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- Influence
Optimal allocation of leaf epidermal area for gas exchange
- H. D. de Boer, C. A. Price, F. Wagner-Cremer, S. Dekker, P. Franks, E. Veneklaas
- Biology, Medicine
- The New phytologist
- 16 March 2016
Summary A long‐standing research focus in phytology has been to understand how plants allocate leaf epidermal space to stomata in order to achieve an economic balance between the plant's carbon needs… Expand
Collection and trade of wild-harvested orchids in Nepal
- A. Subedi, B. Kunwar, +5 authors B. Gravendeel
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- 31 August 2013
BackgroundWild orchids are illegally harvested and traded in Nepal for use in local traditional medicine, horticulture, and international trade. This study aims to: 1) identify the diversity of… Expand
Steam sauna and mother roasting in Lao PDR: practices and chemical constituents of essential oils of plant species used in postpartum recovery
- H. D. de Boer, Vichith Lamxay, L. Björk
- Medicine
- BMC complementary and alternative medicine
- 15 December 2011
BackgroundFundamental in traditional postpartum recovery in Lao PDR is the use of hotbeds, mother roasting, steam sauna and steam baths. During these treatments medicinal plants play a crucial role,… Expand
Ethnobotany and trade of medicinal plants in the Qaysari Market, Kurdish Autonomous Region, Iraq.
- E. Mati, H. D. de Boer
- Geography, Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 27 January 2011
AIM OF STUDY
Marketplaces epitomize a region's culture and trade, and can give a rapid insight into traditions and salience of commercialized medicinal products. The Qaysari bazaar, bordering the… Expand
Long-term ocular complications in aphakic versus pseudophakic eyes of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis
- K. Sijssens, L. Los, +4 authors H. D. de Boer
- Medicine
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- 16 June 2010
Aim To evaluate the long-term follow-up of aphakic and pseudophakic eyes of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis with a special interest in whether intraocular lens… Expand
Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activity of some herbal remedies from Tanzania.
- H. D. de Boer, A. Kool, A. Broberg, W. Mziray, I. Hedberg, J. Levenfors
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 15 January 2005
Plants are not only important to the millions of people to whom traditional medicine serves as the only opportunity for health care and to those who use plants for various purposes in their daily… Expand
Molecular Identification of Commercialized Medicinal Plants in Southern Morocco
- A. Kool, H. D. de Boer, +4 authors Gary Martin
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 27 June 2012
Background Medicinal plant trade is important for local livelihoods. However, many medicinal plants are difficult to identify when they are sold as roots, powders or bark. DNA barcoding involves… Expand
Traditions and plant use during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum recovery by the Kry ethnic group in Lao PDR
- Vichith Lamxay, H. D. de Boer, L. Björk
- Medicine
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
- 10 May 2011
BackgroundActivities and diet during the postpartum period are culturally dictated in many Southeast Asian cultures, and a period of confinement is observed. Plants play an important role in recovery… Expand
Plants used during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum healthcare in Lao PDR: A comparative study of the Brou, Saek and Kry ethnic groups
- H. D. de Boer, Vichith Lamxay
- Medicine
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
- 8 September 2009
BackgroundIn many Southeast Asian cultures the activities and diet during the postpartum period are culturally dictated and a period of confinement is observed. Plants play an important role in… Expand
A critical transition in leaf evolution facilitated the Cretaceous angiosperm revolution
- H. D. de Boer, M. Eppinga, Martin J. Wassen, S. Dekker
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature communications
- 27 November 2012
The revolutionary rise of broad-leaved (flowering) angiosperm plant species during the Cretaceous initiated a global ecological transformation towards modern biodiversity. Still, the mechanisms… Expand