Australian Journal of Botany - 59 (7), 2011

Contents:

   
Spatial distribution of species richness and endemism of the genus Acacia in Australia

Carlos E. González-Orozco, Shawn W. Laffan and Joseph T. Miller


Detecting karrikinolide responses in seeds of the Poaceae

Rowena L. Long, Jason C. Stevens, Erin M. Griffiths, Markus Adamek, Stephen B. Powles and David J. Merritt


Traits associated with drought survival in three Australian tropical rainforest seedlings

Jillian M. Deines, Jessica J. Hellmann and Timothy J. Curran


Cycads show no stomatal-density and index response to elevated carbon dioxide and subambient oxygen

Matthew Haworth, Annmarie Fitzgerald and Jennifer C. McElwain


Restore and sequester: estimating biomass in native Australian woodland ecosystems for their carbon-funded restoration

J. H. Jonson and D. Freudenberger


The impact of harvesting native forests on vegetation and soil C stocks, and soil CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes

K. L. Page, R. C. Dalal and R. J. Raison


Individual plant species responses to phosphorus and livestock grazing

J. Dorrough, S. McIntyre and M. P. Scroggie


Cytotoxicity of essential oils from two species of Heterothalamus (Asteraceae)

Valeri Schmidt-Silva, Ângela Pawlowski, Eliane Kaltchuk dos Santos, Cláudia Alcaraz Zini and Geraldo L. G. Soares


The ecological relationships and demography of restricted ironstone endemic plant species: implications for conservation

Colin J. Yates, Neil Gibson, Neil E. Pettit, Rebecca Dillon and Russell Palmer

      
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South African Journal of Botany - 77 (4), 2011

Contents:

Editorial Board


Special issue on economic botany
Ben-Erik Van Wyk, Alvaro Viljoen

The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products
B.-E. Van Wyk

Commercial herbal preparations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: The urban face of traditional medicine
A.R. Ndhlala, G.I. Stafford, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

Legal developments in the protection of plant-related traditional knowledge: An intellectual property lawyer's perspective of the international and South African legal framework
A.F. Myburgh

Muthi to medicine
N. Gericke

The potential of South African plants in the development of new food and beverage products
B.-E. Van Wyk

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) beyond the farm gate: From herbal tea to potential phytopharmaceutical
E. Joubert, D. de Beer

Honeybush (Cyclopia spp.): From local cottage industry to global markets — The catalytic and supporting role of research
E. Joubert, M.E. Joubert, C. Bester, D. de Beer, J.H. De Lange

An updated review of Adansonia digitata: A commercially important African tree
G.P.P. Kamatou, I. Vermaak, A.M. Viljoen

African seed oils of commercial importance — Cosmetic applications
I. Vermaak, G.P.P. Kamatou, B. Komane-Mofokeng, A.M. Viljoen, K. Beckett

The potential of South African indigenous plants for the international cut flower trade
E.Y. Reinten, J.H. Coetzee, B.-E. van Wyk

Plectranthus: A plant for the future?
L.J. Rice, G.J. Brits, C.J. Potgieter, J. Van Staden

Mondia whitei (Apocynaceae): A review of its biological activities, conservation strategies and economic potential
A.O. Aremu, L. Cheesman, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

Plant-derived smoke: Old technology with possibilities for economic applications in agriculture and horticulture
M.G. Kulkarni, M.E. Light, J. Van Staden

Current perspectives on the economic botany of the genus Aloe L. (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
O.M. Grace

Physical and chemical characteristics of Aloe ferox leaf gel
C. O'Brien, B.-E. Van Wyk, F.R. Van Heerden

Plant biotechnology in South Africa: Micropropagation research endeavours, prospects and challenges
M. Moyo, M.W. Bairu, S.O. Amoo, J. Van Staden

