Herbs : Cultivation, Medicinal Uses and Environmental Concerns.

Intro -- HERBS -- CULTIVATION, MEDICINAL USES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS -- BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICES -- FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- RESOURCES, CULTIVATION, CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY -- RESOURCES -- BOTANIC MORPHOLOGIES -- Growth Properties -- Effects of Climatic and Soil Conditions -- Effects of Agricultural Conditions -- Chemistry -- Biological Activities -- Antibacterial Activity -- Anticancer Activities -- Clinical Applications -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CUNILA D. ROYEN EX. L., GLECHON EPL. AND HESPEROZYGIS EPL. (LAMIACEAE) IN SOUTH AMERICA: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL REVIEW -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. ETHNOBOTANICAL USES -- 2.1. The Genus Cunila -- 2.1.1. Cunila incisa Benth. -- 2.1.2. Cunila galioides Benth. -- 2.1.3. Cunila menthoides Benth. -- 2.1.4. Cunila microcephala Benth. -- 2.1.5. Cunila fasciculata Benth. -- 2.1.6. Cunila spicata Benth. -- 2.2. The Genus Glechon -- 2.2.1. Glechon spathulata Benth. -- 2.3. The Genus Hesperozygis -- 2.3.1. Hesperozygis ringens (Benth.) Epl. -- 3. PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES -- 3.1. The Genus Cunila -- 3.1.1. Cunila incisa -- 3.1.2. Cunila galioides -- 3.1.3. Cunila menthoides -- 3.1.4. Cunila microcephala -- 3.1.5. Cunila fasciculata -- 3.1.6. Cunila spicata -- 3.1.7. Cunila angustifolia Benth. -- 3.1.8. Cunila incana Benth. -- 3.1.9. Cunila platyphylla Epl. -- 3.2. The Genus Glechon -- 3.2.1. Glechon marifolia Benth. -- 3.2.2. Glechon discolor Epl. -- 3.3. The Genus Hesperozygis -- 3.3.1. Hesperozygis ringens -- 3.3.2. Hesperozygis rhododon Epl. -- 4. IN VITRO AND IN VIVO EVIDENCE OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS.

4.1. Allelopathic Effect of Hesperozygis ringens and Hesperozygis rhododon -- 4.2. Antimicrobial Activity of Cunila -- 4.3. Toxicity of the Essential Oils from Cunila Species and Hesperozygis ringens on the Cattle Tick -- REFERENCES -- CULTIVATION OF AROMATIC PLANTS UNDER IRRIGATION WITH SECONDARY-TREATED EFFLUENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Plant Material -- Growing Conditions -- Water Quality and Irrigation Treatments -- Routine Monitoring and Measurements -- Inorganic Chemical Analysis -- Analysis of Essential Oil Content and Composition -- Statistics -- RESULTS -- Appearance of the Plants -- Effect of Irrigation with Secondary Effluentson Yield Parameters -- Effect of the Effluents on Composition of the Essential Oil -- Effect of Irrigation with the Effluents on ChemicalSoil Characteristics -- Effect of the Effluents on Contents of Inorganic Elementsin the Plant Tissues -- DISCUSSION -- High Bicarbonate Concentration -- Effects of High B Levels -- High pH Value -- Salinity Effects -- N-NH4 -- Potential of the Tested Lines for Intensive IndustrialProduction Systems -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS OF AYURVEDIC HERBS: MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION AND CYTOKINE SECRETION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Materials -- Methods -- Cell Culture -- Preparation of Herb Extract -- Cytotoxicity Assay of the Herb Extracts -- Macrophage Phagocytosis Assay -- Cytokine Analysis -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- A. Effect of Herbs on Phagocytosis -- B. Cytokines Release -- i. IL-1 -- ii. IFN- -- iii. TNF- -- iv. IL-4 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIAL: CADMIUM AND LEAD IN CHINESE MEDICINAL HERB (HERBA DESMODII STYRACIFOLII) -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 2.1. Chemicals and Instruments.

2.2. Preparation of Candidate Material -- 2.3. Homogeneity and Stability Tests -- 2.4. Characterization Methods -- 2.4.1. ICP-IDMS -- 2.4.2. GSA-ICP-MS -- 2.5. Quality Control and Measurement Uncertainty for Certified Values -- 2.6. Testing Material in International Inter-Laboratory Comparison Programmes -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Homogeneity and Stability Tests -- 3.2. Results of Certification -- 3.3. Comparison with the Reference Values in the CCQM and APMP programmes -- 3.4. Application in a PT Programme for Field Laboratories -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- EFFECTS OF MEDICINAL HERB SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA ON BONE CELL ACTIVITIES -- INTRODUCTION -- EFFECTS OF SM ON OSTEOBLASTS TO MEDIATE BONE FORMATION -- EFFECTS OF SM ON OSTEOBLASTS TO MEDIATE BONE RESORPTION -- EFFECTS OF SM ON OSTEOCLASTS TO MEDIATE BONE RESORPTION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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