Awareness of the urban population on the potential environmental and human health risks resulting from and consuming vegetables polluted with heavy metals from Msimbazi river, Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania was investigated. Results show that more than 71% of the 35 respondents use Msimbazi river as a major source of water for vegetable irrigation. High levels of chromium, lead and copper have be...

Suspension cultures of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Amaranthus cruentus, A. powellii, Datura innoxia, and a Nicotiana tabacum-N. glutinosa fusion hybrid were adapted to grow photoautotrophically under continuous light. The cotton strain grew with an atmosphere of ambient CO(2) (about 0.06 to 0.07% in the culture room) while the other strains required elevated CO(2) levels (5%). Photoautotrophy ...

During the inflammatory response at least 2 transcription factors, NF-kappaB and AP-1, are involved in the altered profile of gene expression. We used human hepatoma (HepG2) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) as a model system: NF-kappaB and AP-1 were activated by the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1 in the absence or presence of 21 selected plant extracts and the effect was evalua...

Amaranthus tricolor Linn. (FamilyAmaranthaceae) popularly known as Joseph’s coat in English. The plant has been used as hepatoprotective and hypoglycemic in Indian system of traditional medicine. In present study the hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Amaranthus tricolor L. (HAEAT) 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight was studied for anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities in various a...

AIM OF THE STUDY This study was conducted to document and evaluate knowledge on medicinal plant use by Sheko ethnic group in Southwest Ethiopia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Interviews and ranking exercises were the main methods employed to collect the ethnobotanical data. Fidelity level (FL) values were calculated for claimed Sheko medicinal plants to estimate their healing potentials. RESULTS Se...

The present investigation is an attempt to assess the ethno-medicinal worth of some selected wild edible fruits and vegetables used by the inhabitants Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan. Informed consent semi-structured interviews from 95 inhabitants of fifteen mountainous vicinities were conducted to collect data. A total of 20 wild edible fruits and vegetables belonging to 18 families and 18 genera w...

The Amaranthaceae family is composed of about 180 genera and 2500 species. These common weeds have become increasingly relevant as triggers of allergy in the last few years, as they are able to rapidly colonize salty and arid soils in extensive desert areas. The genera Chenopodium, Salsola, and Amaranthus are the major sources of pollinosis from the Amaranthaceae family in southern Europe, west...