BACKGROUND Polygonum hydropiper L decoctions are traditionally used in the treatment of various ailments including inflammation, dyspepsia, diarrhea, menorrhagia, hemorrhoids, helminthiasis and CNS disorders. Present study was undertaken to investigate P. hydropiper L. for heavy metals content, phytoconstituents, Phytotoxic and anthelmintic activities to explore its toxicological and pharmacolo...

We present a new Monte Carlo algorithm for simulating quantum spin systems which is able to suppress the negative sign problem. This algorithm has only a linear complexity in the lattice size used for the simulation. A general description and a rigorous proof of its correctness is given. Its efficiency is tested on a simple 2-dimensional fermionic model. For this model we show that our algorith...

The ethanolic extract of the plant Pistia stratiotes (Araceae) was investigated for activity against Indian earthworms Pheretima posthuma and nematode Ascardi galli. Various concentrations (10, 20, 50 mg/ml) of ethanolic extract were tested, which involved determination of time of paralysis and time of death of the worms. It was compared with Piperazine citrate (15 mg/ml) and Albendazole (20 mg...

Massimo Cugno1, Mara Cabibbe1, Monica Galli 2, Pier Luigi Meroni3, Sonia Caccia4, Rosaria Russo4, Bianca Bottasso1, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci.1 1Department of Internal Medicine and Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital and University of Milan, Milan, Italy. 2Department of Hematology, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy. 3Department of Internal Medicine, Univ...

SYLVIE BRETON,1,2 NDONA N. NSUMU,1 THIERRY GALLI,4 IVAN SABOLIC,5 PETER J. S. SMITH,6 AND DENNIS BROWN1,3 1Renal Unit and Program in Membrane Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown 02129; Departments of 2Medicine and 3Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02215; 4Institut Curie, Paris 5248, France; 5Unit of Molecular Toxicology, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational ...

Thirty species of parasites were recovered from seven adult male Malayan red jungle fowls Gallus gallus spadiceus from Ulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia. Fifteen species of the parasites are newly recorded for this host; they are Pseudolynchia canariensis, Eimeria sp., Trichomonas gallinarum, Ascaridia galli, Capillaria annulata, Capillaria contorta, Cardiofilaria nilesi, Dispharynx spiralis, Gong...

An immunochemical procedure for routine laboratory diagnosis of pregnancy utilizing adsorption of human chorionic gonadotrophin onto kaolin and the Ortho pregnancy test reagents is described. The method is suitable for quantitative assay of urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin and can be adapted for use with serum. It was found to compare favourably with the reliability of Galli-Mainini toad t...