BACKGROUND A Korean herbal medicine, KOTMIN13, composed of Inula japonica Thunberg, Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz var. japonica kitamura, Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn, and Allium macrostemon Bge, has been used for anti-allergic and anti-asthmatic treatment in oriental clinics, but its activity has not been investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS To evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of ...

As well known, we have recently published the following paper in Iranian Journal of Parasitology: "Phenolic acid composition and anti-parasitic effects of Peucedanum species on Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites, 10(3), 420-431". In this paper, we reported the antiparasitic effects and phenolic acid compositions of the relevant plant species. At the beginning of the submission process, we inadv...

China contains some of the world's greatest diversity of Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), with ten endemic genera. Our previous investigation into the phylogenetic relationships of Chinese Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae, based exclusively on nrDNA ITS sequences, revealed several major clades heretofore unrecognized in the subfamily and confirmed the phylogenetic placements of five endemic genera. To furt...

A Balaton déli partmelléke és a háttérterületén emelkedő Külső-Somogy dombvidék célzott flóra- vegetációkutatása eredményeképp jelen közleményben 230 edényes növénytaxon feltérképezett előfordulási adatait mutatom be. Növényföldrajzi szempontból kiemelkedő jelentőségű Dél-Dunántúlról eddig ismeretlen Vicia sparsiflora előkerülése. E faj lösz dombhátain jellemző más xerotherm tölgyes elemek (Car...

The UK Royal Society of Chemistry has recently honored several outstanding scientists in its 2016 prizes and awards scheme. We feature some of the awardees who have recently published their work in Angewandte Chemie or its sister journals. Ian J. S. Fairlamb (University of York) is the recipient of a Corday–Morgan Prize, which is awarded to individuals under the age of 40 for their contribution...

If you are one who seeks out the Amateur Scientist section in the Scientific American each month for the beauty of the illustrations and ideas presented for the young investigator, you may enjoy this latest addition to the literature illustrating in an applied manner some electronic devices for instrumentation in the behavioral sciences. The investigator working alone in a small laboratory, wit...