The aim of this study is to examine the peculiarities accumulation most dangerous heavy metals and arsenic in medicinal plant raw material synanthropic flora Voronezh region.
 Materials Methods. was carried out by atomic absorption spectrometry. author studied (lead, mercury, cadmium, nickel, copper, zinc, cobalt, chromium) 10 types materials harvested 51 locations (Voronezh region), which...

Fructus Arctii is used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat inflammatory diseases in oriental countries. This study aimed to investigate effect of F. Arctii extract on intestinal barrier function in human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells and to reveal the active component of F. Arctii. We measured transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) value (as an index of barrier function) and ov...

Introduction Fructo-oligosaccharides consist of several fructosyl residues linked to a terminal glucose moiety. They occur naturally in many plant species, such as onion, edible burdock, asparagus, wheat and so on. These fructo-oligosaccharides are commercially produced from sucrose by the transfructosylation reaction of an enzyme or from inulin by enzymatic hydrolysis. This paper reviews the b...