Antioxidant properties of cashew leaves' extracts before and after treatment with activated carbon used in cosmetics [PDF]
, 2011 Natural ingredients such as cashew leaves extract could be an attractive candidate in cosmetic formulation. However, the plant extracts are normally dark brown and greenish color that might spoil the appearance of the products if they are added in ...
Abd. Majid, Fadzilah Adibah +2 more
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Evaluating Medicinal Plants for Anticancer Activity
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Plants have been used for medical purposes since the beginning of human history and are the basis of modern medicine. Most chemotherapeutic drugs for cancer treatment are molecules identified and isolated from plants or their synthetic derivatives.
Elisha Solowey +5 more
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Antifungal Activity in Extracts of Plants from Southwestern Oklahoma Against Aspergillus Flavus
Oklahoma Native Plant Record, 2015 The use of medicinal plants has been an integral part of human civilization since antiquity. Naturally occurring pesticidal compounds are synthesized by the plant defense system, which includes antimicrobial proteins and lower molecular weight natural ...
Tahzeeba Frisby
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Allelopathic effects of Rumex obtusifolius leaf extracts against native grassland species [PDF]
, 2006 In perennial grasslands R. obtusifolius (broad-leaved dock) is often surrounded by certain plant species. Thus, it is hypothesized for the current study that Rumex can affect their neighbouring plant species by allelopathic interactions.
Zaller, Johann G.
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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Extracts from Cassia alata, Eleusine indica, Eremomastax speciosa, Carica papaya and Polyscias fulva Medicinal Plants Collected in Cameroon [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The vast majority of the population around the world has always used medicinal plants as first source of health care to fight infectious and non infectious diseases.
Bertrand, Sagnia +5 more
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Plant extracts for drug development: Is it economical?
Liaquat Medical Research JournalPlants have been in use for medicinal purposes for centuries. A number of drugs have been developed from plant extracts and are currently in clinical practice.
Binafsha Manzoor Syed
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Effects of pH on antioxidant and prooxidant properties of common medicinal herbs
Open Life Sciences, 2016 Background: We studied in vitro and vivo antioxidant and prooxidant abilities of aqueous extracts from Rosa canina L., Rhodiola rosea L., Hypericum perforatum L., and Gentiana lutea L.
Bayliak Maria M. +2 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 The efficacy of seven plant extracts (neem, fennel, lavender, thyme, pennyroyal, salvia and asafetida) in controlling postharvest of apple (caused by Botrytis cinerea) was evaluated in vitro and in vivo.
Jalal Gholamnezhad
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021 Background The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glov. (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a major insect pest on a wide range of plants that causes high damage and transmits plant viruses.
Samy Sayed +2 more
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Screening of organically based fungicides for apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) control and a histopathological study of the mode of action of a resistance inducer. [PDF]
, 2005 A range of possible substitutes for copper-based fungicides for control of apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) in organic growing were tested in laboratory and growth chamber experiments in the Danish project StopScab (2002-2004).
Bengtsson, M. +4 more
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