In the survey, an ethnobotanical inventory was carried out to study the plant families, species and parts of plants used as remedy for cancer. The result showed that a total of 76 plant species from 47 families mostly of the Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Dioscoraceae and Zingiberaceae The commonest plant species identified include; Ricans communis L (Castor bean), Manihot esculenta Crantz (Cassava), Tetrapleura tetraptera Scum & Thonn (African yellow wood), Curcuma longa L (Tumeric), Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Ginger) and Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (African pepper). All the plants studied in this survey have been used by the herbal practitioners and adjudged to be effective. Despite the inventory, more research is needed in the extraction and isolation of active chemical constituents in these medicinal plants for drug formulation and other vital pharmaceutical purposes.

Physicochemical analysis was carried out for products of sugarcane in an attempt to study the quality of main-product (sugar) from Halfa Elgadidah Sugar Factory at six periods (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) corresponding to (3, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48) hours after harvesting, respectively, during 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 seasons. Randomized complete plot design with three replications was used in this study. The results revealed that the average levels of total soluble solids (TSS), sucrose, sweetness, reducing sugars, were 99.7%, 98.45%, 98.68%, 0.185%, Traces of ash were found in sugar samples, they did not exceed 0.04. Moreover, protein content not exceeding 1.0 in sugar samples, the colour ranged between 236– 268 and between 233.7–285.3 (IU) for the two seasons respectively. The relative viscosity ranged between 0.888–0.913 and between 0.884 – 0.903. The kinematic (absolute) viscosity of the sugar solutions ranged between 1.896 and 1.915 and between 1.894–1.914 centistokes for the two seasons respectively. The pH values of the sugar solution were in the range of 6.93-6.98 and 6.92–6.98 for the two seasons respectively. The moisture content ranged between 0.19–0.21% for the two seasons. The results showed that the optimum duration from cut to mill to produce a qualified sugar not exceeding 6 hours after harvesting.

Photosynthesis or green synthesis of silver nanoparticles has been shown an ecofriendly and cost effective approach with a great significance of biomedical Applications. Plant extracts may act both as reducing agents and stabilizing agents in the nanoparticles formation. We therefore synthesized silver nanoparticles using Syzygium cumini methanol seed extract which is found to be most enriched in Phytonutrients, and had strong anti-glycoxidative potential. In this chapter, the Characterization of silver nanoparticles of S.cumini (ScSNPs) methanol seed extract was performed and their role on glucose stressed cardiac cells was studied. Nanoparticles synthesis is based upon its size, shape, disparity and surface area. After mixing with silver nitrate solution the colour changes from yellow to dark Brown confirming the formations of nanoparticles. This colour change is due to the Excitation of surface plasmon vibrations. We have synthesized the silver nanoparticles after 48 h of incubation but sometimes it takes more/less time depends upon the rateof bio-reduction of silver ion due to the presence of reactivity of enzymes and components exist in plant extract. The silver ions bind to the secondary metabolites inS. cumini and getting reduced. This complex of silver ion and metabolite interacts with other complexes and contributes to the formation of silver nanoparticle, which is a critical phenomenon and affected by pH, temperature, concentration and electrochemical gradient of silver ion. The plasmon resonance is acombined resonance of the conducting electrons of silver nanoparticles and scatteroptical light elastically with significant efficiency our study reveals that the polyphones and amines in S. cumini contribute to the formation of synthesis of silver nanoparticles and might go through a two-step redox process.

Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is considered as the "tree of life" as it has contributed in so many ways to all aspects of life for thousands of years. Dates are implicated to possess medicinal properties in addition to its nutritional value. This is the first study to isolate and identify the phylloplane mycoflora associated with date palm from Shuqaiq region of Jizan province. Potato Dextrose media was used for the growth of mycoflora which was inoculated by 0.5cm direct pieces of the diseased parts leaves of the date palm. A qualitative and quantitative assessment of mycoflora was carried out by the fungal cultures on the petri plates and the slides were identified by microscopic and macroscopic characteristics.The mycoflora isolated belongs to the four classes of fungi Zygomycotina, Oomycotina, Basidiomycotina and Ascomycotina. Forty three isolates represented by fourteen genera Absidia, Aspergillus Botrytis, Curvularia, Epicoccum, Penicillium, Periconia, Phoma , Phytopthora , Rhizoctonia, Rhizopus, Saprolegnia, Syncephalastrum and Ceratocystis were isolated during this study.The diverse group of genera isolated are phytopathogenic and are the causal organisms for a number of important date palm diseases. This leads to poor health and fruit quality and hence the diseases need to be controlled and the palm protected.