diarrhea <strong>and</strong> dysentery. 11. family Lilliaceae (Urgina maritime): heal neurological pains, skin problems, deep wounds <strong>and</strong> eye afflictions. The objective of the 1 st Euro-Mediterranean Conference on <strong>Plant</strong> Natural Products was beautifully achieved. It was to promote further collaborations between chemists, biologists <strong>and</strong> human health related disciplines <strong>and</strong> to focus on exp<strong>and</strong>ed possibilities of polyphenols for their application in human health, nutrition, <strong>and</strong> the food industry. This meeting provided an opportunity for the members of the “Herb family” to discuss ideas with experts on herbal medicines <strong>and</strong> natural product chemistry <strong>and</strong> an exciting venue for GA participants to exchange scientific information. During the conference Italian <strong>and</strong> Egyptian pioneers discussed novel approaches to improve the production <strong>and</strong> delivery of plant health-promoting compounds through encapsulations into nano/micro-carriers. They presented data on application of certain plants products <strong>and</strong> their importance in treatment of cancer, GI tract disturbances <strong>and</strong> diabetes such as camphor, garlic <strong>and</strong> green tea products. They also discussed the concepts of medicinal plant metabolites. January, 2011
SPECIAL ISSUE: CONTENTS Mejda Daami-Remadi, Hayfa Jabnoun-Khiareddine, Fakher Ayed, Mohamed El Mahjoub (Tunisia) Comparative Aggressiveness of Verticillium dahliae, V. albo-atrum <strong>and</strong> V. tricorpus on Potato as Measured by their Effects on Wilt Severity, <strong>Plant</strong> Growth <strong>and</strong> Subsequent Yield Loss Ashwani Sharma, Ranga Rao Ambati, Dayan<strong>and</strong>a Ch<strong>and</strong>rappa, Sarada Ravi, Ravishankar Gokare Aswathanarayana (India) Botryococcus braunii, a New Elicitor for Secondary Metabolite Production in Capsicum frutescens Anu Annamma Mammen, Joyce Sud<strong>and</strong>ara Priya, Cordilea Hannah (India) Genotoxic Effect of Furazolidone, an Anti-diarrhoeal Drug on the Root Meristem of Allium cepa L. 1 9 14 Proceedings papers Iyad Musallam, Mahmud Duwayri, Rida A. Shibli (Jordan) Micropropagation of Caper (Capparis spinosa L.) from Wild <strong>Plant</strong>s Abdoallah A. Sharaf, Ahmed Bahieldin, Samir A. Ibrahim, Aly Z. Abdelsalam, Ashraf A. Khalil (Egypt) Biochemical <strong>and</strong> Genetic Characterization of 12 Silybum marianum Accessions Collected from Borg El-Arab, an Egyptian Habitat Nesreen M. El-Said, Ashraf I. Nagib, Zeinab A. Rahman, Sahar F. Deraz (Egypt) Prickly Pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill] Peels: Chemical Composition, Nutritional Value <strong>and</strong> Protective Effects on Liver <strong>and</strong> Kidney Functions <strong>and</strong> Cholesterol in Rats Hashim A. Abdel-Rahman, Abdel-Moty H. M. Hassanein, Nabawy A. I. Elkattan, Eman H. Ismail (Egypt) Evaluation of Twenty Botanical Extracts <strong>and</strong> Products as Sources of Repellents, Toxicants <strong>and</strong> Protectants for Stored Grains against the Almond Moth, Cadra cautella Saadya M. Elbermawy, Nabawy A. I. Elkattan, Khalafalla S. Ahmed, Rabab M. Abdel-Gawad (Egypt) Screening for Bioactive <strong>Plant</strong> Materials against House Fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) Marwa Azzam, Khaled Soliman, Fatma Talkhan (Egypt), Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva (Japan), Atef Abdel-Razek, Hosni Aboassy, Aly Abdelsalam (Egypt) Identification of Some Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates by PCR <strong>and</strong> their Potential against the Cotton Leaf Worm Tarek A. Elbashiti, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Atef A. Masad (Palestine) The Antibacterial <strong>and</strong> Synergistic Effects of Some Palestinian <strong>Plant</strong> Extracts on Escherichia coli <strong>and</strong> Staphylococcus aureus Mohamed El Sayed, Doaa A. Ghareeb, Eman M. Sarhan, Ashraf A. Khalil (Egypt) Therapeutic Bio-screening of the Bioactive Ingredients of Berberis vulgaris Maher M. Al-Dabbas, Ruba Abu-Taleb, Khalid Al-Ismail (Jordan) Antimicrobial <strong>and</strong> Antiproliferative Activities of Extracts <strong>and</strong> Compounds Isolated from Varthemia (Varthemia iphionoides Bloiss) Joy I. Odimegwu, Steve O. Ogbonnia, Olukemi A. Odukoya (Nigeria) Evaluation of Anti-diabetic Synergism of Two African <strong>Plant</strong>s (Treculia africana <strong>and</strong> Bryophyllum pinnatum) using STZ-diabetic Models Galila Yacout, Doaa A. Ghareeb, Nihal M. Elguindy, Alshimaa A. Abd Elmoneam (Egypt) Phytochemical Constituents <strong>and</strong> Bioscreening Activities of Alex<strong>and</strong>ria Mediterranean Sea Green <strong>and</strong> Red Algae Enas N. Danial, Ashraf A. Khalil, Waill A. El Khateeb, Ghada E. A. Awad (Egypt) Assessment of Phenolic Content, Free Radical-Scavenging Capacity <strong>and</strong> Antimicrobial Activities of 28 Marine Filamentous Fungi Ruckmani K<strong>and</strong>asamy (India), Saravanan Karumbayaram (USA), Nilani Packianathan, Duraisamy Basuviah, Dhamodaran Perumalsami Reddy, Elango Kannan (India) Hypertrophic Scar Management with a Flavonoid Fraction of Cyphom<strong>and</strong>ra betacea Sameh AbouZid (Egypt) Evaluation of Usefulness of Wild <strong>Plant</strong>s Growing in Beni-Sueif Region, Upper Egypt Nilani Packianathan, Ruckmani K<strong>and</strong>asamy (India) Skin Care with Herbal Exfoliants 17 22 30 36 45 52 57 63 69 73 79 83 88 91 94