Ethnomedicinal Plants — Revitalization of Traditional Knowledge of Herbs, Mahendra Rai, Deepak Acharya, José Luis Ríos (Eds.), 2011, Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire, Price: $82.00, Hardcover with 504 pages, ISBN: 978-1-57808-692-2, Distributed by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Website: www.crcpress.com
J. Van Staden


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Crop & Pasture Science - 62 (12), 2011

Contents:


Seedling growth under osmotic stress and agronomic traits in Bulgarian semi-dwarf wheat: comparison of genotypes with Rht8 and/or Rht-B1 genes

Svetlana Landjeva, Tania Karceva, Viktor Korzun and Ganka Ganeva


Genotypic diversity in sorghum inbred lines for grain-filling patterns and other related agronomic traits

Brenda L. Gambín and Lucas Borrás


Selection and characterisation of sugarcane mutants with improved resistance to brown rust obtained by induced mutation

María I. Oloriz, Víctor Gil, Luis Rojas, Novisel Veitía, Monica Höfte and Elio Jiménez


Effects of nitrogen supply on canopy development of maize and sunflower

A. M. Massignam, S. C. Chapman, G. L. Hammer and S. Fukai


Agronomic studies on irrigated soybean in southern New South Wales. I. Phenological adaptation of genotypes to sowing date

L. G. Gaynor, R. J. Lawn and A. T. James


Agronomic studies on irrigated soybean in southern New South Wales. II. Broadening options for sowing date

L. G. Gaynor, R. J. Lawn and A. T. James


Agronomic characteristics of annual Trifolium legumes and nutritive values as predicted by near-infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy

X. Li, R. L. Ison, R. C. Kellaway, C. Stimson, G. Annison and D. C. Joyce


Relationship between oil tocopherol concentration and oil weight per grain in several crop species

N. G. Izquierdo, S. Nolasco, C. Mateo, D. Santos and L. A. N. Aguirrezábal


Leaf blade nutritional quality of rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) as affected by leaf age and length

M. G. Agnusdei, O. N. Di Marco, F. R. Nenning and M. S. Aello


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (31-33), 2011

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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (31), 2011



Contents:

Review



Ali Ghasemzadeh and Neda Ghasemzadeh

Flavonoids and phenolic acids: Role and biochemical activity in plants and human



Research Articles



Dougnon J. T., Edorh A. P., Bankole H. S., Kpodekon M. and Gbenou J.

Efficiency of ethanol extract of Moringa oleifera lam leaves for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections in chicks


A. B. Aliyu, A. M. Musa, M. S. Abdullahi, M. A. Ibrahim, M. B. Tijjani, M. S. Aliyu and A. O. Oyewale

Activity of saponin fraction of Anisopus mannii against some pathogenic microorganisms


Deny Susanti, Muhammad Taher, Nissad Attoumani and Farediah Ahmad

Free radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of Malaysian guttiferae plants


Faten Medini, Riadh Ksouri, Hanen Falleh, Wided Megdiche, Najla Trabelsi and Chedly Abdelly

Effects of physiological stage and solvent on polyphenol composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Limonium densiflorum


Yi Bi, Jingwei Tian, Chunmei Ji, Jiangfeng Zhang, Nan Wang, Naicai Jiang, Haijun Sun and Qingguo Meng

Ocotillol-type derivatives (II) synthesis and protective effects on cultured anoxia/reoxygen injury myocardiocytes


Rashmi, K. P. Singh and Suchita Arya

Phytochemical profile and evaluation of insecticidal efficacy of Calotropis procera against defoliators


Yi Cheng, Chang-Ho Kim, Dong-Il Shin, Seong-Min Kim, Han-Mo Koo and Yong-Jin Park

Development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to study diversity in the herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora)


Neelam Singh, Mukesh Kumar Meena and Vidya Patni

In vitro rapid multiplication of a highly valuable medicinal plant Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson


Yan Shen, Wei-Jun Chen, Xin-Tao Lei, Hong-Bo Shao, Min-MinTang and Yan Li

Effects of plant growth regulators and temperature on seed germination of yellow nut-sedge (Cyperus esculentus L.)


