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  botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Broom - Herb Profile and Information
It is remarkable as the only native medicinal plant used as an official drug that we draw from the important order of the Leguminosae, or pod-bearing tribe.
Though now more generally known as Cytisus scoparius (Linn.), it has also been named Spartium scoparium (Linn.), Sarothamnus scoparius (Koch), and Genista scoparius (Lam.).
Its long, slender, erect and tough branches grow in large, close fascicles, thus rendering it available for broom-making, hence its English name.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/b/broom-70.html   (2813 words)

  
  BioMed Central | Full text | Cytisus scoparius link - A natural antioxidant
Total soluble phenolic in the aqueous extract of Cytisus scoparius were determined with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent according to the standard method [29] using pyrocatechol as a standard.
The concentration of total phenolic compounds in the Cytisus scoparius determined as microgram of pyrocatechol equivalent by using an equation that was obtained from Gulcin et al [30].
The hydro alcoholic extract of Cytisus scoparius exhibited a significant dose dependent inhibition of DPPH activity, with a 50% inhibition (IC) at a concentration of 1.5 μg/ml.
www.biomedcentral.com /1472-6882/6/8   (3871 words)

  
  cytisus,broom,cytisus flowers,types of cytisus
Cytisus or Brooms are deciduous or evergreen shrubs grown for their abundant pea-like flowers.
Cytisus seed, when ripe in late summer, should be sown in pans of sandy loam, and kept in a shady spot until the plants appear, little moisture being required for germination.
CYTISUS BATTANDIERI : This is the Moroccan Broom or Pineapple Broom.
www.aa-florist.com /Cytisus.html   (988 words)

  
 Unbound MEDLINE | Cytisus scoparius link--a natural antioxidant. Journal article
The plant Cytisus scoparius contains the main constituent of flavone and flavonals.
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activities of extract of aerial part of Cytisus scoparius.
A significant amount of polyphenols could be detected by the equivalent to 0.0589 microg of pyrocatechol from 1 mg of extract.
www.unboundmedicine.com /medline/ebm/record/16542432/full_citation/Cytisus_scoparius_link__a_natural_antioxidant   (273 words)

  
 KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases: Search results
Terrisse A. Note sur la presence de Cytisus striatus en Ariege, suivie de remarques sur les problemes rencontres par le botaniste amateur.
Aspects of the ecology of broom (Cytisus scoparius) in Canterbury, New Zealand.
O nekotorykh vidakh rodov drok (Genista L.) i pakitnik (Cytisus L.) Evropeiskoi chasti SSSR.
www.kew.org /kbd/advancedsearch.do?keywords=Cytisus   (195 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) | USDA PLANTS
PLANTS Profile for Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom)
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link occures in the following states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 10 species in Cytisus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=CYSC4   (390 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius Linn.) herb and flower, Sparteine
Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius), also referred to as broom, is a perennial woody plant native to Europe.
The species was introduced as a garden ornamental to North America and now is common across western Canada and California.
Jusiak L, Soczewinski E, Waksmundzki A. Analysis of alkaloid extract of broom (Cystisus scoparius) by chromatography on wet buffered paper and countercurrent distribution.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-scotchbroom.html   (2119 words)

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