The aim of the study was to perform a quantitative analysis of fluid extracts of maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba L.), motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca L.) and hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna Jacq.), to evaluate their antioxidant activity and to compare their ability to inactivate free radicals. The antioxidant activity was measured using the DPPH*and the ABTS*+ radical scavenging reaction systems. The...

There are numerous medicinal plants in the Southern and Eastern Nigeria. These widely utilized Nigerian traditional system of medicine for treatment countless illnesses. This paper focused on phytochemical essential composition aerial parts Leonurus cardiaca. The oil screening characterization were carried out using high performance liquid chromatography gas chromatography. Results obtained fro...

Bu çalışma 2008-2009 yılları arasında Kızılcasu Orman Planlama Birimi’nin florasını tespit etmek amacı ile yapılmıştır. Çalışma alanı Kastamonu ili A4 karesinde ve Avrupa-Sibirya floristik bölgesi içerisinde yer almaktadır. sonucunda 64 familyaya ait 233 vasküler bitki taksonu edilmiştir. Tespit edilen taksonlarından 3’ü Pteridophyta bölümüne, 230’u ise Magnoliophyta bölümüne aittir. 5 (%2,1)’i...

Leonotis leonurus (L.) R. Br. is a shrub widely known as wild dagga found in most parts of the world and belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Some of the many traditional applications of L. Leonurus include the leaf decoction being a strong purgative and used for wound healing and asthma. The leaves and stem are topically applied to sores and skin infections, or taken for high blood pressure and di...

Progress in medical therapy wouldn’t be possible without the contribution of the scientific community. Several randomized controlled trials have led to our current guidelines. Specifically, COMPANION and CARE-HF trials involved a turning point for cardiac resynchronization therapy, which became well recognized for the treatment of heart failure patients with QRS 120 ms, ejection fraction 35%, a...