Xiao-yang Wang, Li-ping Liu, Rui-xin Zhu, Ting-guo Kang, Ling-jiang Tong, Hua Xie and Hong-bing Wang

Cytotoxic activities of some selected medicinal plants of the genus Euphorbia


Barbara Kołodziej, Radosław Kowalski and Bogdan Kędzia

Antibacterial and antimutagenic activity of extracts aboveground parts of three Solidago species: Solidago virgaurea L., Solidago canadensis L. and Solidago gigantea Ait.


Abdoulaye Touré, Calixte Bahi, Karamoko Ouattara, Joseph Alico Djama and Adama Coulibaly

Phytochemical screening and in vitro antifungal activities of extracts of leaves of Morinda morindoides (Morinda, Rubiaceae)


Kazhila C. Chinsembu, Marius Hedimbi and Wellencia C. Mukaru

Putative medicinal properties of plants from the Kavango region, Namibia


Han-Yeol Yang, Sang-Wook Lim and Seung-Cheol Lee

Protective effect of far-infrared treated rice hull extract on lipid peroxidation in phospholipid bilayer


Wen-yi Kang, Yuan-yuan Li, Xue-zhu Gu, Qi-tai Xu and Xuan Huang

Antioxidant activities, a-glucosidase inhibitory effect in vitro and antihyperglycemic of Trapa acornis shell in alloxan-induced diabetic rats


Mohajeri Daryoush, Amouoghli Tabrizi Bahram, Doustar Yousef and Nazeri Mehrdad

Brassica rapa L. extract alleviate early hepatic injury in alloxan-induced diabetic rats


Pornkamon Sakong, Tueanjit Khampitak, Ubon Cha’on, Chadamas Pinitsoontorn, Pote Sriboonlue, Puangrat Yongvanit and Patcharee Boonsiri

Antioxidant activity and bioactive phytochemical contents of traditional medicinal plants in northeast Thailand


Bancha Yingngam, Nuttapun Supaka and Wandee Rungseevijitprapa

Estrogen-like activities and cytotoxicity effects of Thai herbal medicines as natural ingredients in anti-ageing


Ogunmoyole T., Kade I. J. and Korodele B.

In vitro antioxidant properties of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of walnut (Juglans regia)


Zheng Zhu, Qiao-Yan Zhang, Lu-Ping Qin, Han-Chen Zheng, Zai-Xing Chen, Dong-Fang Zhang, Li-Hong Li, Xin Jin, Chang-Ji Yuan and Yu-Shan Li

Comparative pharmacokinetics of icariin in plasma after oral administration of Er-Xian decoction or pure icariin in rats


Nahid Mahmoud AL Ameen, Faisal Altubaigy, Tamanna Jahangir, Idriss Abdalla Mahday, Esmaeel Abdurrahman Mohammed and Omer Abdel Aziz Musa

Effect of Nigella sativa and bee honey on pulmonary, hepatic and renal function in Sudanese in Khartoum state


Benmehdi Houcine, Azzi Rachid, Djaziri Rabah, Lahfa Farid, Benariba Nabila and Tabti Boufeldja

Effect of saponosides crude extract isolated from Citrullus Colocynthis (L.) seeds on blood glucose level in normal and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats


Hédia Hannachi, Walid Elfalleh, Imen Ennajeh, Mejda Laajel, Mohamed-Larbi Khouja, Ali Ferchichi and Nizar Nasri

Chemicals profiling and antioxidants activities of Acacia seeds


Lan Cheng, Zhongzhe Cheng, Haixing liu, Hui Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Yang Du, Yunjiao Wang, Haibo Li, Xixiang Ying and Tingguo Kang

Liquid chromatographic (LC) determination of four bioactive compounds in the Portulaca oleracea L.


