(n.) A handsome Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States; -- called also, Pride of India, Pride of China, and Bead tree.
(n.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.
Example Sentences:
(1) A glycopeptide isolated from the high plant Melia azedarach L. (meliacine) inhibits the in vitro replication of several RNA and DNA animal viruses.
(2) Abolition of libido in 100% males by leaf extracts of D. embryopteris and M. azedarach and in 60% of males by extract of C. tomentosa preclude these plants for antifertility use.
(3) A partially purified plant inhibitor (Meliacin) isolated from Melia azedarach L induced in cells a refractory state to virus infection.
(4) Melianoninol (I), melianol (II), melianone (III), meliandiol (IV), vanillin (V) and vanillic acid (VI) were isolated from the fruits of Melia azedarach L..
(5) It is concluded that an antiviral factor devoid of toxicity exists in M. azedarach L extracts, which exhibited a broad spectrum of antiviral activity.
(6) Partially purified extracts from leaves of Melia azedarach L. (MA) exert a broad range of antiviral effects on DNA and RNA viruses.
(7) A partially purified extract from fresh green leaves of Melia azedarach L prevents the replication of Pseudorabies virus (Suid herpesvirus, (PrV)) in Vero cells.
(8) Treatment of neonatal mice with an antiviral factor, (AVF), obtained from the leaves of Melia azedarach L. protected them against lethal encephalitis caused by Tacaribe virus inoculation.
(9) We have investigated a pollen widely spread in our province, called Melia azedarach and have demonstrated its property of inducing allergic respiratory disease.
(10) Evidence is presented for the structure of a new limonoid glycoside, 6-acetoxy-11 alpha-hydroxy-7-oxo-14 beta, 15 beta-epoxymeliacin-1,5-diene-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside, which occurs together with salannin and meldenin in the seeds of Melia azedarach.
(11) Crude extracts from fresh green leaves of Melia azedarach L contain an antiviral factor (FAV) able to inhibit the replication of several animal viruses, e.g.