http://hdl.handle.net/10125/120 Search the Channel search http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/10125/151 Title: Antioxidant Potential of Seven Myrtaceous Fruits<br/><br/>Author(s): Reynertson, Kurt A.; Basile, Margaret J.; Kennelly, Edward J.<br/><br/>Abstract: Many fruits of the Myrtaceae have a rich history of use both as edibles and as traditional medicines in divergent ethnobotanical practices throughout the tropical and subtropical world. From South America to Southeast Asia, these fruits have been used for a wide variety of ailments, including cough, diabetes, dysentery, inflammation and ringworm. These same fruits are also used to make many food products. Based on information regarding ethnomedical use, known phytochemistry, fruit color, popularity as edibles and availability, the fruits of several edible species from the subtribe Eugeniinae have been selected for phytochemical analysis in an attempt to discover new antioxidants. The fruits of six species in this group have shown a strong antioxidant activity in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhy-drazyl chemical assay. The UV absorbance spectrum of the most active compound in Eugenia uniflora L. indicates that it is a flavonoid. Polyphenolic compounds like flavonoids have an enormous range of biological activity and are known to inhibit oxidative damage in vivo better than the classical vitamin antioxidants. In plants, they protect against lipid peroxidation and UV damage that can affect tropical fruits growing under severe conditions including high heat and intense sunlight. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/197 Title: Ethnobotanical Reseach at Analalava, Madagascar: A Photo Essay<br/><br/>Author(s): McClatchey, Will C.; Gollin, Lisa X.; Rakotonandrasana, Stéphan Richard<br/><br/>Description: Photo essay http://hdl.handle.net/10125/196 Title: Finding the Connections between Paleoecology, Ethnobotany, and Conservation in Madagascar<br/><br/>Author(s): Burney, David A.<br/><br/>Abstract: Studying Madagascar’s late prehistoric past can add a useful dimension to ethnobotany research, as it has to conservation efforts. These studies provide evidence that people first arrived about two millennia ago. The plants they brought to Madagascar are predominantly south Asian in origin, including coconut, banana, rice, and hemp, pointing to their probable Indonesian origins. Later plant additions, such as castor bean, came from Africa and reflect a second wave of human migration. The subsequent development of indigenous agriculture was affected by the limitations of climate and soils, and also by the effects of ecological changes that were largely anthropogenic. Additional information on these remote times can be gleaned from early literature, especially Mediterranean and Islamic references. These types of multidisciplinary investigations, aimed at recovering additional early cultural and ecological elements, can have the positive effect of developing stronger ties between ecology and culture in Madagascar, perhaps helping to heal the unfortunate rift between conservation and the social sciences currently so evident there. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/195 Title: Potential Importance of Sociological Tourism for Madagascar’s Protected Areas and Those Who Live Around Them<br/><br/>Author(s): Birkinshaw, Chris http://hdl.handle.net/10125/194 Title: Ny Tao-Trano Sy Fiatraikany Eo Amin’Ny Alan’ Analalava<br/><br/>Author(s): Rakotomalaza, Pierre Jules (Coca); Henry, John; Robin; Sabotsilahy, Bruno; Jean Claude http://hdl.handle.net/10125/193 Title: Ny Fampiasan’ny Mponina Ny Zavamaniry Azo Atao Sakafo<br/><br/>Author(s): Velosoa, Juliette http://hdl.handle.net/10125/192 Title: Valim-Pikarohana Momba Ny Fampiasana Tany Sy Sokajin’ala Amin’ny Fokontany Morarano Mahavelona<br/><br/>Author(s): Lehavana, Adolphe; Toto, Eric; Razaka, Rémi Amosa; Toto, Gaston; John, Henri; Tabita, Marie Odette; Soazafy, Céléstine; Dimasy, Justin; Razaka, Emmanuel; Rasoa; Jaqueline http://hdl.handle.net/10125/191 Title: Ny Karazana Aretina Mpahazo Ny Olon-Dehibe Sy Ny Tanora Ao Amin’Ny Tananan’Ny Sahamamy Kaominina Mahavelona Toamasina II<br/><br/>Author(s): Rabarison, Harison; Ramanitrahasimbola, David http://hdl.handle.net/10125/190 Title: Fahasalaman’Ny Zaza Sy Ny Fampiasana Zavamaniry Mahasitrana Ao Amin’Ny Tananan’Ny Sahamamy, Mahevelona, Toamasina<br/><br/>Author(s): Razafindrabeaza, Thierry; Rabeson, Pascal; Coco; Sabotsilahy, Bruno; Torine, Zaza; Jean Claude; Bany; Jaqueline; Angeline; Clément; Jeannette; Donah; Justin http://hdl.handle.net/10125/189 Title: Asa-Tanana Sy Tao-Zavatra<br/><br/>Author(s): Randrianaivo, Richard