Pippa Belderson, Ian Harvey, Rosemary Kimbell, Jennifer O’Neill, Jean Russell and Margo E. Barker* School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK Human Nutrition Unit, Division of Clinical Science, Northern General Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK Corporate Information and Computing Centre, University of Sheffield, 285 Gloss...

rosmarinus officinalis l., a medicinal herb from the labiates family, has been reported to be of potential benefit in the treatment and prevention of several diseases. in particular its phenolics have demonstrated protective effects on various types of cancer through several mechanisms. the present study aimed to determine the effects of rosemary phenolic extracts on human cell functions, with ...

We study optimal taxation when consumers have temptation and self-control problems. Embedding the class of preferences developed by Gul and Pesendorfer into a standard macroeconomic setting, we first prove, in a two-period model, that the optimal policy is to subsidize savings when consumers are tempted by “excessive” impatience. The savings subsidy improves welfare because it makes succumbing ...

Introduction: Rosemary, Rosmarinus (R.) officinalis L. is a well-known plant with several useful properties such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-neurodegenerative. It has been used in folk medicine to alleviate rheumatic pain, stomachache and dysmenorrhea. Rosemary has several constituents such as rosmarinic acid which can be responsible for therapeutic properties been noted with rosem...

BACKGROUND The effects of some natural products on dopamine (DA) and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA) in brain of infected models are still unclear. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of Mexican arnica/rosemary (MAR) water extract and oseltamivir on both biogenic amines and some oxidative biomarkers in the brain and stomach of young rats under infection conditio...

In the Mediterranean zone semi-natural vegetation and diverse mountain-cropping systems have been converted into monocultures with low tree densities, leaving the soil unprotected. Soil loss and runoff over a three-year period were monitored in hillside erosion plots (35% slope and 144 m 2 in area) with almond (Prunus amygdalus) trees under three soil-management systems: no-tillage with sage (S...

Fadil, M., Farah, A., Haloui, T., Rachiq, S. Diagnosis of the aromatic and medicinal plant sector in Morocco: Case of the cooperatives and associations of the Meknès-Tafilalt area. Lazaroa 35: 155-165 (2014). The cooperatives and associations in the medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) sector are completely dependent on the pressure of market demand, and their products need to comply with require...

Sara M. Clifton, ∗ Rosemary I. Braun, 3 and Daniel M. Abrams 3, 4 Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA Division of Biostatistics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA Department of Physics and Astronomy,...

Medicinal plants with the hepatobiliary mode of action remain essential therapeutic agents for the treatment of cholestasis. They are denoted as cholagogues (promoting the flow of bile from the liver and gall bladder into the intestines) and choleretics (increasing bile production). Cholagogic and choleretic properties of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) [1] and other medicinal plants have bee...