abies cilicica/fever

Lysosomes of cultured mammalian cells, derived from a transplantable murine mammary adenocarcinoma, irreversibly lose their capacity to accumulate the fluorescent dye acridine orange after hyperthermia. As acridine orange may be regaraded as a fluorescent probe of the internal pH of the lysosomes,

Traditionally, the leaves of Abies pindrow Royle are employed as an ayurvedic remedy for fever, hypoglycaemic, respiratory and inflammatory conditions. In this study, dichloromethane, methanol and acetone extracts of A. pindrow leaves were analysed for their phytochemical content and in vitro

Elders of the Saanich and Cowichan Coast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island treat, or have treated in the recent past, many ailments with bark preparations. Interviews with two elder Salishan women revealed that: respiratory ailments were treated with bark of Abies grandis, Arbutus