Chaeridiona mayuri n. sp. infesting ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in southern India is described and illustrated. Cheilocostus speciosus ( J. Koenig) C. D. Specht, Globba sessiliflora Sims and Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith are reported as additional host plants. Chaeridiona pseudometallica Basu is redescribed and illustrated. A key to the species of Indian C...

Thirty six medicinal plants (63 extracts) have been screened for antifungal activity against Cladosporium cladosporioides. Extracts of the following plants have displayed significant antifungal activity: Butea monosperma, Costus speclosus, Curcuma zedoaria, Eupatorium riparium, Pleiospennium alatum. Theobroma cacao i and Z~ngrber zerumbet. A preformed antifungal constituent of C. speciosus has ...

Diabetes mellitus is the most prevalent metabolic syndrome worldwide and is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting in various shortterm metabolic changes in lipid and protein metabolism and longterm irreversible vascular changes which include diabeticspecific complications viz., retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. In the present study eleven patients of Type2 diabetes mellitus were surve...

This taxonomic study is based on macrofungi collected Babadağ District (Denizli) in the period 2005-2006. As a result of field and laboratory studies, five new records are presented. These species are Leptopodia elastica, Entoloma incarnatofuscescens, Geastrum minimum, Hygrophorus speciosus and Russula sororia.

Title HELMINTH PARASITES OF APODEMUS SPECIOSUS AND A. ARGENTEUS FROM THE KOSHIKI ISLANDS, JAPAN, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF SUBULURA SUZUKII SP. N Author(s) YAGI, Kinpei; KAMIYA, Masao Citation Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research, 29(3-4): 62-66 Issue Date 1981-12-05 DOI 10.14943/jjvr.29.3-4.62 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/2236 Right Type bulletin Additional Information File Information KJ...

The effect of fresh stem juice extract Costus afer on the cytohistomorphology kidney in aspirin-treated Wistar ratsIdorenyin U Umoh, AN Aquaisua, NM Udo

Here, we report the isolation, identification, whole-genome sequencing, and annotation of four Bacillus species from internal stem tissue of the insulin plant Costus igneus, grown in Puerto Rico. The plant is of medicinal importance, as extracts from its leaves have been shown to lower blood sugar levels of hyperglycemic rats.