AIM: The present study aims to investigate for the first time antitumor and antibacterial activities of Viscum album L. grown on different host trees. METHODS: Two different bioassays (antitumor and antibacterial) were performed to evaluate the biological activities of European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) plants collected from 13 different host trees (Crataegus tanacetifolia, Crataegus monogyna...

The Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. var. major N.E.Br.) is uniquely originated in northern China. The ecological and horticultural importance of Chinese hawthorn is considerable and some varieties are valued for their fruit or medicine extracts. Its taxonomy and phylogeny remain poorly understood. Apart from general plant morphological traits, pollen is an important trait for the c...

In 2016, the Office of the State Coroner of New South Wales released its report into the death of an Australian woman, Sheila Drysdale, who had died from complications of an autologous stem cell procedure at a Sydney clinic. In this report, we argue that Mrs Drysdale's death was avoidable, and it was the result of a pernicious global problem of an industry exploiting regulatory systems to sell ...

The abundance of scientific evidence has shown that many synthetic drugs can cause serious adverse effects in patients. Recently, the search of natural therapeutic agents with low adverse effects has attracted much attention. In particular, considerable interest has focused on edible and medicinal plants, which play an important role in human diet, and have been used for disease treatment since...

A new highly oxygenated flavone, namely 8,3'-dihydroxy-5,6,7,4'-tetramethoxyflavone (1), together with other five known flavonoids were isolated from the tropical plant Vernonia saligna. Their structures were established on the basis of spectral (MS, IR, UV, 1D & 2D NMR) measurement and chemical evidence.

The usage of hawthorn preparations has a long history in the traditional treatment heart failure, which is considered as inability weakened to supply peripheral tissues with required amount oxygen and nutrients. leaf, flower, fruit hawthorn, due presence bioactive compounds such flavonoids, procyanidins, organic acids, amines, etc., are showing wide range effects on cardiovascular system. leaf ...

Crataegus monogyna ve C. azarolus’un tüplü (1+1) çıplak köklü (2+0) fidanları üzerinde gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmada, türlerin Isparta-Eğirdir Orman Fidanlığından örneklenen bireylerinde, fidan boyu kök boğazı çapı yardımıyla morfolojik özellikleri kalite kriterlerinden gürbüzlük indisi (Gİ) belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular ışığında, azarolus fidanların fidanlara göre daha yükse...