The determination of the colouring compounds apigenin (1), lawsone (2), juglone (3) and indigotin (4) in plant extracts using HPLC–UV/Vis methods is reported. The methods were applied to the analysis of 1–4 in ethanolic and propylene glycolic extracts originating, respectively, from chamomile (Chamomilla recutita [L] Rauschert, Asteraceae), henna (Lawsonia inermis L., Lythraceae), walnut (Jugla...

Haemolytic crisis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient individuals following topical application of henna occurred in four children: a female neonate (haemoglobin 50 g/l, serum bilirubin 700 micromol/l), who recovered after exchange transfusion; a male infant (haemoglobin 28 g/l) who died despite transfusion; and two preschool children (haemoglobin 40 and 41 g/l respectively).

Henna Muzaffar, Darla M. Castelli, David Goss, Jane A. Scherer, Karen Chapman-Novakofski Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA; Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA; University of Illinois Extension Service, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. Email: [email protected] Received September ...

Guava is a nutritious fruit that has perishable behavior during storage. We aimed to determine the influences of some edible coatings (namely, cactus pear stem (10%), moringa and henna leaf (3%) extracts incorporated with gum Arabic (10%)), on guava fruits’ properties when stored under ambient refrigeration temperatures for 7, 14, 21 days. The results revealed coating (10%) only, or combined na...

Vision is energetically costly to maintain. Consequently, over time many cave-adapted species downregulate the expression of vision genes or even lose their eyes and associated eye genes entirely. Alternatively, organisms that live in fluctuating environments, with different requirements for vision at different times, may evolve phenotypic plasticity for expression of vision genes. Here, we use...

In order to examine the effect of the quantity of Nitrogen fertilizer and bush density on vegetative and productive function of henna medicinal plant (Lawsonia inermis)  factorial experimentation in the form of block plan was carried in three stages in agriculture research center in south of kerman  province in corp of 2012. The first factor containing Nitrogen fertilizer in 4 levels i...