In this paper we investigate the hypothesis that long-term sulphate (SO(4) (2-)) deposition has made peatlands a larger source of methyl mercury (MeHg) to remote boreal lakes. This was done on experimental plots at a boreal, low sedge mire where the effect of long-term addition of SO(4) (2-) on peat pore water MeHg concentrations was observed weekly throughout the snow-free portion of 1999. The...

INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a metabolic disorder of carbohydrates, proteins and fats due to deficiency of insulin secretion. In the whole world, about 5% of the general populations are suffering from diabetes and this disease is taking the lives of people more than AIDS. The countries where people are suffering from this disease are India, USA, China, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Russia, It...

Acorus calamus is a plant commonly used as a traditional herbal medicine and possesses the wide range of pharmacological applications. The present study investigated the diuretic and antiurolithiatic activities of an ethanolic extract of Acorus calamus L. (Family: Araceae) rhizome (EEAC). For diuretic activity, three doses of EEAC (250, 500 and 750 mg/kg) were studied, and measurement of the ur...

ATRIA, M. & VAN WELZEN, P. C. 2021. The Calamus javensis (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) complex in historical biogeographic context. Reinwardtia 20(1): 1−7. — is a very polymorphic species with number of recognisable forms (of which several were once even recognized at level). A analysis showed no distribution pattern the diversification these various forms. are likely result adaptation to local ...