In 2000-2003 year period, at the Hospital 103, 56 subjects suffering from 2 open fractures of the leg were admitted. Among them, 82.14% were traffic accident (male 80.35%), the most had got fracture at medium 1/3 and 1/3 at lower of the leg (whole 76.78%), 55.36% on the left leg, 78.56% of the victims had had open fracture of 1st grade and 2nd grade (according to Gustilo scale). The treatment was mainly an atella fixed with screw (76.78%). The intervention gave good and very good results in 85.17%. Postoperative complications occurred in 10.71% of cases, mainly were infection 5.35%.
Therapeutics ; Fractures, Open ; Bone and Bones

A new species of Stepphnia rotunda Lour. in Langson province had total alcaloid and L-tetrahydropatin component is quite high. In addition, it was isolated and detemined a structure of stepharin in the species. Scientific name is Stephania kuinanensis H.S.Lo et M.Yang
diagnosis ; Species Specificity ; Plants, Medicinal ; Medicine, Traditional

Mucuna birdwoodiana Tutch. is a new medicinal plant to the flora of Vietnam. The new species was found to the flora of Vietnam. It was identified as mucuna birdwoodiana Tutch. The plant grows wildly in ThanhHoa province. The plant is use similarly to Ke huyet dang (Spathobus suberectus Dunn.).
Antineoplastic Agents ; Plants, Medicinal

Morinda is experimentally determined the favorable season, the necessary time for germinating Morinda officinalis How seed the percentage of germinated seed. The germinative rate of seed depended on the storage duration stored time after gathering. The germinative started and finished time of seed is 17 days, 14 days, respectively, with highest germinative rate (91.8%).
Morinda ; Seeds ; Plants, Medicinal ; Medicine, Traditional

Morinda officinalis how cultivated in 1 family garden, 1 farmhouse garden were all in good growth and development. Flowering and fruiting after 22 months. Root systems were fully developed; root diameters were 0.3-0.7cm, and diameter of root systems were about 30-50cm
Morinda ; Plants, Medicinal ; Medicine, Traditional

The first time the Stephania viridiflavens H.S. Lo et M. Yang has been discovered in North Vietnam (SonLa province).
Stephania ; Incidental Findings ; Plants, Medicinal ; Medicine, Traditional

The studying on planting Morinda officinalis was carried out. The results showed that Morinda officinalis was very adaptable to the cultivated conditions on the zone of bald hill of midlands in PhuTho province. The cultivated two years old plants strongly grew up, flowered and fruited.
Morinda ; Plants, Medicinal ; Medicine, Traditional