The results of a production study of two speakers provide evidence against models of French intonation in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between a syllable and each of the L (low) and H (high) tones of a rise. The results also fail to confirm claims about the influence of the consonant or vowel status of an accentable syllable on the placement of the H of the early rise. The L tone ...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Rosmarinic acid (RA), a caffeic acid-related compound found in high concentrations in Prunella vulgaris (self-heal), and ursolic acid (UA), a pentacyclic triterpene acid concentrated in Salvia officinalis (sage), have been traditionally used to treat inflammation in the mouth, and may also be beneficial for gastrointestinal health in general. AIM OF THE STUDY To...

background: the seeds of some medicinal plants and their compounds have long been valued for their numerous health benefits. objective:to investigate some physical and chemical properties of salvia spp. methods: some physico-chemical properties in five species of salvia seeds (consisted of s. officinalis l., s. macrosiphon l., s. hypoleuca l., s. sclarea l. and s. nemorosa l.) were measured at ...

Common sage (Salvia officinalis L.; Lamiaceae) is one of the most important herb known for its essential oil richness and extensive use in folk medicine. In the current study, we determined the effects of three drying methods on the chemical composition of the essential oil of Saliva officinalis L. The aerial parts of Saliva officinalis were collected from Iran at the full-flowering stage and d...

Background: The seeds of some medicinal plants and their compounds have long been valued for their numerous health benefits. Objective:To investigate some physical and chemical properties of Salvia spp. Methods: Some physico-chemical properties in five species of Salvia seeds (consisted of S. officinalis L., S. macrosiphon L., S. hypoleuca L., S. sclarea L. and S. nemorosa L.) were measured ...

Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Psyllidae: Hemiptera) and Aphis gossypii Glover (Aphididae; are destructive sap-feeding pests of citrus cotton, respectively. This study assessed the toxicity potential indigenous flora Soon valley surrounding salt range (Punjab, Pakistan) against D. A. gossypii. Among acetone extracts 40 plant species, Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds., Melilotus officinalis Pall., Nerium...

In the course of the evaluation of the species belonging to the Section Salvia of the genus Salvia (Family Lamiaceae) the essential oil content and the composition of the species have been investigated with special respect to their neurotoxic α-, and β-thujone content. It could be established that from among the species S. lavandulifolia Vahl., S. candelabru Boiss., S. tomentosa Mill., (S. gran...