Rauwolfia serpentina, Benth, commonly known as Insanity herb has been used for a long time in Ayurvedic System of Indian Medicine. It has been highly advocated as a general sedative in sleeplessness, anxiety neurosia and hysteria and in the treatment of epilepsy, maniacal and acute insanity. Siddiqui & Siddiqui (19321935) studied the chemistry of some of the active principles extracted from the...

Latar Belakang: Akumulasi asprin menghasilkan senyawa reaktif berupa radikal bebas yang menginduksi terjadinya stres oksidatif sehingga akan mepengaruhi fungsi ginjal. Ekstrak etanol daun C. blumei Benth mengandung metabolit sekunder golongan alkaloid, flavonoid, saponin, fenol, antrakuinon, tanin, dan steroid memiliki kemampuan mencegah pembentukan bebas, antiinflamasi memperbaiki Penelitian i...

Three new species of Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 are described based on specimens reared from fruits of Phyllanthusmicrocarpus (Benth.): Epicephalamicrocarpa sp. n. and Epicephalalaeviclada sp. n. from Guangxi and Hainan, and Epicephalatertiaria sp. n. from Guangdong and Guangxi. Photographs of adults and illustrations of genital structures are provided.

the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the essential oil isolated from the aerial parts of cymbopogon olivieri (boiss.) bor, an aromatic grass of iran was tested against three gram-negative and four gram-positive bacteria and also three fungi. the results of the bioassays showed that the oil has a remarkable antimicrobial activity. bacillus subtilis and candida albicans were more sensitive to t...

Diurnal and seasonal patterns of leaf gas exchange and water relations were examined in tree species of contrasting leaf phenology growing in a seasonally dry tropical rain forest in north-eastern Australia. Two drought-deciduous species, Brachychiton australis (Schott and Endl.) A. Terracc. and Cochlospermum gillivraei Benth., and two evergreen species, Alphitonia excelsa (Fenzal) Benth. and A...

This paper is a part of a wider research program concerning the assessment of quality at University. It was selected by the Department of University Policies (Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation) in an attempt to determine the causes and “reasons” underlying dropping school in our country. The Program includes three sub-projects concerning both academic and socio-professional success,...