Full-length transcriptome analysis of Phytolacca americana and its congener P. icosandra and gene expression normalization in three Phytolaccaceae species [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2020 Background Phytolaccaceae species in China are not only ornamental plants but also perennial herbs that are closely related to human health. However, both large-scale full-length cDNA sequencing and reference gene validation of Phytolaccaceae members are
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Modeling the Potential Distribution Patterns of the Invasive Plant Species Phytolacca americana in China in Response to Climate Change [PDF]
PlantsPhytolacca americana, introduced to China in the 20th century for its medicinal properties, has posed a significant ecological and agricultural challenge.
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Enhancement of Cognitive Benefits and Anti-Anxiety Effects of Phytolacca americana Fruits in a Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Model of Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment [PDF]
AntioxidantsPhytolacca americana fruits exhibit a wide range of biological activities, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. This study aims to investigate the phenolic profile of hydroethanolic extracts from both fresh (PEC) and ...
Lucia-Florina Popovici +6 more
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Storage Properties of Double-Layer Films Enriched with Phytolacca americana L. Extract as Active Packaging for African Catfish, with a New Approach to Antioxidant Film Assay and Additional Analysis of P. americana Extract Toxicity on Human Cell Lines [PDF]
MoleculesNovel double-layer films based on furcellaran (FUR) and gelatin (GEL) with the addition of Phytolacca americana L. (PA) extract were used as active packaging for African catfish fillets.
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Exotic plantations differ in “nursing” an understory invader: A probe into invasional meltdown [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionForest plantations most likely promote exotic plant invasion. Using an in situ monitoring method, this study investigated the traits correlated with growth and reproduction of an understory invader, Phytolacca americana L., and ecological factors ...
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High-throughput sequencing detected a virus–viroid complex in a single pokeweed plant [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIn this study, total RNA high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of a single symptomatic Phytolacca americana plant enabled the obtention of a nearly complete genome of two new isolates of turnip yellows virus (TuYV), named TuYV-ITA1 and TuYV-ITA2, and revealed
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Additions to Dictyosporiaceae: Neoxylochrysis typhicola comb. et gen. nov., Two New Species and Four New Host Records from Medicinal Plants in Southwestern China [PDF]
Journal of FungiMedicinal plants serve as vital resources for preventing and treating diseases, with their flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, or entire plants being utilized in the pharmaceutical industry or as direct therapeutic agents.
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Medicinal properties and anti-inflammatory components of Phytolacca (Shanglu)
Digital Chinese Medicine, 2021 Phytolacca: (Shanglu) is a well-known traditional herbal medicine that has been used for thousands of years in China. Phytolacca is also used worldwide in different traditional phyto-medicines and homeopathic preparations.
Christian Bailly
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Lockdown botany 2020: some noteworthy records of alien plants in Kyiv City and Kyiv Region
Ukrainian Botanical Journal, 2021 Noteworthy records of 11 alien plant species in Kyiv City and Kyiv Region made mainly in 2020 are discussed. In particular, new localities of the following taxa are reported: Amaranthus spinosus, Artemisia tournefortiana, Chenopodium ucrainicum ...
Mosyakin S.L., Mosyakin A.S.
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EDIS, 2006 SS-AGR-123, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, and Curtis Rainbolt, provides key information on the biology, toxicity, cultural uses, and control of common pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) -- also called poke berry, pigeon ...
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