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A Menghini

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Traditional phytotherapy in the Peninsula Sorrentina, Campania, southern Italy.

A study on the wild and cultivated medicinal plants used in the Peninsula Sorrentina (southern Italy) is reported; 129 plants distributed among 53 different families beloning to Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms are used in the treatment of various human diseases. The use of some species is reported for the first time in this paper.

Humans↗

TLC determination of flavonoid accumulation in clonal populations of Passiflora incarnata L.

Flavonoid production and accumulation during the ontogenic cycle of Passiflora incarnata L. was studied. The highest concentration of isovitexin occurred between pre-flowering and flowering stages. The greatest accumulation of flavonoids took place in the leaves. Furthermore some pharmacodiagnostic characteristics of the drug of P. incarnata were specified using a Scanning Electron Microscope.

Chromatography, Thin Layer↗

In vitro cytostatic activity of chromatographic fractions of extracts from some species of compositae.

Three species of the family of Compositae were extracted, partitioned and fractioned on silica gel column. The chromatographic fractions were investigated for cytostatic activity in vitro against human KB (human carcinoma of nasopharynx) cell line. The most interesting results were obtained with the first eight fractions of Senecio inaequidens DC, chloroformic extract, which showed marked cytostatic activity and appeared worthy of further investigations.

Antineoplastic Agents↗

Antipyretic and antibacterial actions of Teucrium polium (L.).

The antipyretic and antibacterial activities of the ethanolic extract of the flowering tops of Teucrium polium (L.) were been studied. The extract was effective against both yeast and carrageenin pyrexia in rats. It also exhibited a marked antibacterial action against both gram positive and gram negative organisms and was found to be non toxic in acute studies.

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