More than 50 countries around the globe cultivate cotton on a large scale. It is a major cash crop of Pakistan and is considered "white gold" because it is highly important to the economy of Pakistan. In addition to its importance, cotton cultivation faces several problems, such as insect pests, weeds, and viruses. In the past, insects have been controlled by insecticides, but this method cause...

Because of the great commercial importance of cotton fibers, their structure at various stages of development has been carefully studied. An indication of the work that has been done along this line may be gained from the papers of Dischendorfer {6),^ Youngman and Pande {63), and Kerr {21), which give a number of literature citations. Structure of the seed {I4, v, 3; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37) and...

C3 and C4 components of the complement are normally present in human colostrum. These compounds are natural antibacterial agents. Pectin-rich plant extracts have been shown to induce prolactin release and milk synthesis when administered by the oral route in rat. In the present work, extract from a plant rich in pectin, Gossypium herbaceum was given orally to women 2 days after parturition. The...

Aim: To evaluate anti-hyperlipidemic activity of the whole plant Gossypium herbaceum extract in Wistar Albino Rats.
 Methods: The were collected and extracted with methanol by soxhlation. It was tested Triton Propylthiouracil (PTU) induced hyperlipidemic rat models antioxidant hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging assay.
 Results: Basic phytochemical tests resulted presence flavonoids,...