The genus Verbena L. (Verbenaceae) comprises 250 species mainly in tropical and temperate America. It is represented in Egypt by two species viz. Verbena ozcinalis L. and V. supina L. (Taeckholm, 1974). Verbena ozcinalis is widely distributed mainly in the northern hemisphere while V. supina is of Mediterranean, West Irano}Turanian and East Saharo-Arabian distribution (Fienbrun-Dothan, 1978). I...

The Korean prostrate spurge Euphorbia supina (Euphorbiaceae family) has been used as a folk medicine in Korea against a variety of ailments such as bronchitis, hemorrhage, jaundice and multiple gastrointestinal diseases. Polyphenols from Korean E. supina (PES) which include quercetin and kaempferol derivatives have anticancer properties. Hence, we investigated the anticancer effects of PES on U...

The genus Carex belongs to tribe Cariceae, subfamily Caricoideae and family Cyperaceae. This genus, with about 2000 species in the world and more than 50 species in Iran, is the largest genus among the family. In expedition to North West and West of Iran, two species, namely, Carex acuta and C. cilicica as new records and C. flava, C. rostrata and C. supina as reinvestigated species are reporte...

Lagopsis supina (Steph) IK. Gal. was a traditional Chinese medicinal plant for promoting blood circulation and removing stasis (PBCRBS), anti-inflammatory diuresis with little scientific validation. The aims of this study were first to evaluate the PBCRBS effects L. in rat model traumatic (TBS). We demonstrated that an ethanolic extract (LS, 460 mg/kg/d) possessed significant remarkable inhibit...

Correspondência: Eder trezza • Caixa Postal 535 – 18618-000 – Botucatu, SP E-mail: [email protected] Recebido em 17/11/05; revisado recebido em 21/11/05; aceito em 21/11/05. palavras-chave Eletrocardiografia, arritmia, eletrofisiologia. São apresentados padrões de alterações eletrocardiográficas observadas, precedendo extra-sístoles ventriculares, em traçados obtidos durante a monitorização de...

The Korean prostrate spurge Euphorbia supina is abundant in polyphenols and has been used as a folk medicine in Korea against a variety of diseases. Thus, we aimed to investigate the effect of polyphenol mixtures of Korean Euphorbia supina (PES) on the invasion and metastasis of highly metastatic breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. Firstly, PES showed no cytotoxicity on cancer cells and endothelial...