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Biological and Phytochemical Screening of Plants

N.R. Farnsworth
- 01 Mar 1966 - 
- Vol. 55, Iss: 3, pp 225-276
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Determinants of growth rate on chemically heterogeneous host plants by specialist insects

TL;DR: It is concluded that Passiflora natural product diversity does not cause major deleterious effects in Heliconius growth characteristics and that these effects are not the major component maintaining the current pattern of larval feeding specialization in this plant-herbivore system.
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Comparative Study of Erythrina indica Lam. (Febaceae) Leaves Extracts for Antioxidant Activity

TL;DR: It is concluded that the aqueous and methanol extracts of E. indica leaves possesses significant antioxidant activity that may be due to the presence of flavonoids and related polyphenolic compounds.
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Comparative Pharmacognostic Evaluation of Munronia Pinnata (Wall.) Theob. (Meliaceae) and Its Substitute Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. Ex Nees (Acanthaceae)

TL;DR: The presence of certain similarities in major phytochemical groups, and in antioxidant capacity, justifies the use of A. paniculata as a substitute for M. pinnata in traditional systems of medicine in Sri Lanka which needs to be confirmed after further clinical trials.
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Alkaloids, saponins and phenolic compounds in salt marsh plants from the Lower Saxonian Wadden Sea

TL;DR: Twenty-eight plant species belonging to fifteen families were subjected to a screening for total alkaloids, saponins and phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids and tannins, and it can be assumed that at least three species contain Phenolic compounds other than flavonoid or tannin compounds.
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The Potential of Dewa Leaves (Gynura Pseudochina (L) D.C) and Temu Ireng Rhizomes (Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.) as Medicinal Herbs for Dengue Fever Treatment

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of dewa leaves (Gynura pseudochina (L) D.C) and temu ireng rhizome (Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.) against the number of trombocytes, erythrocytes, and hematocrits level on male white rats (Rattus novergicus) was determined.
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Spot tests in organic analysis

TL;DR: Inorganic spot test analysis has been extensively studied in the literature, see as discussed by the authors for a survey of the current state and prospects of inorganic inorganic spot-test analysis, including preliminary orientational tests for the elements, their ions and compounds.