A.Sivakumar and G. Jayaraman

Anti-tuberculosis activity of commonly used medicinal plants of south India


M. S. H. Akash, K. Rehman, F. Rasool, A. Sethi, M. A. Abrar, A. Irshad, A. Abid and G. Murtaza

Alternate therapy of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with Nigella (Ranunculaceae)


Yuejin Zhang, Yalin Qin, Zhen Wang, Lijun Guo, Xin Chen, Zongsuo Liang and Hongbo Guo

DNA isolation and optimization of sequence-related amplified polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (SRAP-PCR) condition for endangered Polyporus umbellatus


Jianxin Chen, Xueling Ma, Huihui Zhao, Ying Yang, Jing Han, Shuzhen Guo, Bing Liu, Jian Ni and Wei Wang

Biological effects based quality control of a traditional Chinese medicine


Liu Wei, Li Feng, Zhuang Li and Zhang Zhen-Qiu

Comparison of the tissue distributions of flavonoids after oral administration of pure baicalin, Radix scutellariae and Scutellariae-Paeoniae couple extracts to rats


Rainer W. Bussmann and Ashley Glenn

Traditional knowledge for modern ailments – plants used for the treatment of diabetes and cancer in Northern Peru


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (32), 2011


Contents:

Review



M. Akram, M. Saim Jamil, Zahid Mehmood, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Zafar Iqbal, Aubid Allah Khan and H. M. Asif

Flavonoids and phenolic acids: Role and biochemical activity in plants and human


M. Akram, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Naveed Akhter, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Akram, Aubid Allah Khan, Asadullah Madni and H.M. Asif

Herbal treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: A review



Research Articles



Saadat Parhizkar, Latiffa A. Latiff, Sabariah Abdul Rahman, Rashid Ibrahim, Mohammad and Aziz Dollah

In vivo estrogenic activity of Nigella sativa different extracts using vaginal cornification assay


Xiaoli Zhou, Shaoning Cheng, Yanli Yang, Yiming Zhou, Wen Tang, Xiaojing Zhang, Qing Wang and Zongjie Li

Toward a novel understanding of buckwheat self-defensive strategies during seed germination and preliminary investigation on the potential pharmacological application of its malting products


Sasidhar Pasumarthi, Murali Krishna Chimata, Chellu S. Chetty and Suresh Challa

Screening of phytochemical compounds in selected medicinal plants of Deccan Plateau and their viability effects on Caco-2 cells


Chun Xiao, Qingpin Wu, Jianbin Tan, Wen Cai, Xiaobing Yang and Jumei Zhang

Inhibitory effects on ?-glucosidase and hypoglycemic effects of the crude polysaccharides isolated from 11 edible fungi


Necdet Camas and Omer Caliskan

Breaking of seed dormancy in Hypericum leptophyllum Hochst., an endemic Turkish species


Mahdi Valiei, Ali Shafaghat and Farshid Salimi

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the flower and root hexane extracts of Althaea officinalis in Northwest Iran


Thanchanok Muangman, Wichet Leelamanit and Prapaipat Klungsupaya

Crude proteins from pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) possess potent SOD-like activity and genoprotective effect against H2O2 in TK6 cells


Richa Sharma, Gajanand Sharma and Meenakshi Sharma

Additive and inhibitory effect of antifungal activity of Curcuma longa (Turmeric) and Zingiber officinale (Ginger) essential oils against Pityriasis versicolor infections


Reena Parida and Yogamaya Dhal

A study on the micro-propagation and antioxidant activity of Piper longum (an important medicinal plant)


Luciana N. Andrade, Josemar S. Batista and Damiao P. de Sousa

Spasmolytic activity of p-menthane esters


Ji-wen Sheng, Dong-mei Liu, Zhi-jian Li, Li Qi and Wei-fen Zhang

Bioactivity-guided fractionation for antioxidant property of Athyrium multidentatum (Doll) Ching. rhizome


Mona Abdel Latif Khalil and Saad Mohamed Hussein Ayoub

Analysis of the essential oil of Vetiveria nigritana (Benth.) Stapf root growing in Sudan


