A preliminary experimental study was carried out to examine the ability of a chemically modified Acacia spp. to resist biodegradation. The modifications of Acacia mangium and Acacia hybrid were carried out by propionic anhydride and succinic anhydride in the presence of sodium formate as a catalyst. The treated samples were found resistant to microbial attack, while the untreated ones were dama...

Removal of blood plasma by plasmapheresis from dogs made hypoproteinemic by injections of gum acacia over long periods of time, has resulted in the removal of more gum acacia than was originally present in the plasma. Gum acacia injections had been discontinued previous to the start of the experiments, and hence it must be concluded that the excess amounts of acacia were derived from deposits i...

Enclosure and Acacia shade availability to plants are basic variable in arid and semi-arid rangelands. the aim of this study was investigation the impact of patch enclosure and Acacia shade using four treatments which are Inside Enclosure Under Acacia shade (IEUA), Inside Enclosure Without Acacia shade (IEWA), Outside Enclosure Under Acacia shade (OEUA) and Outside Enclosure W...

Coffee beans of commercially important Coffea species contain the diterpene cafestol, which raises serum cholesterol in humans. Coffee diterpenes also have shown anticarcinogenic properties in experimental animals. We determined levels of cafestol and other diterpenes in nine wild African Coffea species, in a search for a species without the cholesterol-raising cafestol. In addition, data on di...

Diuretics increase the rate of urine outflow and sodium excretion and are used to adjust the volume and composition of body fluids in a variety of clinical situations including hypertension, heart failure, renal failure, nephritic syndrome and cirrhosis. Some naturally used diuretic plants are Abrus precatorius, Centella asiatica, Allium sepa, Allium sativum, Aloe barbidensis, Cinnamomum verum ...

Dogs were made hypoproteinemic by repeated injections of gum acacia, and the acacia injections were discontinued. Diets of varying protein content were then given. When a high protein diet is provided the plasma protein concentration increases; with a low protein diet, or under conditions of fasting, the plasma protein concentration diminishes. Similarly, plasma acacia concentration shows incre...

Introduction: Acacia catechu is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to 12-15 meter in height. In Hindi is called as Khair and in kannada Kachu. It has been used as used for the treatment of inflammation, diarrhheoa, fever. Aims: to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of ethanolic extract of acacia catechu in paracetemol induced liver damage in experimental animals, rats was studied. Method...

The hitherto unknown pheromone gland of female Stenophylla lobivertex Lombardo, 2000, a poorly understood praying mantis distributed in the Neotropics, is described and figured. In contrast to other mantodeans, this species has protrusible, bifurcated (Y-shaped) 6 mm length. It protracted by sexually receptive females during nighttime only when undisturbed. significance morphological behavioral...

Sorbus cambrensis, WELSH WHITEBEAM, is described and illustrated. It a member of subgenus Aria unusual in being pentaploid. endemic to six sites the eastern Brecon Beacons, Wales, ‘Endangered.’ was first noted as ‘large-leaved S. porrigentiformis’ 1970s 2009. closely related another pentaploid, stenophylla, both which may be derived from hybridisation between rupicola unknown members Aria.