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The jalap roots: A herbal legacy from the neotropics to the world.
J Ethnopharmacol
January 2025
Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address:
Etnopharmacological Relevance: The Convolvulaceae or morning glory family, with about 2000 species in the world's Tropics and subtropics, stands out among the plants used in traditional medicine. Medicinal plant complexes with important purgative properties have been developed in Mexico and Brazil from members of the genera Ipomoea and Operculina with storage roots. Popularly known as the jalap roots, their resin glycosides cause purgative and laxative activities that facilitate bowel movements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWeeds and agro by-products for sustainable farming of edible field cricket, Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae).
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Feed Development, Madagascar Biodiversity Center, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is a cricket species that shows promise to mitigate food insecurity and malnutrition. But whether this species will accept low- to no-cost weeds and agro by-products as feed, and how these feeds affect its performance, remains unknown. This study assessed the acceptability of 66 weed species and agro by-products (derived from a single plant species) by adult G.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Evaluation of Ocular Posterior Segment Findings in 5527 Term Infants Using Smartphone-Based Fundus Imaging.
J Ophthalmol
December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
To evaluate the two-year fundus examination outcomes of term infants undergoing eye screening. Retrospective review of our data of term infants at a tertiary care center (Ankara Bilkent City Hospital) from October 2021 to October 2023. All screened infants underwent red reflex test and dilated posterior segment examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparative leaf anatomy of two species of L. (Convolvulaceae): taxonomic importance and adaptations to xeric conditions of the cangas.
PeerJ
December 2024
Instituto Tecnológico Vale, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Background: Accurate species identification is the first step towards establishing conservation strategies, especially regarding rare and threatened species, such as those studied here. Moreover, understanding the responses to the environment and growing conditions of endemic species is necessary for its conservation. This study compares the leaf anatomy of and , which grow on the Brazilian ironstone outcrops (cangas) and exhibit morphological convergence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMyriad of congenital excavated optic disc anomalies in achondroplasia.
BMJ Case Rep
November 2024
Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
Article Synopsis
- - Achondroplasia is a genetic disorder linked to issues in the formation of endochondral bone, which can lead to various physical abnormalities.
- - The case presented includes unique eye features in a patient, such as telecanthus, esotropia, and bilateral microphthalmos.
- - Remarkably, the patient also showed a rare combination of optic disc anomalies and retroorbital cysts, marking the first time such findings have been documented in achondroplasia.
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