(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.
Neem
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Intrauterine application of neem oil appears to induce a pre-implantation block in fertility; the possible mechanisms of the antifertility action are discussed.
(2) Only samples of neem giving over 90% bioassay mortality were used in field trials.
(3) Peritoneal lavage, collected on subsequent days, showed a maximum number of leukocytic cells on day 3 following treatment with neem oil; peritoneal macrophages exhibited enhanced phagocytic activity and expression of MHC class-II antigens.
(4) It was concluded that the histological and biochemical alterations observed were due to the toxicological potential of the neem oil rather than to hormonal properties.
(5) Neem oil, a natural product of Azadirachta indica was investigated for various hormonal properties in relation to its post-coital contraceptive action.
(6) The results of this study indicate that neem oil acts as a non-specific immunostimulant and that it selectively activates the cell-mediated immune (CMI) mechanisms to elicit an enhanced response to subsequent mitogenic or antigenic challenge.
(7) In the Ayurvedha and Sidha system of medicine (Indian system of medicine) Azadirachta indica ADR ('Neem') and Curcuma longa ('Turmeric') has been used for healing chronic ulcers and scabies.
(8) Margosa oil (MO), a fatty acid-rich extract of the seeds of the neem tree and a reported cause of Reye's syndrome, has been used in the induction of an experimental model of Reye's syndrome in rats.
(9) Though a number of plants and their parts are used for dental ailments among population in rural and urban areas of developing countries, in India however, the most common house-hold, road-side plants are mango (Mangifera indica), neem (Azadirachta indica; Melia azadirachta), ocimum (Ocimum basilicum), tea-dust (Camellia sinensis) and uncommonly murayya, i.e., currey leaf (Murayya koenigi) [Chopra et al.
(10) Effects of azadirachtin, a triterpenoid extracted from neem seed, Azadirachta indica A.
(11) Larval abundance in plots under water management alone did not differ significantly from the controls, but was significantly reduced when water management was combined with neem products.
(12) In group C the neem oil was administered on days 4-6, and in group D on days 7-9, i.e., after implantation.
(13) Histological studies in ovariectomized rats also supported the relatively inert action of neem oil when given with hormones.
(14) with neem oil; control animals received the emulsifying agent with or without peanut oil.
(15) That was because the music seemed to flow through this person, through Hickox or Neeme Järvi, through Jerzy Maksymiuk or Jukka-Pekka Saraste, into the musicians, and then into the audience.
(16) Spermicides enhance the effectiveness of barrier contraceptives, and new approaches--including use of neem oil and in vitro cobaltous ions--are under development.
(17) The seed oil of Azadirachta indica (neem oil) is well known for its medicinal properties in the indigenous Indian system of medicine.
(18) Since the post-coital contraceptive effect of neem oil seems to be non-hormonal, neem oil would be expected to elicit less side effects than the steroidal contraceptives.
(19) Current effort is directed towards structure-activity studies and synthesis of the extraordinarily potent antifeedant and growth-disrupting agent azadirachtin, isolated from the Neem tree, Azadirachta indica (A. Juss).
(20) The animals treated with neem oil showed a significant leukocytic infiltration in the uterine epithelium between days 3 and 5 post coitum, i.e.