Cardiospermum halicacabum L. var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume and var. luridum (Blume) Adelb. (Sapindaceae) are used for various ailments in Indian traditional medicines. The present study evaluated the antiulcerogenic property of seed oils (Petroleum ether extracts) in animal model. Ethanol induced gastric ulcers was used for this study and analysed for gastric volume, ulcer score pH, free and t...

This study investigates an efficient and sustainable route of preparing Ag nanoparticles (NPs) using 1–5 mmol/L aqueous silver nitrate with leaf extracts five plants—Musa balbisiana (banana), Azadiracta indica (neem), Ricinus communis (castor-oil plant), Tridax procumbens (tridax), Cardiospermum halicacabum (balloon vine) for their wide availability. These syn...

Erysiphe is the largest genus of powdery mildews (PMs), a group obligate plant pathogenic fungi. Exploration biodiversity generally relies on regional surveys and our aim to investigate PMs in Taiwan. Collections fungi five species around agricultural environments were subjected morphological molecular characterization, using both internal transcribed spacer (ITS) β-tubulin gene (TUB2) regions ...