Afrodyzjaki roślinne

Selected plant species with aphrodisiac properties were described, regulating hormonaldisorders, fertility and potency, also showing a comprehensive health-promoting eect on the human body. ese include: ginseng root, maca root, Tribulus terrestris herb and fruit, oat herb, suma root, fenugreek seed, ginkgo leaf, St. Damian’s leaf and herb, Muira-puama root and bark, sarsaparilla root, passionower herb, Fadogia agrestis stem, Geum quellyon root, Psoralea corylifolia seed, ironwort herb, ashwagandha root, Epimedium (Horny goat weed) leaf, Lycium barbarum berry, Eucommia bark, Cynomorium songaricum root and Cnidium monnieri fruit.Opisano wybrane gatunki roślin o właściwościach afrodyzyjnych, regulujące zaburzenia hormonalne, płodności oraz potencji, wykazujące ponadto wszechstronne prozdrowotne działanie na organizm człowieka. Należą do nich: korzeń żeń-szenia, korzeń maki, ziele i owoc buzdyganka, ziele owsa, korzeń sumy, nasienie kozieradki, liść miłorzębu, liście i ziele świętego Damiana, kora i korzeń Muira-puama, korzeń kolcorośli, ziele męczennicy, łodygi Fadogia agrestis, korzenie kuklika chilijskiego, nasiona babci, ziele gojnika, korzeń witanii, liście epimedium wielkokwiatowego,owoce kolcowoju, kora eukomii, kłącza Cynomorium songaricum oraz owoc selernicy

Rośliny poświęcone świętym i ich zastosowanie

Regardless of religion, plants are considered holy, created by God as a gift for people, in both pagan and catholic rituals, plants were used to obtain the favor of gods and spirits. They were considered an effective remedy not only against diseases, but also against charms, spells, ghosts, demons and misfortunes sent by evil powers. Several species of trees, e.g. linden, were given special power. Many of the plants used in folk medicine were named afer the Mother of God. This naming most o|en resulted from the association of the appearance of the plant or part of it with the clothing of the Mother of God, attributes, tools that she could use, suffering. The names of many plants are also dedicated to various saints, e.g. Saint John, Peter, Benedict, Ignacio.Unfortunately, the folk and dialect names of plants are forgotten and die forever. The phenomenon is the fact that the names of plants with the names of the saints have been preserved in the English and German names of many medicinal plants and are used both in scientific literature and in colloquial language.Niezależnie od religii uważa się, że rośliny są święte, stworzone przez Boga i są darem dla ludzi. Zarówno w czasach pogańskich, jak i w katolickich rytuałach rośliny służyły do uzyskania przychylności bogów i duchów. Uważano je za skuteczny środek nie tylko przeciw chorobom, ale też urokom, czarom, duchom, demonom oraz nieszczęściom zsyłanym przez złe moce. Kilku gatunkom drzew, np. lipie przypisywano szczególną moc. Wiele z roślin wykorzystywanych w ludowej medycynie nosiło nazwy związane z imieniem Matki Boskiej. Nazewnictwo to najczęściej wynikało ze skojarzenia wyglądu rośliny lub ich części z ubiorem Matki Boskiej, jej przymiotami, narzędziami, których mogła używać, cierpieniem. Nazwy wielu roślin poświęcono też różnym świętym, np. św. Janowi, Piotrowi, Benedyktowi, Ignacemu. Niestety, nazwy ludowe i gwarowe roślin odchodzą w zapomnienie i giną bezpowrotnie. Fenomenem jest to, że nazwy roślin z imionami świętych zachowały się w nazewnictwie angielskim i niemieckim wielu roślin leczniczych i stosowane są zarówno w literaturze naukowej, jak i w potocznym języku

Hedera helix as a medicinal plant

S u m m a r y Hederae folium is used for the treatment of respiratory tract diseases with intense mucous formation, respiratory tract infections and in irritating cough which stems from common cold. According to clinical experiments, the effectiveness and tolerance of ivy preparations is good. The major compounds responsible for the biological activity are triterpene saponins. Ivy leave extracts exhibit spasmolytic/antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, analgesic, anthelmintic, antitrypanosomial, antileishmanial, antitumor, antimutagenic, moluscocidal, antioxidant and antithrombin activities

The interaction between cuticle free fatty acids (FFAs) of the cockroaches Blattella germanica and Blatta orientalis and hydrolases produced by the entomopathogenic fungus Conidiobolus coronatus.

The interactions between entomopathogenic fungi and insects serve a classic example of a co-evolutionary arms race between pathogens and their target host. The cuticle, site of the first contact between insects and entomopathogenic fungus, is an important defensive barrier against pathogens. It is covered by a layer of lipids that appears to play a key role in these processes and cuticular free fatty acid (FFA) profiles are consider as a determinant of susceptibility, or resistance, to fungal infections. These profiles are species-specific. The cockroaches Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Blattidae) and Blatta orientalis (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) are unsusceptible to the soil fungus Conidiobolus coronatus (Entomophthorales: Ancylistaceae) infection, therefore we studied the profiles of FFAs in order to understand the defensive capabilities of the cockroaches. The fungus was cultivated for three weeks in minimal medium. Cell-free filtrate was obtained, assayed for elastase, N-acetylglucosaminidase, chitobiosidase and lipase activity, and then used for in vitro hydrolysis of the cuticle from wings and thoraces of adults and oothecae. The amounts of amino acids, N-glucosamine and FFAs released from the hydrolysed cuticle samples were measured after eight hours of incubation. The FFA profiles of the cuticle of adults, and the wings, thoraces and oothecae of both species were established using GC-MS and the results were correlated with the effectiveness of fungal proteases, chitinases and lipases in the hydrolyzation of cuticle samples. Positive correlations would suggest the existence of compounds used by the fungus as nutrients, whereas negative correlations may indicate that these compounds could be engaged in insect defence