Tibetan ethnomedicine is famous worldwide, both for its high effectiveness and unique cultural background. Many poisonous plants have been widely used to treat disorders in the Tibetan medicinal system. In the present review article, some representative poisonous plant species are introduced in terms of their significance in traditional Tibetan medicinal practices. They are Aconitum pendulum, S...

Abstract Background Exploration of biocides in microbial system becomes increasingly interesting. Among the different systems, study endophytes an important field research because their agricultural as well pharmaceutical importance. Bacterial from two medicinal plants North Easter states India had been studied for potential antibacterial and antifungal properties. Results plant species abundan...

The inaugural issue of Vision Research was published, with little fanfare, in June 1961 – 50 years ago. In the Preface, Thorn Shipley wrote: ‘‘The lack of a special journal in this field has been found to be increasingly awkward. Vision Research is therefore planned directly to fill this gap. However, it is not intended to encourage the isolation of the eye from the other senses, neither in its...