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Ageratum
Definition:
(n.) A genus of plants, one species of which (A. Mexicanum) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.
Example Sentences:
(1) Petroleum ether extract of Eichhornia crassipes and acetone extracts of Ageratum conyzoides, Cleome icosandra, Tagetes erectes and Tridax procumbens showed growth inhibitory (P less than 0.001) and juvenile hormone mimicing activity to the treated larvae of C. quinquefasciatus.. Larval pupal intermediates, demalanised pupae, defective egg rafts and adult with deformed flight muscles were few noticeable changes.
(2) The pharmacological activities of a water extract (WE) of Ageratum conyzoides L, a plant popularly known for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, were studied in vivo and in vitro preparations.
(3) Immunologically, the whole pollen extract of A. scoparia demonstrated shared antigenic and allergenic determinants with Ageratum conyzoides-pollen extract.
(4) Biting behaviour was observed to be affected only in Ageratum, Cleome and Tridax extracts (P less than 0.001).
(5) Two simple chromenes with anti-JH activity have been isolated and identified from the bedding plant Ageratum houstoianum.