| screening of some plants used in the brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases. | extracts of 13 brazilian medicinal plants were screened for their antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeasts. of these, 10 plant extracts showed varied levels of antibacterial activity. piper regnellii presented a good activity against staphylococus aureus and bacillus subtilis, a moderate activity on pseudomonas aeruginosa, and a weak activity against escherichia coli. punica granatum showed good activity on s. aureus and was inactive against the other standard strains. eugenia uniflora ... | 2002 | 12471432 |
| asymmetric effects of native and exotic invasive shrubs on ecology of the west nile virus vector culex pipiens (diptera: culicidae). | exotic invasive plants alter the structure and function of native ecosystems and may influence the distribution and abundance of arthropod disease vectors by modifying habitat quality. this study investigated how invasive plants alter the ecology of culex pipiens, an important vector of west nile virus (wnv) in northeastern and midwestern regions of the united states. | 2015 | 26076589 |
| cyclooxygenase inhibitory and antioxidant cyanidin glycosides in cherries and berries. | anthocyanins from tart cherries, prunus cerasus l. (rosaceae) cv. balaton and montmorency; sweet cherries, prunus avium l. (rosaceae); bilberries, vaccinum myrtillus l. (ericaceae); blackberries, rubus sp. (rosaceae); blueberries var. jersey, vaccinium corymbosum l. (ericaceae); cranberries var. early black, vaccinium macrocarpon ait. (ericaceae); elderberries, sambucus canadensis (caprifoliaceae); raspberries, rubus idaeus (rosaceae); and strawberries var. honeoye, fragaria x ananassa duch. (ro ... | 2001 | 11695879 |