The chemotaxonomic significance of ergastic substances that are aligned systematically to the Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae group and their prospective applications, such as the use of its starch for food, health and industrial uses, were assessed in the present study employing species from four genera: Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae), Chenopodium, Atriplex and Suaeda (Chenopodiaceae). Alkaloids, fat...

The unripe fruits of certain species are red. Some of these species disperse their seeds by wind (Nerium oleander, Anabasis articulata), others by adhering to animals with their spines (Emex spinosa) or prickles (Hedysarum spinosissimum). Certainly neither type uses red coloration as advertisement to attract the seed dispersing agents. Fleshy-fruited species (Rhamnus alaternus, Rubus sanguineus...

“And so ended Svejk’s Budejovice anabasis. It is certain that if Svejk had been granted liberty of movement he would have got to Budejovice on his own. However much the authorities may boast that it was they who brought Svejk to his place of duty, this is nothing but a mistake. With Svejk energy and irresistible desire to fight, the authorities action was like throwing a spanner into the works....

during autumn and summer 2010 observed species from amaranthus genus were studied in segetal and ruderal environments of hamedan city. in this research, 100 plats randomly were selected and totally 6 species from amaranthus were identified as neophyte wild elements: a. retroflexus l. a. lividus l., a. chlorostachys willd, a. albus l., a. viridus l. and a. blitoides s. watson. dispersal of menti...

Thirteen selected Saudi Arabian plants, belonging to seven different families, were tested for possible anti-inflammatory activity using the carrageenin-induced paw edema model in rats. The methanolic extracts of Vernonia schimperi, Trichodesma trichodesmoides var. tomentosum, and Anabasis articulata exhibited the highest anti-inflammatory activity. The active extracts were further subjected to...