BACKGROUND The androgen comprises a group of hormones that play roles in male reproductive activity as well as personal characteristics. OBJECTIVE We investigated the androgenic activity of various herbal medicines in human prostate cancer 22Rv1 cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Herbal extracts of Trichosanthes kirilowii (TK), Asarum sieboldii (AS), Sanguisorba officinalis (SO), and Xanthium str...

Sanguisorba officinalis L., the dried roots of which are referred to as cucumber herb is a perennial belonging family Rosaceae. This study was showed correlation between antioxidant activity and its anti-wrinkle effects ethanol extraction concentration S. L. The yield extracts all 10% or more, judged be economical. 80% highest in total polyphenol flavonoid contents best activity. 0.830 0.872, r...

Rust fungi in the genus Phragmidium are frequent pathogens of both wild and cultivated roses. We investigated the occurrence and relationships of rusts on dog roses, Rosa sect. Caninae (Rosa canina, R. corymbifera and R. rubiginosa) in Germany. Two Phragmidium species, P. mucronatum and P. tuberculatum, were able to infect each of the three dog rose species examined. However, the overall infect...

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Edinburgh Stereoscopic Atlas of Obstetrics-Edited by G. F. Balfour Simpson, m.d., f.r.c.s., etc., Senior Assistant to the Professor of Midwifery in the University of Edinburgh, and Edward Burnet, b.a., m.b., b.sc., with a Preface by Professor Sir J. Halliday Croom, m.d., f.r.c.s., etc., Professor of Midwifery in the University of Edinburgh. In four sections, each containing twenty-five subjects...