Randomly amplified polymorphisms DNA (RAPD) has been widely used for authentication of plant species of medicinal importance. It is particularly useful in case of plants that are frequently substituted or adulterated with other species or varieties that are morphologically and/or phytochemically indistinguishable. In this study Hemidesmus indicus and its substitute plants were selected to devel...

Medicinal plants are used as a popular alternative to synthetic drugs, both in developed and developing countries. The economic importance of the herbal and natural supplement industry is increasing every year. As the herbal industry grows, consumer safety is one issue that cannot be overlooked. Herbal products in Thai local markets are commonly sold without packaging or labels. Plant powders a...

X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) in combination with the Rietveld method was used to evaluate the proportion of crystalline and amorphous (glassy) phases in fly ashes produced in pulverized-coalcombustion (PCC) power plants. The quantification of amorphous phases through the Rietveld method is most usually carried out i) by using an internal standard or ii) by using a poorly-crystalline phase to ...

seven antagonistic bacteria belonging to pseudomonas fluorescens species were evaluated on the basis of inhibitory zone of sclerotinia sclerotiorum fungal growth finally, the most suitable strain (p4) which exerted the greatest effect on reducing the causal agent of sclerotinia root rot was selected for further germinator trails. nine formulations were prepared on the basis of talc powder from ...

This article examines possible explanations for increased utilization of Powder River Basin (PRB) coal in electric power generation that occurred over the last two decades. Did more stringent environmental policy motivate electric power plants to switch to less polluting fuels? Or, did greater use of PRB coal occur because relative price changes altered input markets in favor of this fuel. A ke...

A large number of medicinal plants are used as alternate medicine for diseases of man and other animals since most of them are without side effects when compared with synthetic drugs. Identification of the chemical nature of phytochemical compounds present in the medicinal plants will provide some information on the different functional groups responsible for their medicinal properties. While s...

The flora of Talakona forest division has been studied for its ethnomedicinal wealth (Hemadri et al, Madhava Chetty et al). These studies have contributed immensely to the rural and forest economy. The present study revealed the medicinal use of 66 species of plants distributedin 40families. Many of the usages were unknown till date. About 65% of the medicinal applications of plants are for int...

In the present study, an attempt was made to investigate the anti-bacterial activity of Nyctanthes arbortristis, Nerium oleander and Catharathus roseus. The crude drug powder extracts of the leaves of the above plants were taken for the study. The antibacterial activity was performed by using both gram positive and gram gative organism viz., B.subtilis and E.coli respectively. The Phytochemical...

The U.S. Automotive industry is struggling with the adoption of a solvent-free powder coating technology as a replacement for traditional liquid painting technology which is considered to be environmentally harmful. The Low Emission Paint Consortium (LEPC) was formed by Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors to tackle many of the technical issues that are associated with bringing a new technology i...