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Linking anatomical diversity with functional life strategies in a liana community of central Africa. [PDF]
Summary Studying lianas involves unique challenges due to their high functional diversity. Despite their prominence in tropical forests, gaps in the understanding of anatomical organisation affect interpretations of their co‐existing functional strategies.
Kaçamak B +5 more
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Identification of Tinomiscium petiolare from Vietnam using the DNA barcode
Background. Tinomiscium petiolare Hook.f. & Thomson is a medicinal species of the family Menispermaceae. This species is currently being intensively exploited for therapeutic purposes. Precise and rapid identification of T.
B. B. Thinh +5 more
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Bei-dou-gen, the dried rhizome of Menispermum dauricum from the Menispermaceae family, is an important Chinese medicinal material. In order to clarify the pharmacodynamic substance basis, the methanol extract of the rhizome in M.
Wenjing REN +5 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Stephania tetrandra (Menispermaceae)
The complete chloroplast genome of Stephania tetrandra was sequenced and assembled for the first time. The chloroplast genome is 159,974 bp in length, containing a large single-copy (LSC) region of 90,539 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 20,735
Lan Cao +5 more
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Medicinal Plants and Lead Phytomolecules as Immunomodulators: An Updated Review [PDF]
All therapeutic interventions aimed at modulating the immune response to pathogens, self‐antigens, carcinogens, or xenogeneic antigens are referred to as immunomodulation, which either prevents hyperactivation or restores the appropriate response of the immune system.
Singh G, Sharma V, Udeh B.
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Eight new anamorphic species of Pucciniales belonging to the genera Aecidium, Caeoma, Malupa, Milesia, Physopella and Uredo are proposed. The new species were collected in the Itatiaia National Park in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro ...
Mauricio Salazar-Yepes +1 more
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Sinomenium acutum is a woody vine of great virtue in traditional Chinese medicine and, nowadays, a potent anticancer drug against several types of cancers.
Faiza Hina +3 more
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Curare - Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology [PDF]
Some aspects of curare research carried out over the last 25 years are discussed. Accepting a pharmacological rather than purely ethnological definition means, that curares are not limited to South America but that they are also known from Central Africa
Norman G. Bisset
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Ethnoveterinary Practices Related to Captive Elephants in Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal. [PDF]
The study documented 42 plant species from 26 families used for treating 27 ailments of captive elephants in Sauraha, Nepal. Leaves were the most frequently used plant part, and the most common preparation method was paste formulation, followed by raw, juice, powder, roast, and decoction forms.
Devkota S +5 more
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Taxonomic synopsis of Caryomene (Menispermaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Caryomene comprises five species distributed in South America. For more than half a century, the genus has not received taxonomic treatment. However, many recent collections were carried out in Amazonia and new occurrences need to be inserted.
Julio dos Santos de SOUSA +1 more
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