N-Hydroxyacylnornicotine, newly discovered from fresh plant tissue, was found entirely in the trichome exudate produced at the epidermis of the aerial part of Nicotiana stocktonii. Nicotine and nornicotine, but not N-hydroxyacylnornicotine, were present inside of the trichomes as well as other internal parts of the plant. Only nicotine was found in bleeding sap squeezed from cut roots or stems....

From the petroleum ether extract of the aereal part of Condalia microphylla Cav, hydrocarbons, sterols, alcohols, and fatty acids were isolated. From fruits of the same plant anthocyanins were also isolated and characterized by chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. Introduction Condalia microphylla Cav. Species belongs to the Ramnaceae family, and its common name is “Piquillín”. It general...

Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl. (Apiaceae) is a medicinal plant distributed in Mediterranean regions, Caucasia and southwest of Asia. In the present study phytochemical constituents of the extract obtained from the aerial parts of P. ferulacea were investigated using various chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. Essential oil of the plant aerial parts was also analyzed using GC-MS. Five phen...

Climate change is one of the most important challenges in sustainable development which has negative effect on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem. The lead factor of this phenomenon is Co2 accumulation in atmosphere. One of the suitable ways of facing the mentioned issue is carbon sequestration in plant biomass and soil as a simple as well as inexpensive refined way in rangelands. With respect t...

The aim of the study was to investigate effect of ethanolic extract of aerial parts of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Indian Lotus) on haematological parameters in anaemic rats. Haematopoietic activity of ethanolic extract of aerial part of plant was performed using cyclophosphamide (CP) at the dose of 0.3 mg/kg body weight i.p. and haloperidol (HP) at the dose of 0.2 mg/kg body weight induced aplas...

salvia genus belongs to lamiaceae family that was used in ancient and its application in culinary, flavor cosmetics, food and drinking industries is important. in the present study to assess compatibility of salvia sclarea to field condition and determine its potential for medicinal and ornamental applications, wild seed were cultured in pots. after initial growth, seedlings at 6-8 leaf stage t...

This study was conducted to evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Pot marigold aerial part as an indigenous medicinal Iranian plant. Pot marigold (family Asteraceae) is an important plant of genus Calendula (marigolds), having several medicinal applications all over the world. In order to evaluate its analgesic activities hot water tail immersion and ...

Three commercial peanut varieties (Starr Spanish, Florunner, and Florigiant) were grown in field plots treated with 0, 1, and 4 kg dieldrin per hectare. Soil samples were taken at planting; soil and aerial portions were sampled 10 weeks into the growing season. Peanuts were grown to maturity (16 weeks), harvested, and dried before shelling. Soils, hay, shells, and meats were analyzed for dieldr...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the antimalarial effect of a few plants in Togo folk medicine. METHODS After ethnobotanical survey, Opilia celtidifolia, Pavetta corymbosa (P. corymbosa) and Tamarindus indica (T. indica) were selected for screening. In vitro antimalarial tests were performed on crude extracts against fresh clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum using the semi microtest. RESULTS...

Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl. (Apiaceae) is a medicinal plant distributed in Mediterranean regions, Caucasia and southwest of Asia. In the present study phytochemical constituents of the extract obtained from the aerial parts of P. ferulacea were investigated using various chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. Essential oil of the plant aerial parts was also analyzed using GC-MS. Five phen...