Herba Polonica

Editor-in-Chief
Assoc. Prof. dr hab. Marcin Ożarowski
Scientific Secretary/Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60- 630 Poznań, Poland
tel. 48(61)845-58-94, fax 48(61)841-78-30,
e-mail: marcin.ozarowski@iwnirz.pl

Secretary of the Editorial Council
Dr Anna Krajewska-Patan
Department of Breeding and Botany of Useful Plants
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
Kolejowa 2, 62-064 Plewiska, Poland
tel. 48(61)665-95-50, fax 48(61)665-95-51,
e-mail: anna.patan@iwnirz.pl

Editorial Advisory Board
Prof. dr Dea BARIČEVIČ
Agronomy Department,
University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Prof. dr hab. Jaromir BUDZIANOWSKI
Department and Division of Practical Cosmetology and Skin Diseases
Prophylaxis,
Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Dr hab. inż. Ewa CAPECKA
Department of Horticulture,
University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland

Prof. dr Lyle E. CRAKER
Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

Prof. dr Douglas Siqueira de A. CHAVES
Department of Pharmaceutical Science
Health and Biological Science Institute
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Serpedica, RJ, Brazil

Prof. dr hab. Bogusław CZERNY
Deputy Director of Scientific Research,
Department of Research on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine,
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
Department of General Pharmacology and Pharmacoeconomics,
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

Prof. dr Alexandru DASCALIUC
Center of Advanced Biological Technologies,
Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection,
Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova

Prof. dr hab. Karol W. DUCZMAL
Polish Seed Trade Association, Poznań, Poland

Prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz GRAJEK
Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology,
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Prof. dr hab. Edmund GRZEŚKOWIAK
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy,
Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Dr Jerzy JAMBOR
State University of Applied Sciences in Konin,
Konin, Poland

Prof. dr Eckhard LEISTNER
Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology,
University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Dr Frank MARTHE
Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops,
Julius Kühn Institute, Quedlinburg , Germany

Prof. dr Ákos MÁTHÉ
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences,
University of West Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary

Prof. dr Henry O. MEISSNER
Therapeutic Research, TTD International Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia

Prof. dr hab. Przemysław Ł. MIKOŁAJCZAK
Department of Pharmacology,
Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Prof. dr Éva NÉMETH-ZÁMBORINÉ
Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants,
Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary

Prof. dr JOHANNES NOVAK
Institute for Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds,
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria

Prof. dr hab. J. Renata OCHOCKA
Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany,
Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Assoc. Prof. dr hab. Marcin OŻAROWSKI
Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland

Prof. dr R.R. RAO
Indian National Science Academy, Bangalore, India

Prof. dr Ivar ROOTS
Institute of Clinical Pharmacology,
University Medical Center Charité,
Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Prof. dr hab. Jan J. RYBCZYŃSKI
Botanical Garden – Center for Biological Diversity Conservation in Powsin,
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Prof. dr Hartwig SCHULZ
Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection,
Julius Kühn Institut, Quedlinburg , Germany

Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka SEREMAK-MROZIKIEWICZ
Department of Perinatology and Women’s Diseases,
Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Prof. dr Ahmed EL-SAYED SHALABY
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department,
National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Prof. dr V. SIVARAM
Department of Botany,
Bangalore University, Bangalore, India

Prof. dr hab. Ryszard SŁOMSKI
Institute of Human Genetics Polish Academy of Science, Poznań, Poland
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland

Dr Barbara STEINHOFF
German Medicines Manufacturers’ Association, Bonn, Germany

Prof. dr Eva SZŐKE
Institute of Pharmacognosy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Prof. dr hab. Zenon WĘGLARZ
Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants,
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland

Prof. dr hab. Halina WYSOKIŃSKA
Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany,
Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

Prof. dr Vincente Castell ZEISING
Department of Plant Production,
Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain

Assoc. Prof dr hab. Małgorzata ZIMNIEWSKA
Scientific Secretary/Department of Innovative Textile Technology
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland

Prof. dr Jordan ZJAWIONY
School of Pharmacy,
University of Mississippi, Jackson, USA

Editorial Council
Marcin Ożarowski (Editor-in-Chief)
Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute
Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630 Poznań, Poland
tel. 48(61)845-58-94, fax 48(61)841-78-30,
e-mail: marcin.ozarowski@iwnirz.pl

Anna Krajewska-Patan (Secretary of the Editorial Council)
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medical Plants National Research Institute,
Kolejowa 2, 62-064 Plewiska, Poland
tel. 48(61)665-95-50, fax 48(61)665-95-51,
e-mail: anna.patan@iwnirz.pl

Milena Szalata (Deputy Secretary of Editorial Council)
Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute
Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630 Poznań, Poland
tel. 48(61)845-58-72, fax 48(61)841-78-30,
e-mail: milena.szalata@iwnirz.pl

Artur Adamczak
Department of Breeding and Botany of Useful Plants,
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medical Plants National Research Institute,
Poznań, Poland

Katarzyna Bączek
Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants,
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW,
Warsaw, Poland

Douglas Siqueira de A. Chaves
Department of Pharmaceutical Science
Health and Biological Science Institute
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
Serpedica, RJ, Brazil

Bogusław Czerny
Deputy Director of Scientific Research,
Department of Research on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine,
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medical Plants National Research Institute,
Poznań, Poland
Department of General Pharmacology and Pharmacoecnomics,
Pomeranian Medical University
Szczecin, Poland

Andrzej Członkowski (Editor in Medical Sciences)
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
Medical University of Warsaw,
Warsaw, Poland

Anna Geszprych
Department of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants,
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW,
Warsaw, Poland

Małgorzata Górska-Paukszta
Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute,
Poznań, Poland

Tomasz M. Karpiński
Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology
Poznań University of Medical Sciences,
Poznań, Poland

Jacek Kołodziej
Department of Innovative Textile Tchnologies
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute,
Poznań, Poland

Przemysław Ł. Mikołajczak
Department of Pharmacology
Poznań University of Medical Sciences,
Poznań, Poland

Agnieszka Seremak-Mrozikiewicz
Department of Perinatology and Women’s Diseases
Poznań University of Medical Sciences,
Poznań, Poland

Ryszard Słomski
Institute of Human Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
Poznań, Poland
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medical Plants National Research Institute,
Poznań, Poland

Zenon Węglarz (Editor in Agricultural Sciences)
Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants,
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland

Editors
Medicinal Sciences
Andrzej Członkowski, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

Agricultural Sciences
Zenon Węglarz, Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland

Contact
Assoc. Prof. dr hab. Marcin Ożarowski (Editor-in-Chief)
Scientific Secretary/Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60- 630 Poznań, Poland
tel. 48(61)845-58-94, fax 48(61)841-78-30,
e-mail: marcin.ozarowski@iwnirz.pl

Anna Krajewska-Patan (Secretary of the Editorial Committee)
Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute,
Kolejowa 2, 62-064 Plewiska, Poland
tel. 48(61)665-95-50, fax 48(61)665-95-51,
e-mail: anna.patan@iwnirz.pl

Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str.
01-811 Warsaw, Poland

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