247 research outputs found
Composizione chimica e attivita’ antifeedant dell’olio essenziale di Bellardia trixago (L.) All.
No full textEssential oil composition and antifeedant properties of Bellardia trixago (L.) All. (sin. Bartsia trixago L.) (Scrophulariaceae)
No full textBiopharmaceuticals in Plants. Towards the Next Century of Medicine By K. L. Hefferson. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group (2010), pp. 206, £63.99. ISBN-13: 978-1-4398-0474-2.
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MEDICINAL RESEARCH ON BRITISH PLANTS
No full textMany British plants are used in herbal medicines and some provided leads for pharmaceuticals. However, in the last 40-50 years natural- product researchers in Britain has had a tendency to work on more exotic species from Africa, Asia and South America.
Since the late 1990s researchers at Kew are involved in two key projects that have an emphasis on medicinal properties of British plants. The first project involves investigating the traditional uses of the plants and will provide chemical data that that could be valuable in the quality control of plant material being used. The other is a project called Ethnomedica or “remembered remedies” that concentrates on collating information about the medicinal uses of plants in UK between 1900 and 1948. This is just before the start of the National Health Service. Both projects are very collaborative. The Ethnomedica project involves herbalists, the Natural History Museum, Eden Project, Chelsea Physic Garden and students from different universities, including, Kent and Edinburgh that have been helping to gather information.
The talk will give a summary of both projects especially those with wound healing, anti-microbial and anti-oxidant activity and those that contain compounds that have potential for use in studying Alzheimer, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. It will also provide an overview of the links between the traditional use data gathered via the Ethnomedica project and research into the chemistry of the different species
Nutritional Composition of Fruit Cultivars
No full textNutritional Composition of Fruit Cultivars provides readers with the latest information on the health related properties of foods, making the documentation of the nutritive value of historical cultivars especially urgent, especially before they are lost and can't be effectively compared to modern cultivars. Because there is considerable diversity and a substantial body of the compositional studies directed towards commercial varieties, this information is useful for identifying traits and features that may be transposed from one variety to another. In addition, compositional and sensory features may also be used for commercialization and to characterize adulteration. Detailed characterization of cultivars can be used to identify "super-foods". Alternatively, unmasked historical cultivars may be the focus of reinvigorated commercial practices. Each chapter in this book has sections on the botanical aspects, the composition of traditional or ancient cultivars, the composition of modern cultivars, a focus on areas of research, the specialty of the communicating author of each chapter, and summary points. Presents the botanical aspects and composition of both traditional and modern plants, including in-depth insight into current research, and overall summary points for each fruit for consistent comparison and ease of reference. Provides important information in the consideration of preservation, transference, or re-introduction of historical/traditional cultivars into current crop science. Provides details on compositional and sensory parameters, from aroma and taste to micro- and macronutrients. Includes data on nutraceuticals and novel components that have proven to impact on, or be important in, food quality, storage, processing, storage, and marketing.</p
Beyond labelling: What strategies do nut allergic individuals employ to make food choices? A qualitative study
No full textThis article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. Copyright @ 2013 Barnett et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits
unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Objective: Food labelling is an important tool that assists people with peanut and tree nut allergies to avoid allergens.
Nonetheless, other strategies are also developed and used in food choice decision making. In this paper, we examined the
strategies that nut allergic individuals deploy to make safe food choices in addition to a reliance on food labelling.
Methods: Three qualitative methods: an accompanied shop, in-depth semi-structured interviews, and the product choice
reasoning task – were used with 32 patients that had a clinical history of reactions to peanuts and/or tree nuts consistent
with IgE-mediated food allergy. Thematic analysis was applied to the transcribed data.
Results: Three main strategies were identified that informed the risk assessments and food choice practices of nut allergic
individuals. These pertained to: (1) qualities of product such as the product category or the country of origin, (2) past
experience of consuming a food product, and (3) sensory appreciation of risk. Risk reasoning and risk management
behaviours were often contingent on the context and other physiological and socio-psychological needs which often
competed with risk considerations.
Conclusions: Understanding and taking into account the complexity of strategies and the influences of contextual factors
will allow healthcare practitioners, allergy nutritionists, and caregivers to advise and educate patients more effectively in
choosing foods safely. Governmental bodies and policy makers could also benefit from an understanding of these food
choice strategies when risk management policies are designed and developed.United Kingdom Food Standards Agenc
Bad to the Bone, Librarians in Motion Pictures: Is it an Accurate Portrayal?
No full textIn 1992, author Mary Jane Scherdin used the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument to survey personality traits of
1,600 librarians. The study resulted in an
overwhelming number of librarians displaying personalities consistent with being Introverted / Sensing / Thinking / Judging (I/S/T/J) followed by Introverted / Intuitive / Thinking / Judging (I/I/T/J).
She conducted this survey in response to a 1984 survey done by the Center for Applications of Psychological Type which had concluded that librarians were Introverted
/ Sensing / Feeling / Judging
Bad to the Bone, Librarians in Motion Pictures: Is it an Accurate Portrayal?
No full textIn 1992, author Mary Jane Scherdin used the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument to survey personality traits of
1,600 librarians. The study resulted in an
overwhelming number of librarians displaying personalities consistent with being Introverted / Sensing / Thinking / Judging (I/S/T/J) followed by Introverted / Intuitive / Thinking / Judging (I/I/T/J).
She conducted this survey in response to a 1984 survey done by the Center for Applications of Psychological Type which had concluded that librarians were Introverted
/ Sensing / Feeling / Judging
Advances in understanding the role of plant phytochemicals in preventing cardiovascular disease.
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