BACKGROUND Pentastomiasis is a rare parasitic infection of humans. Pentastomids are dioecious obligate parasites requiring multiple hosts to complete their lifecycle. Despite their worm-like appearance, they are commonly placed into a separate sub-class of the subphylum Crustacea, phylum Arthropoda. However, their systematic position is not uncontested and historically, they have been considere...

P. A. BASSON, R. M. McCULLY, S. P. KRUGER, J. W. VAN NIEKERK, E. YOUNG & V. DE VOS. Parasitic and other diseases of the African buffalo in the Kruger National Park. Onderstepoortj. vet. Res. 37 (1), 11-28 (1970). One hundred randomly-collected buffaloes [Syncerus cajfer (Sparrman, 1779) 1 were autopsied, and tissues and parasites were collected for histopathological studies and identification. ...

Boswellia serrata and Boswellia sacra (syn. B. carteri) are important medicinal plants widely used for their content of bioactive lipophilic triterpenes. The qualitative and quantitative determination of boswellic acids (BAs) is important for their use in dietary supplements aimed to provide a support for osteoarthritic and inflammatory diseases. We used High Performance Liquid Chromatography (...

Introduction of non-indigenous species into a well-established ecosystem can be detrimental, resulting in both ecological and economical damage. Two specimens of giant mud crab, Scylla serrata were found for the first time in two geographically distinct mud crab landing sites (Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak and Kota Marudu Mangrove Forest, Sabah) in Malaysia. Their identities were confir...

White grubs are the larvae of Scarabaeidae beetles. The white grub is a major pest problem in India as well abroad also. White grubs are pests of national importance in India and are a serious constraint to production of Kharif crops. White grub is caused heavy damage to the agricultural commercial crops and wide variety of host plants like neem, babhul, ber, khair. The Holotrichia serrata (Fab...

BACKGROUND Boswellia serrata has been used in a wide variety of diseases, including diabetes mellitus and inflammatory diseases. OBJECTIVES This study focused on the effects of Boswellia serrata aqueous extract on blood glucose and the complications of diabetes in the liver and kidneys and examined the impact of plant on reproduction in diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antioxidant c...

BACKGROUND Boswellia serrata, also known as Indian frankincense is a commercially important medicinal plant which has been used for hundreds of years as an Ayurvedic medicine for the attempted treatment of arthritis. It contains naturally occurring triterpenoic acids, called as boswellic acids (BA's). RESULTS A highly reproducible High performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet diode array...

OBJECTIVE To assess evidence from randomised clinical trials about the effectiveness of extracts of Boswellia serrata (frankincense). DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Electronic searches on Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Amed, and Cochrane Library. Hand searches of conference proceedings, bibliographies, and departmental files. REVIEW METHODS All randomised clinical trials of B serrata ex...