PURPOSE This was the open-label study to evaluate the potential benefit of Pinus radiata bark extract and vitamin C as a treatment for migraine. METHODS Fifty outpatients with chronic migraine refractory to at least two prophylactic medications were treated with an antioxidant formulation of 1200 mg Pinus radiata bark extract and 150 mg vitamin C daily for 3 months. Patients completed migrain...

Abstract The aim of this study is to identify the active compounds essential oil extracted from Pinus densiflora (Sieb. et Zucc.) wood using hydrodistillation method and evaluate their anti-inflammatory activity. chemical composition was identified by GC–MS analysis, its activity assessed investigating effect on expression interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-13 (IL-13), ? -hexosaminidase in lipop...

Respiratory tract infections have gained worldwide recognition especially due to the increased incidence of HIV/AIDS. The bacteria responsible for these infections have also become increasingly resistant to chemotherapeutic agents in lower respiratory infections in Kibwezi in Kenya. Interviews were conducted using semi-structured questionnaires and detailed discussions with respondents. During ...

The influence of low temperature in the root zone on water uptake in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.) was studied under laboratory conditions. To remove soil hydraulic influences, two-year-old seedlings were transferred to solution cultures and maintained in temperature controlled water baths. Short term measurements of leaf conductance, leaf water potential and tritiated water m...

UNLABELLED Pinus sylvestris L. is a very important timber tree in Romania, the bark being the main waste from the wood processing. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antitumor effects against HeLa cells of a polyphenol-rich extract from Pinus sylvestris L. bark. MATERIAL AND METHODS The polyphenolic content and profile were analyzed by means of spectro...

Fungal endophytes are ubiquitous in nature. They known as potential sources of natural products, and possible agents for biocontrol attributing to their ability produce a repertoire bioactive compounds. In this study, we isolated fungal from three different tissues (needle, stem root) four Pinus species (Pinus densiflora, koraiensis, Pnus rigida, thunbergii) across 18 sampling sites Korea. A to...