BACKGROUND The essential oil (EO) of Artemisia vulgaris L. has been traditionally used worldwide for treating a large number of diseases. Although major components in A. vulgaris EO have been shown to inhibit growth of different cancer cells, as pure compounds or part of other plants extracted oil, no information is known about its anti-proliferative activities. Therefore, the current investiga...

the experiment was conducted to determine α-amylase activity and the effect of seven plant species extracts including punica granatum l. (punicaceae), rheum officinale b. (polygonaceae), rhus coriaria l. (anacardiaceae), artemisia sieberi b. ( compositae), peganum harmala l. (nitrariaceae) , datura stramonium l. (solanaceae) and thymus vulgaris l. (lamiaceae) on α-amylase activity of four store...

the experiment was conducted to determine α-amylase activity and the effect of seven plant species extracts including punica granatum l. (punicaceae), rheum officinale b. (polygonaceae), rhus coriaria l. (anacardiaceae), artemisia sieberi b. ( compositae), peganum harmala l. (nitrariaceae) , datura stramonium l. (solanaceae) and thymus vulgaris l. (lamiaceae) on α-amylase activity of four store...

Shoot cultures of Artemisia annua L. were cultivated in three different micropropagation systems: an ultrasonic nutrient mist bioreactor (UNMB), a modified ultrasonic nutrient mist bioreactor (MUNMB) and solid culture in Magenta boxes. The shoots cultivated in the UNMB and MUNMB showed excellent growth. The dry weight increase (35 times) of shoot cultures in the MUNMB was higher than those (25 ...

Bambusa balcooa Roxb. was in vitro propagated by optimizing protocol using nodal segment from secondary branches with 100% success MS liquid media containing 100 mg/l Myo-inositol, 3% sucrose supplement 4.4 - 26.64 ?M BAP for shoot multiplication, and 2.69 32.26 NAA root induction. The highest multiplication (14.53 ± 0.33 folds), length (5.9 0.6 cm), number per explants (4.0 0.24), rooting (89....

The biomass waste obtained at the end-of-pipe of extraction industry can be used as fuel for energy production, aiming cost reduction/waste disposal issues. However, few systematic investigations into calorific value these residues are reported in literature. In this work, thermochemical properties solid from different biomasses (residues citrus peels, leaves, flowers, stems, and poultry feathe...

BACKGROUND The association between sensitizations and severity of allergic diseases is controversial. OBJECTIVE This study was to investigate the association between severity of asthma and rhinitis and degree of specific allergic sensitization in allergic patients in China. METHOD A cross-sectional survey was performed in 6304 patients with asthma and/or rhinitis from 4 regions of China. Pa...