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Progress in Immunoassays of Toxic Alkaloids in Plant-Derived Medicines: A Review
Plants are the cradle of the traditional medicine system, assuaging human or animal diseases, and promoting health for thousands of years. However, many plant-derived medicines contain toxic alkaloids of varying degrees of toxicity that pose a direct or ...
Zhenhui Ren +5 more
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Integration of an iterative factor into a validated HPTLC method for quantification of koumine in the toxic plant Gelsemium elegans Benth [PDF]
BackgroundGelsemium elegans (Gardner and Champ.) Benth. (Gelsemiaceae), commonly known as heartbreak grass, is a popular herb to treat a variety of ailments, native to China and Southeast Asia.
Chiew Hoong Ng +12 more
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Testicular and seminal evaluation of goats fed hay Cenostigma pyramidale [PDF]
: This study aimed to assess the possible occurrence of reproductive changes in male goats associated with ingestion of Cenostigma pyramidale hay. Sixteen animals divided into two experimental groups, G1 and G2 (control group) were used.
Maria V.B. Santos +6 more
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Weedy ferns (Polypodiopsida) in Argentina: diversity, distribution and impact on human activities and ecosystems [PDF]
Currently, in Argentina 368 species of true ferns (i.e. Polypodiopsida class) are distributed throughout the country, however, only four of them have been mentioned until now as weeds and ruderal species.
AGUSTINA YAÑEZ +2 more
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Evaluation of as Soil Amendments for Controlling Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens [PDF]
Soil-borne diseases are the major problems in mono cropping. A mixture (designated LTM-m) composed of agricultural wastes and a beneficial microorganism Streptomyces saraceticus SS31 was used as soil amendments to evaluate its efficacy for managing ...
Pei-Hsuan Wu +2 more
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Equine Crofton Weed (Ageratina spp.) Pneumotoxicity: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) is a global and highly invasive weed, with ingestion causing severe respiratory disease in horses, leading to irreversible and untreatable pulmonary fibrosis and oedema.
Frances Marie Shapter +4 more
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Tungsten Toxicity in Plants [PDF]
Tungsten (W) is a rare heavy metal, widely used in a range of industrial, military and household applications due to its unique physical properties. These activities inevitably have accounted for local W accumulation at high concentrations, raising concerns about its effects for living organisms.
Ioannis-Dimosthenis S. Adamakis +2 more
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Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. popularly known as "algaroba" is an invasive plant that is widely distributed in the Northeast region of Brazil. Some research has reported that the pods of this plant has caused the death of ruminants and, consequently ...
José Jailson Lima Bezerra +1 more
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Dehydropyrrolizidine Alkaloid Toxicity, Cytotoxicity, and Carcinogenicity
Dehydropyrrolizidine alkaloid (DHPA)-producing plants have a worldwide distribution amongst flowering plants and commonly cause poisoning of livestock, wildlife, and humans.
Bryan L. Stegelmeier +2 more
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The bacterial genus Xylella contains plant pathogens that are major threats to agriculture in America and Europe. Although extensive research was conducted to characterize different subspecies of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), comparative analysis at above ...
Ling-Wei Weng +8 more
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