Medicinal plants have been valued for millennia as a rich source of therapeutic compounds for the prevention of various ailments all throughout the world.Kidney stones and urinary calculi affect a huge percentage of t...Medicinal plants have been valued for millennia as a rich source of therapeutic compounds for the prevention of various ailments all throughout the world.Kidney stones and urinary calculi affect a huge percentage of the population nowadays.Stone sickness has become more prevalent as a result of changes in living conditions,such as industrialization and hunger.The most common stone recorded in India is calcium oxalate kidney stones.Changes in prevalence and incidence,the occurrence of stone kinds and stone position,and stone removal treatment are all discussed.Medicinal herbs have been utilised for centuries because they are safer,more effective,culturally acceptable,and have less adverse effects than manufactured medications.Patients are advised to consume a low-fat diet,as well as fibres from naturally occurring plants and herbal treatments.The current article discusses the steps that should be taken to maximise the potential of medicinal plants for stone dissolving action.Combining herbal remedies with allopathic treatment is an excellent way to eliminate all issues associated with kidney stones.The purpose of this article is to emphasise the use of herbs as a treatment for urinary stones.展开更多
The upper-middle Huai River valley(HRV) is located in the transition zone in the middle of eastern China. Previous studies have shown that the past populations in the upper HRV obtained plant food through gathering an...The upper-middle Huai River valley(HRV) is located in the transition zone in the middle of eastern China. Previous studies have shown that the past populations in the upper HRV obtained plant food through gathering and cultivation of both rice and millet during the middle Neolithic. However, for the middle HRV it is not very clear what methods were used by humans to obtain plant food in that time. In this paper, starch grain analysis was carried out on 17 stone tools and 29 cauldron pottery sherds unearthed at Shunshanji(8.5–7.0 kyr BP), which is known as the earliest Neolithic site in the middle HRV excavated so far. Here, ancient starches from Coix lacryma-jobi, Triticeae, Oryza sativa, Trichosanthes kirilowii and one unidentified specie were recovered. This study contributes to the limited knowledge of food strategies as observed in the middle HRV. It demonstrates that both gathering and cultivation of rice took place during the middle-Neolithic. Among the identified species, Coix lacryma-jobi appears to have been the main plant food at Shunshanji. Moreover, it is clear that Oryza sativa was not consumed as much as other plant species according to the occurrence frequency of different starch grains. Starch grains were also found on the used surfaces of grinding stone implements as well as pestles, which means that these stone tools were used for food processing. In addition, axes from Shunshanji may also have been used for food processing as well as wood working because starches were also found on the edge of axes. Information about subsistence strategies and tool use at Shunshanji will also be helpful to understanding the utilization of plants and agricultural development in the middle HRV during the early-middle Neolithic period.展开更多
The Swiss stone Pine(Pinus cembra L.) is an alpine species, fairly commonly occurring in the Alps and the Carpathians, close to the timberline. Natural sites of the Swiss stone pine in Poland are found exclusively in ...The Swiss stone Pine(Pinus cembra L.) is an alpine species, fairly commonly occurring in the Alps and the Carpathians, close to the timberline. Natural sites of the Swiss stone pine in Poland are found exclusively in the Tatra Mountains, within the area of the Tatra National Park(TNP). In 2017, the health status of the needles of P. cembra was determined and their mycological analysis was carried out. As a result, 11 species of fungi were isolated from the needles showing disease symptoms, manifested by various shades of discoloration. The most frequently observed species was Fusarium oxysporum. It probably does not bring on disease symptoms, but may affect the development of other frequently isolated species(such as Sydowia polyspora, Lophodermium sp. and Lophodermium conigenum) that are pathogenic to Pinus spp.展开更多
文摘Medicinal plants have been valued for millennia as a rich source of therapeutic compounds for the prevention of various ailments all throughout the world.Kidney stones and urinary calculi affect a huge percentage of the population nowadays.Stone sickness has become more prevalent as a result of changes in living conditions,such as industrialization and hunger.The most common stone recorded in India is calcium oxalate kidney stones.Changes in prevalence and incidence,the occurrence of stone kinds and stone position,and stone removal treatment are all discussed.Medicinal herbs have been utilised for centuries because they are safer,more effective,culturally acceptable,and have less adverse effects than manufactured medications.Patients are advised to consume a low-fat diet,as well as fibres from naturally occurring plants and herbal treatments.The current article discusses the steps that should be taken to maximise the potential of medicinal plants for stone dissolving action.Combining herbal remedies with allopathic treatment is an excellent way to eliminate all issues associated with kidney stones.The purpose of this article is to emphasise the use of herbs as a treatment for urinary stones.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA05130503)the Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project of the Ministry of Education (Grant No. 15YJA780003)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41472148, 41502164)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 201321101)
文摘The upper-middle Huai River valley(HRV) is located in the transition zone in the middle of eastern China. Previous studies have shown that the past populations in the upper HRV obtained plant food through gathering and cultivation of both rice and millet during the middle Neolithic. However, for the middle HRV it is not very clear what methods were used by humans to obtain plant food in that time. In this paper, starch grain analysis was carried out on 17 stone tools and 29 cauldron pottery sherds unearthed at Shunshanji(8.5–7.0 kyr BP), which is known as the earliest Neolithic site in the middle HRV excavated so far. Here, ancient starches from Coix lacryma-jobi, Triticeae, Oryza sativa, Trichosanthes kirilowii and one unidentified specie were recovered. This study contributes to the limited knowledge of food strategies as observed in the middle HRV. It demonstrates that both gathering and cultivation of rice took place during the middle-Neolithic. Among the identified species, Coix lacryma-jobi appears to have been the main plant food at Shunshanji. Moreover, it is clear that Oryza sativa was not consumed as much as other plant species according to the occurrence frequency of different starch grains. Starch grains were also found on the used surfaces of grinding stone implements as well as pestles, which means that these stone tools were used for food processing. In addition, axes from Shunshanji may also have been used for food processing as well as wood working because starches were also found on the edge of axes. Information about subsistence strategies and tool use at Shunshanji will also be helpful to understanding the utilization of plants and agricultural development in the middle HRV during the early-middle Neolithic period.
基金financed from the forest fund under the agreement concluded between the State Forests National Forest Holding and the Tatry National Park in 2017
文摘The Swiss stone Pine(Pinus cembra L.) is an alpine species, fairly commonly occurring in the Alps and the Carpathians, close to the timberline. Natural sites of the Swiss stone pine in Poland are found exclusively in the Tatra Mountains, within the area of the Tatra National Park(TNP). In 2017, the health status of the needles of P. cembra was determined and their mycological analysis was carried out. As a result, 11 species of fungi were isolated from the needles showing disease symptoms, manifested by various shades of discoloration. The most frequently observed species was Fusarium oxysporum. It probably does not bring on disease symptoms, but may affect the development of other frequently isolated species(such as Sydowia polyspora, Lophodermium sp. and Lophodermium conigenum) that are pathogenic to Pinus spp.