Covering: 1983 to 2005 This review covers the structures and biological activities of
eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids from the plants of the Asteraceae family. Biosynthetic …

Solidago canadensis L., native to North America, is now an invasive plant worldwide. Its
abundant seeds, rapid vegetative reproduction ability, and allelopathy to other plants are the …

More than 30 Ligularia Cass.(Asteraceae) species have long been used in folk medicine in
China. Morphological features and common DNA regions are both not ideal to identify …

Atractylodes species are widely distributed across East Asia and are cultivated as medicinal
herbs in China, Japan, and Korea. Their unclear morphological characteristics and low …

The rhizome of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.(AL), called Maocangzhu in Chinese, is a
geoherbalism medical herb in Jiangsu Province that is often used in the prescription of …

Abstract Background Lead (Pb) pollution is a widespread environmental problem that is
harmful to living organisms. Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum), a member of the …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Leaf of Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.
Br.(Apocynaceae), a wide used ethic-medicine in many Asia and Africa counties, has also …

The Chrysanthemum indicum polyploid complex comprises morphologically differentiated
diploids, tetraploids and hybrids between C. indicum and C. lavandulifolium. The …

Chrysanthemum indicum L. is a valuable medicinal plant with diploid and tetraploid forms
that are widely distributed in central and southern China, and it contains abundant volatile …

Seed heteromorphism provides plants with alternative strategies for survival in unfavourable
environments. However, the response of descendants from heteromorphic seeds to stress …