830 research outputs found
Forest
Get PDFAn Act to provide for the better regulation and protection of forests and forest produce in Botswana and to provide for matters incidental theret
Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of April, 1885.
Get PDFA monthly meeting of the Society—the first of the session of 1885
—
was held at the Royal Society's rooms, on Tuesday, April 14. There
was a large attendance of Fellows. Mr. James Barnard, vice-president,
occupied the chair.
The following gentlemen were elected Fellows :—The Premier (Hon.
Adye Douglas, M.L.C.), Mr. Justice Giblin ; Messrs. E. Edmondson,
Joseph Davies (Beaconsfield), H. J. Burnett, J. C. Hadley, G. H.
Edwards, J. F. MacMullen, Arthur Butler, H. T. Maning, and the
Rev. T. M. O'Callaghan.
The Hon. Secretary (Dr. Agnew), said that amongst the novelties
laid on the table that evening was a catalogue of the library, prepared
by the Curator, and which had long been a great desideratum, and it had
been compiled now with such completeness that it would be a very
valuable possession for some time to come. It was so arranged that
any books received in the future could have their names inserted in the
proper place. Mr. Morton deserved the greatest credit for the assiduity
and ability which he had shown in the compilation of this very useful
book, and thanks were not only due to him, but also to the Government
for kindly allowing it to be printed at the Government printing office,
and so saving the society a great deal of expense. The officers of
the department, Messrs. Strutt and Grahame, had shown such an
amount of attention, care, skill, and interest in the mechanical
part of the work that he could hardly find words to thank them.
Mr. E. D. Swan said the absence of the Woodpecker wao, according
to Gould, owing to the Australian trees shedding their bark, so that
the beaks of the birds would not be required to bore into the trees to
get insects for food.
Col. Legge said it would be very interesting to acclimatise them here
and see the result. Also included are additions to the Library, presentations to the museum and time of leafing, fruiting and flowering of a few standard plants in the Royal Societies gardens’ during March, 188
Vascular epiphytic medicinal plants as sources of therapeutic agents: their ethnopharmacological uses, chemical composition, and biological activities
Get PDFThis is an extensive review on epiphytic plants that have been used traditionally as medicines. It provides information on 185 epiphytes and their traditional medicinal uses, regions where Indigenous people use the plants, parts of the plants used as medicines and their preparation, and their reported phytochemical properties and pharmacological properties aligned with their traditional uses. These epiphytic medicinal plants are able to produce a range of secondary metabolites, including alkaloids, and a total of 842 phytochemicals have been identified to date. As many as 71 epiphytic medicinal plants were studied for their biological activities, showing promising pharmacological activities, including as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer agents. There are several species that were not investigated for their activities and are worthy of exploration. These epipythes have the potential to furnish drug lead compounds, especially for treating cancers, and thus warrant indepth investigations
Annual report of the trustees, act of incorporation, constitution, by-laws and list of members for the year 1887-8.
Get PDF
- …
