Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre, belonging to Polygonaceae family, is a common weed found in most of the temperate countries including Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, and Japan. The plant is also referred to as "marsh pepper" or "smart weed." It appears to be a useful herb with evidence-based medicinal properties. The present work addresses the botanical description, traditional uses, phytoche...

Abstract The insecticides of microbial origin may be promising biocontrol agents to control pests. In this study, a major metabolite was extracted and purified from Serratia marcescens KH-001 identified as prodigiosin with molecule weight 324.2094, our primary aim evaluate the effects against Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in laboratory field. Toxicity nymphs increased increasi...

Drimys winteri JR et G. Forster var chilensis (DC) A. is a tree native to central and southern Chile. Also it found in part of Argentina. It abundant wet swampy localities from sea level an altitude 1700 m. This sacred for the Mapuche culture; used folk medicine such as inflammatory painful processes. Phytochemical studies have demonstrated that this plant contains mainly sesquiterpenes drimane...