Aminosalicylates, corticosteroids and immunosuppressants are currently the therapeutic choices in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), however, with limited remission and often serious side effects. Meanwhile complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is increasing, particularly herbal medicine. Boswellia serrata is a traditional Ayurvedic remedy with anti-inflammatory properties, of intere...

Commercially available extracts from Boswellia serrata resin used as anti-inflammatory drugs or phytonutrients show paradoxical concentration-dependent potentiating and inhibitory actions on 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) product synthesis in stimulated PMNs. In our attempt to characterize the stimulating constituents, we identified the tetracyclic triterpene 3-oxo-tirucallic acid (3-oxo-TA), which, in ...

linguatula serrata is a zoonotic parasite with global expansion, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas. the aim of this study was to evaluate the pathological lesions caused by l. serrata in mesenteric lymph nodes (mln) of water buffalo. to study the pathological lesions of nymphal stage in water buffaloes, enlarged and swollen mln were collected and examined. grossly, the mln were swo...

Huperzia serrata (Thunb. Ex Murray) Trevis belonging to the Lycopodiaceae family contains main active ingredient Huperzine A (HupA), which is effective in treatment of dementia. However, H. nature a low content HupA. Additionally, this plant grows very slowly and overexploited, thereby leading risk extinction. In study, we used vitro shoot induce multiplication by tissue culture method quantify...

Predicting the geographic distribution of a species together with its response to climate change is great significance for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem sustainable development. Zelkova serrata an excellent shelterbelt tree that used soil water due fact well-developed root system, strong fixation, wind resistance. However, wild germplasm resources Z. have been increasingly depleted we...

The WHIP (Workflows Hosted In Portals) project is building a set of software plug-ins to enable interactive, user driven, workflow integration, sharing, and collaboration within Web portals. This software architecture enables the dynamic publishing of workflows, facilitating information exchange and scientific collaboration. The WHIP plug-in provides functionality to perform composition, editin...

Keylimepie peckorum Fernandez-Triana, gen. n. and sp. n., are described from southern Florida, U.S. Females have the shortest wings (0.6-0.7 × body length) of any known microgastrine wasp. The genus can also be recognized on features of the head, propodeum and first three metasomal tergites. All specimens were collected in hammock forests of the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park, but th...

A study to reveal spatial distribution patterns in four characteristic dry forest tree species was undertaken in six one-hectare plots in the Cerros de Amotape National Park, northwestern Peru. The modified Ripley’s K statistic was used. Eriotheca ruizii (K. Schum.) A. Robyns (Bombacaceae), Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch. (Burseraceae), Caesalpinia glabrata Kunth (Leguminosae) and C...