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Malaria Curatives from Northeast United States. Co-authors: Rocky Graziose, Ilya Raskin, Lena Struwe and Carmen Lategan As resistance to common treatments spreads among the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium spp., the need for new drugs has become more urgent. Researchers are actively looking for effective compounds in various plant species. To date, mostly plants of Africa, South America, and Asia have been the subjects of such investigations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antiplasmodial and cytotoxic qualities of plants used by Native Americans and American settlers to treat malaria, specifically in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States through the Civil War. Five plant species --Alnus serrulata (hazel alder, Betulaceae), Callicarpa dichotoma (beautyberry, Verbenaceae), Cercis candensis (Eastern redbud, Fabaceae), Eupatorium perfoliatum (common boneset, Asteraceae), and Quercus alba (white oak, Fagaceae) — were selected from the literature, as they were most commonly reported to be used as treatments for malaria. A stepwise extraction method was used to produce 4 extracts from each plant. The extracts were then tested for in vitro antiplasmodial activity using the Nitro Blue Tetrazolium (NBT) based parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) assay, with chloroquine as a positive control. Samples were also tested for cytotoxicity in vitro. Chloroform extracts of all samples were active against Plasmodium, as was the aqueous extract of ...
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Date Found: August 10, 2010
Date Produced: August 09, 2010
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July 18, 2011
Robot mouth developed by Professor Hideyuki Sawada at Kagawa University in Japan ( Listen to to the original on Wikipedia:
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July 16, 2011
Now you can find apps and games, rent movies and buy books in Android Market on your phone.  (Books and Movies available only in the U.S.)
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July 14, 2011
Since a clear winner has emerged for this year’s QQOQQ, I've decided to award it early. The QQOQQ is awarded for a simple question asked in the arrogant expectation that there's no possible answer, and this year there is no competition.
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July 14, 2011
Don’t forget to subscribe & read the video description for info & other episodes :) ++++++++++++++ Previous Episodes: ++++++++++++++ Justin: Datev: Don't forget to subscribe here for more videos +my twitter: +my google+: +my other channels: Video shot by ...
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July 13, 2011
Hey guys this is the SIXTH episode in the Tag Your Green Road Trip series I am doing with GE & Howcast. Come back every Wednesday for the premiere of a new episode, and go check out the Tag Your Green Map at . Be sure to add yourself to the map and I could be coming to visit you next! ...
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