Durre Shahwar, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Asam Raza, Uzma Sana, Asma Yasmeen, Sadia Ghafoor and Naeem Ahmad

Acetylcholine esterase and antioxidant potential of some members of Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae


Mustaq Ahmed, Noor Aslam, Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Farid Ullah Khan, Abdus SaboorShah and Mir Sadiq Shah

Antimicrobial activity of crude methanolic extract of Periploca aphylla


W. S. Jung, I. M. Chung, S. H. Kim, M. Y. Kim, A. Ahmad and N. Praveen

In vitro antioxidant activity, total phenolics and flavonoids from celery (Apium graveolens) leaves


Haroon Khan, Shafiq Ahmad Tariq and Murad Ali Khan

Biological and phytochemical studies on corms of Colchicum luteum Baker


Haitian Zhao, Zhenyu Wang, Cuilin Cheng, Lei Yao, Lu Wang, Weihong Lu, Xin Yang and Fengming Ma

In-vitro free radical scavenging activities of anthocyanins from three berries


Vinay Kumar, A. K. Bhatnagar and J. N. Srivastava

Antibacterial activity of crude extracts of Spirulina platensis and its structural elucidation of bioactive compound


A. Ghasemi Pirbalouti, B. Hamedi, F. Malek Poor, E. Rahimi, and R. Nasri Nejhad

Inhibitory activity of Iranian endemic medicinal plants against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio harveyi


Zhili Xu, Xiansheng Meng, Mingbo Zhang and Tingguo Kang

Bi-directional regulation of ginsenoside Re on smooth muscle myosin of gizzard


Yongzhan Bao, Wanyu Shi and Jianhua Qin

Effects of Chinese herbal formula “Kangshu I” on the blood heat shock protein (HSP70) and levels of some hormones in heat-stressed cows


H. Abbaspour, S. Saeidi-Sar and H. Afshari

Improving drought tolerance of Pistacia vera L. seedlings by arbuscular mycorrhiza under greenhouse conditions


M. Akram, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Naveed Akhter, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Akram, Aubid Allah Khan, Asadullah Madni, H. M. Asif

Ethnobotanical survey of common medicinal plants used by people of district Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (33), 2011


Contents:

Review



Rocha R. P., Melo E. C. and Radünz L. L.

Influence of drying process on the quality of medicinal plants: A review


Maryam Haghighi and Maryam Mozafariyan

The introduction of extinct endemic vegetables of Iran


Roohi Aslam, Nazish Bostan, Nabgha-e-Amen, Maleeha Maria and Waseem Safdar

A critical review on halophytes: Salt tolerant plants


Irwandi Jaswir, Dedi Noviendri, Reno Fitri Hasrini and Fitri Octavianti

Carotenoids: Sources, medicinal properties and their application in food and nutraceutical industry


Mohamed Abdalla Estai, Farihah Suhaimi, Ahmad Nazrun Shuid, Srijit Das and Ima-Nirwana Soelaiman

The use of traditional treatment modalities with special mention of Piper sarmentosum in treatment of bone fracture


Zhou Chen-Guang, Yang Jing-Li, Liu Li-Kun, Liang Cheng-Nan, Xia De-An and Li Cheng-Hao

Research progress in somatic embryogenesis of Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus Maxim.)


Irwandi Jaswir and Hammed A. Monsur

Anti-inflammatory compounds of macro algae origin: A review


Nema R. and Garg H. K.

Certain medicinal plants have anticancer potential


Swapna M.M, Prakashkumar R., Anoop K.P., Manju C.N. and Rajith N.P

A review on the medicinal and edible aspects of aquatic and wetland plants of India


Ismail Adam Arbab, Ahmad Bustamam Abdul, Mohamed Aspollah, Rasedee Abdullah, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Syam Mohan and A. H. A. Abdelmageed

Clausena excavata Burm. f. (Rutaceae): A review of its traditional uses, pharmacological and phytochemical properties


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