Heliotropium

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Heliotropium

plant genus of the Boraginaceae family; contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; causes hepatic injury and a syndrome of depression, jaundice and photosensitization. Also a significant contributor to the development of toxemic jaundice in sheep; may also cause sufficient intravascular hemolysis to result in hemoglobinuria and hemolytic anemia. Includes H. amplexicaule, H. europaeum, H. ovalifolium. Called also heliotrope.

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blue heliotrope copper heliotrine heliotrope Heliotrope Rash pyrrolizidine Wild Wild Indigo Wild Lettuce			Abstract From our screening program, we identified the anti-inflammatory effects of the extracts of Heliotropium ovalifolium in its ability to inhibit specific cytokines. Novel leads from Heliotropium ovalifolium, 4, 7, ... by Kulkarni-Almeida, Asha; Suthar, Ashish; Goswami, Hitesh; Vishwakarma, Ram; Chauhan, Vijay Singh; Bal / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology Salsola imbricate type 3- In this type Salsola species dominated with Echinops husoni and accompanied with Alhagi mannifera, Alhagi maurorum, Convolovulus lanatus and Heliotropium species. Ecological study at Wadi Al-Ammaria in El-Riyadh City--Saudi Arabia by Ghanem, Wafaa Mohammed El- / Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences-Botany CONTINUE to sow seeds for summer displays, including Verbena, Mesembryanthemum, Salvia, Heliotropium x hybridum, lobelia and petunias. You'll warm to this shady deal; Perfect way to a pergola by Greenwood, Pippa / The Mirror (London, England)			helicase Helichrysum helicine helicine artery Helicobacter Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter pylori antibodies test Helicobacter pylori gastritis Helicobacteriosis helicoid helicopod helicopod gait helicopodia helicopter disease Helicopter Mom helicotrema Helictometra giardi helicy heliencephalitis heliophobia heliosupine heliotherapy heliotrine heliotrope Heliotrope Rash Heliotropium Heliox helium Helium Hood Method helium therapy helium-oxygen therapy helix helix-to-coil transition hell, fear of Hellabrunn mixture hellac base hellebore Helleborus Helleborus niger hellebrigenin hellebrin Heller and Paul anticoagulant Heller's operation Heller-Dor Procedure Hellerwork Hellerwork structural integration Hellin's law HELLP Syndrome Helmet Helmet Body helmet cell			heliotherapy heliotherapy Heliothis heliothis moth Heliothis virescens Juvenile Hormone Esterases Heliothis zia heliotrine heliotrope heliotrope heliotrope Heliotrope (disambiguation) Heliotrope (disambiguation) Heliotrope (disambiguation) Heliotrope (plant) Heliotrope (plant) Heliotrope purple heliotrope rash Heliotroper heliotropes heliotropes heliotropes heliotropic heliotropic heliotropic wind heliotropically heliotropically heliotropin heliotropin heliotropism heliotropism Heliotropium heliotype heliotype heliotypes heliotypes heliotypic heliotypic heliotypography heliotypy heliotypy Heliox Heliox Heliozoa Heliozoa heliozoan heliozoan Heliozoans Heliozoans Heliozoia heliozoic heliozooid HELIPAC helipad helipad helipads helipads Heliplane Heliplanes heliport heliport Heliport Design Working Group

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