billions of dollars are spent annually for the treatment and detection of cardiovascular disease, current conventional treatments have done little to reduce the number of patients with hypertension Alternative medicine offers an effective way to decrease the rising number of people with high blood pressure. Research has found ...