Uses of algae in the context of problems of the environment and of public health – part seven
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An innovative technology for the production of active ingredients from plants: part one
The experimentation in the sector of the culture of cells of plant origin illustrated in this ar ticle has had the objective of selecting celllines with high capacities of synthesising active ingredients useful in a pharmaceutical or biomedical context and directed, in particular, at thosecharacter ized by a limited availability from the natural sources… Scarica […]
An innovative technology for the production of active ingredients from plants: part two
Phenylpropanoids (PP) belong to a very wide class of secondary metabolites also commonly called phenylethanol glucosides. These arenatural compounds soluble in water and widely dist ributed in the organs of superior plants. From the structural point… Scarica PDF
Rhodiola rosea
The Rhodiola rosea had all the properties to become a myth: it is a small plant , of insignificant appearance, but with a respectful pedigree… Scarica PDF
Echinacea purpurea L.
Influence of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) on the mother tincture… Scarica PDF
Pharmacology and therapeutic use of Urtica dioica
Well known to everybody, the nettle (Urtica dioica L., Urtica urens L.) is a traditional medicinal plant , already quoted in medieval herbal treatises due to its employ as a diuretic and remedy against articular affections… Scarica PDF
Synthesis of the environmental, health and toxicological issues
Anthropic activities, amongst the countless benefits offered to humans, and which moreover have become essential, are unfortunately the cause of considerable changes in the ecosystem in its main sectors – air, ground, water – causing their widespread contamination and having an influence on global climatic conditions… Scarica PDF
Pycnogenol in cosmetics
Pycnogenol is a name registered by the company Horghag Research Ltd and represents an extract from the bark of the maritime pine (Pinus Pinaster) studied in 1953 and widely used as a food integrator in the United States… Scarica PDF
The placebo effect
Over the centur ies, therapist s have not iced that , in man, there are discreet percentages of improvement and even cure (up to 50%) through medicat ion with substances without any pharmacodynamic effect , i.e. considered unsuitable to modify the altered metabolic react ions of the patient , restoring them to normal… Scarica PDF
Viral infections of Salvia sclarea
The influence of broad bean wilt virus (BBWV) on the essential oil… Scarica PDF