Plantago - Chemistry
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on direct and indirect defense metabolites of Plantago lanceolata L.

30 Jun 2009 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can strongly influence the metabolism of their host plant, but their effect on plant defense mechanisms has not yet been thoroughly investigated. We studied how the principal direct defenses (iridoid glycosides) and ... Read more...

Immunomodulatory activity of the seeds of Plantago asiatica L.

21 May 2009 ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The seeds of Plantago asiatica L. were often used as a traditional Chinese medicine for some immunologically weak patients suffering from chronic illness. These uses could be related to immunomodulatory properties of ... Read more...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species suppress inducible plant responses and alter defensive strategies following herbivory.

29 Apr 2009 In a greenhouse experiment using Plantago lanceolata, plants grown with different arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal species differed in constitutive levels of chemical defense depending on the species of AM fungi with which they were associated. AM ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Plantago - Chemistry'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on direct and indirect defense metabolites of Plantago lanceolata L. 30 Jun 2009
• Immunomodulatory activity of the seeds of Plantago asiatica L. 21 May 2009
• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species suppress inducible plant responses and alter defensive strategies following herbivory. 29 Apr 2009
• Effects of Plantago ovata husk on levodopa (with Carbidopa) bioavailability in rabbits with autonomic gastrointestinal disorders. 21 Apr 2009
• Intraspecific variation in plant defense alters effects of root herbivores on leaf chemistry and aboveground herbivore damage. Sep 2008
• A guanidine derivative from seeds of Plantago asiatica. 29 Jul 2008
• Oviposition cues for a specialist butterfly--plant chemistry and size. 7 Jul 2008
• Responses of whole body protein synthesis and degradation to plantain herb in sheep exposed to heat. 30 May 2008
• The iridoid glucoside, antirrhinoside, from Antirrhinum majus L. has differential effects on two generalist insect herbivores. 13 Apr 2008
• Glycation inhibitory activity and the identification of an active compound in Plantago asiatica extract. 28 Feb 2008
• A 90 day repeated oral toxicity study on plantamajoside concentrate from Plantago asiatica. 29 Nov 2007
• [Entrapment of herbal extracts in biodegradable microcapsules] 30 Oct 2007
• Asian plantain (Plantago asiatica) essential oils suppress 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-co-enzyme A reductase expression in vitro and in vivo and show hypocholesterolaemic properties in mice. 13 Aug 2007
• Sampling strategies and variability in fruit pulp micronutrient contents of west and central african bananas and plantains (Musa species). 7 Mar 2007
• Antispasmodic activity of an extract from Plantago lanceolata L. and some isolated compounds. 10 Feb 2007
• Polyphenol content and antioxidative activity in some species of freshly consumed salads. 4 Feb 2007
• In vivo antitumoral effect of Plantago major L. extract on Balb/C mouse with Ehrlich ascites tumor. 30 Dec 2006
• Positive interactions between nitrogen-fixing legumes and four different neighbouring species in a biodiversity experiment. 16 Oct 2006
• Revisiting the plant hyperaccumulation criteria to rare plants and earth abundant elements. 11 Oct 2006
• Neighbor species differentially alter resistance phenotypes in Plantago. 29 Aug 2006

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Technical information about 'Plantago'

Definition: A plant genus of the family Plantaginaceae, order Plantaginales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. The small plants usually have a dense tuft of basal leaves and long, leafless stalks bearing a terminal spike of small flowers. The seeds, known as PSYLLIUM, swell in water and are used as laxatives. The leaves have been used medicinally.

Descriptor UI: D010943

Alternative terms: Plantago; Plantain; Plantaginaceae;

Related Mesh Headings: Psyllium;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B06.388.100.818;

Online Note: search PSYLLIUM 1966-77 (as Cat B & D heading)

History Note: 91(78); was see under PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1978-90; was see PSYLLIUM 1963-77 (Cat B & D heading)

Technical Notes: Xref PLANTAIN: for the banana-like fruit or green plantain flour use MUSA; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29