The decomposition of Cistus incanus leaf litter, a summer deciduous species, was compared to that of Myrtus communis, an evergreen species, during 15 months of incubation in a Mediterranean low shrubland. The litterbags were placed under randomly selected shrubs of Myrtus and Cistus, respectively. Owing to the different microclimatic conditions under deciduous and evergreen shrubs Cistus litter...

the aim of this study was to assess the antibacterial activities of some medicinal plants extracts traditionally used in iran. hydroalcoholic extracts obtained from different parts of five plants including rosmarinus officinalis l. (rosemary), syzygium aromaticum l. (clove)., arctium lappa l. (burdock) , coriandrum sativum, myrtus communis with traditional medicinal use were examined for their ...

Plants used for traditional medicine contain a wide range of substances that can be used to treat various diseases such as infectious diseases. The present study was designed to evaluate the antileishmanial effects of the essential oil and methanolic extract of Myrtus communis against Leishmania tropica on an in vitro model. Antileishmanial effects of essential oil and methanolic extract of M. ...

The effectiveness of a frugivore as a disperser of a plant is greatly determined by how fruits and seeds are handled in its mouth and its digestive tract. Although a number of studies have investigated the effect of avian ingestion on germination, we still know very little about the modifications to seeds during ingestion and the specific consequences on plant fitness. Here we investigate for t...

Myrtus communis, Arbutus unedo and Retama sphaerocarpa are Mediterranean shrubs widely used in revegetation of semiarid degraded soils. The aim of this work is to study the resistance of these plants to arsenic under controlled conditions, in order to evaluate their potential use in revegetation and/or phytoremediation of As-polluted soils. R. sphaerocarpa showed higher resistance to As than M....

To investigate the effect of drugs other than metronidazole, 3 non-pregnant women infected with Trichomonas vaginalis were treated with doxycycline, 2 x 200 mg/day for 1 week. Another 3 women were treated with praziquantel, single dose, 40 mg/kg body weight. No therapeutic effect was detected for either drug. In vitro, oxytetracycline led to death of T. vaginalis at a concentration of 15 mg in ...