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A. virginicus is an invasive weed that seriously threatens agricultural production and economics worldwide,” said paper author Tran Dang Xuan, associate professor in the Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Program in the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering at Hiroshima University. “However, no solution efficiently utilizing and tackling this plant has been found yet. In this paper, we highlight the potential application of
A. virginicus extracts in future medicinal production and therapeutics of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and blood cancer, which can deal with both crop protection and human health concerns.”
Researchers found high levels of flavonoids in the samples they extracted from the weed. These plant chemicals have significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, according to Xuan. When tested against a variety of cell lines, the extracted plant chemicals bonded to free radicals, preventing damage to the cells. At skin
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Andropogon virginicus
(A) Bud stage; (B) Flowering stage; (C) Spikelets
Native to the southeastern United States, a weedy grass has spread northward to Canada and also made its way to Australia and Japan. Andropogon virginicus grows densely packed and up to seven feet tall, disrupting growth patterns of other plants and competing for resources. When burned, it grows back stronger. There is no way to effectively remove the weed once it has invaded. But there might be a way to use it to human advantage.
An international team of researchers has found that A. virginicus extracts appear to be effective against several human diseases, including diabetes and cancer. The results were published on Dec. 31, 2020, in a special issue of Plants, titled “Biological Activities of Plant Extracts.”
Snow in northern highlands makes vacationers smile, locals hot under the collar
By Long Nguyen January 13, 2021 | 07:44 am GMT+7
As it snows in the northern highlands, visitors thrill to European scenes , but locals suffer disruptions and losses.
On January 10, when the temperature in many northern areas hovered around zero degrees Celsius, Nguyen Van Quan and his friends rushed in excitement from Hanoi to Lao Cai Province.
They d heard it was snowing. And they d never seen snow before.
A rare occurrence in Vietnam, it was snowing as a result of the strong cold front that arrived in Vietnam s northern mountainous region recently. The country has experienced a colder winter than usual this year as the Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature drops, forming the La Niña phenomenon, according to experts.