amphotericin B
amphotericin B , antibiotic that halts the growth of several disease-causing fungi. Discovered in 1956, it is produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. It is used in lotion or ointment form to treat fungal infections of the skin and is given internally only to patients with potentially fatal fungal infections. Amphotericin B is not effective against bacterial infections.
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS ON COTYLEDON EXPLANTS OF QUASSIA AMARA L., AN ANTILEUKAEMIC DRUG PLANT
Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; SUMMARY In vitro propagation of Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae) was attempted using...words: In vitro propagation; medicinal plant; Quassia amara; silver nitrate. INTRODUCTION Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae), commonly known as...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus: Today: HEAD LICE: Itchy 'n scratchy.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/30/2002; 700+ words
; ...will reliably free your child from nits. QUASSIA CHIPS look like pieces of dried wood...greasy residue. Place 1oz (25grams) of Quassia chips in a saucepan and pour one pint...off conditioner and towel dry. 4 SPRAY Quassia solution all over hair. 5 LEAVE hair...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Herbal help.(Vital)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 8/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...Unfortunately, this isn't done any more. Use a Quassia-based shampoo daily and comb with a...Quassis Shampoo for nits that contains Quassia Bark, Wormwood, Tansy and Pokeroot...the unpleasant chemical preparations. Quassia Shampoo costs pounds 10.40 for 250ml...
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Research reports on malaria from University of Toulouse provide new insights.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...from a widely used Amazonian antimalarial remedy made out of Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae) leaves. This new molecule inhibited...Antimalarial Activity of Simalikalactone E, a New Quassinoid from Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy...
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Dr Miriam: Starting from scratch; HEALTH FOCUS: HAIR AND BODY INFESTATIONS.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 9/2/2004; 700+ words
; ...pull the comb through so they may be more vulnerable. Use of quassia chips - available in health food shops - is an alternative...but there are no proper studies to prove it's effective. Quassia chips look like pieces of dried wood. They are cheap, natural...
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LETTER:Herbal remedyfor headlice
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/19/1995; ; 336 words
; ...effective alternative to pesticidal headlice preparations: quassia, a bitter bark, sometimes drunk infused as a tonic and obtained from any good herbalist. Simply apply a post-shampoo quassia-infused final rinse to drive the resident lice away. Two...
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PILLS & ILLS: Back-to-school means nitpicking time
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 8/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...agents that have been used for head lice include pyrethrins, quassia, coconut oil, ylang ylang oil and anise. Among these, pyrethrins...ylang ylang oil (Hair Clean 123 Completely) and a tincture of Quassia applied to the scalp also appear to work. Here are important...
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Wild Child's 'Quit Nits' Offers a Safe, Natural Alternative to Current Toxic Head Lice Products.
PR Newswire; 1/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...Preston developed a prototype of a product (subsequently called "Quit Nits") which used entirely natural plant oils (Quassia amara -- a shrub or small tree of which extracts of the bark contain quassinoids used as insecticides and Eucalyptus globulus...
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Ear candling helps reduce health problems
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 2/25/2003; 602 words
; ...herbs or other substances, including sage, chamomile, rose, rosemary, burdock root, osha root, periwinkle, jojoba, quassia bark, yucca root, or honey. In Malaysia, ear candling is being looked upon as a gentle and natural treatment, after being...
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Tapestry Announces TPI-273 Shows Potent Growth Inhibition in Multiple Drug Resistant Cell Lines.
PR Newswire; 10/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...a clear medical need." TPI-273 is a proprietary semi-synthetic analog of glaucorubolone, a natural compound found in quassia plants. Its basic mechanism of action appears to be protein synthesis inhibition, which in turn causes additional effects...
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quassia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
quassia , name for several tropical trees and for a bitter extract from...insecticides, e.g., in flypaper and against aphids. Surinam quassia comes from the tree Quassia amara of N Brazil and surrounding regions; Jamaica quassia comes...
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bitters
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bitters various alcoholic beverages containing bitter principles, such as angostura bark, cascarilla, quassia, gentian, orange, quinine, and other flavoring agents, and prepared by infusion or distillation. They are used as appetizers...
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Pesticide
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...learned to protect their potato crop by using water-insoluble chemicals such as paris green. Other pesticides such as derria, quassia, and tar oil followed, but nineteenth-century pesticides were weak. They had to be supplemented by introducing natural...
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