Plants that belong to the Combretaceae family have long history of use in the traditional medicine systems of Africa and Asia for treatment of diseases and conditions associated with HIV/AIDS-opportunistic infections. The objective of this study was to investigate the biological activities of extracts of Terminalia stenostachya Engl. & Diels and Terminalia spinosa Engl. (Combretaceae), to verif...

Acid extract of Terminalia catappa (Tropical almond / badam) leaves is investigated as a cheap and eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1N HCl medium by weight loss, polarization, FTIR and scanning electron microscope studies. Studies carried out using various concentrations of inhibitor for different immersion times indicate Terminalia catappa to be a good mixed type corrosion in...

The mechanism and complexity of phloem function was investigated using two angiosperm taxa; Terminalia catappa and Cocos nucifera. The two terminalia plants (A and B) were differentiated by girdling and removing the basal twigs of A, girdling, defoliating and leaving the basal twigs in B. Cocos nucifera (c) was also girdled leaving D as control. After three months, specimen B produced new leave...

Aim:To compare the bacterial level in tooth surface by pre brushing and post brushing using herbal and fluoridated toothpaste Objectives: This study is done to compare the bacterial level using herbal and fluoridated toothpaste. Tooth surface swab is collected. Background: Toothpaste has been manufactured throughout for the reduction in the bacterial level. The present study will be done to com...

Medicinal plants play an essential role in health care and are the major raw materials for both traditional and conventional medicine preparations. One of the plants which is indigenous to India is Terminalia Arjuna, commonly known as ‘Arjuna’, which has been used in a wide range of diseases in medical field. On the other hand, Chronic Periodontitis is considered to be one of the most common di...

The bark of the tree of Terminalia arjuna has been used in cardiac disorders in Ayurveda. In the Rigveda, the word Arjuna is used for the first time. The preclinical studies in modern medicine suggest that there are strong antioxidant properties of Terminalia arjuna and reduction of ischemic perfusion injury. It also causes attenuation of oxidative stress and antifibrotic activity has been show...

Three new species of Mycetophilidae - Cordyla monticola sp. n., Cordyla pseudopusilla sp. n. and Cordyla reducta sp. n. - are described from the Colombian Andes, representing the first described species of Cordyla Meigen from the Neotropical region. Colour photos of their habitus, wing and terminalia are provided. The morphological affinities of male terminalia are discussed in a worldwide cont...

A taxonomic revision of the genus Euseboides Gahan is presented. Two new species, E. motuoensis sp. nov. and E. reni sp. nov., are described from China; habitus, male terminalia and aedeagus are illustrated. E. gorodinskii and E. tonkinensis are newly recorded from China. The male terminalia and aedeagus of E. gorodinskii, E. matsudai and E. punctatissimus are described for the first time. A ne...

Species of Mimapsilopa from Brazil are reviewed with an emphasis on the fauna from southern Brazil, where six new species were discovered and herein are diagnosed and described. To facilitate identification of species, we have included a diagnosis of the tribe Discomyzini and of Mimapsilopa and have also provided an annotated key to the New World genera of the tribe. We have also provided photo...