Eupatorium cannabinum L. (Asteraceae) has been used for a long time for medicinal purposes due to its various pharmacological effects and richness in active compounds such as phenolics, sesquiterpenes, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, and polysaccharides. Despite the high content of compounds that have important roles in medicinal plants, there are still limited literature data regarding this valuable species. The plant was fractioned using chloroform (EC) and distilled water (EA) and HPLC analysis revealed the presence of eupatorin, eupatilin, and quercetin in EC and caffeic acid and rutin in EA. The antiproliferative potential on BT-20, HepG2, Caco-2, and Jurkat cancer cell lines was assessed by MTS test. Jurkat cells were more sensitive to both extracts (IC 50 of 7.35 ± 0.35 for EC and 13.77 ± 2.16 µg/mL for EA), while the other lines were susceptible only to EC (IC 50 88.27 ± 1.34 on Caco-2 cells and over 100 µg/mL on BT-20 and HepG2 cells) after 24 h of exposure. In an LPS-induced damage mouse model of endotoxemia, we showed that preventive administration increases the survival times of mice and leads to inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines. Both polar and nonpolar compounds are involved in exerting these effects, but further analytical studies are needed to identify the key responsible compounds and their biochemical pathways.

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The purposes of determining the influence of the light and sexing on growth performance and slaughter results at young quails from Baloteşti population, was organized an experiment on 150 quails between age 28 and 70 days. The chicks were divided into two groups (control and experimental), and growth and slaughter performance were determined separately by sex. Have studied 2 lighting programs, a program of continuous lighting with photoperiod duration of 16 hours (16L+8N, control group) and a program of lighting with asymmetric hour intervals with photoperiod duration of 16 hours (10L+2N+6L+6N, experimentally group). Males and females from the experimental group were recorded average performances of growth higher during the period 28-70 days. Live weight at the age of 70 days was higher with 7.54%, average weight gain was higher with 14.86% and feed conversion rate was lower with 13.51% at males from experimental group compared to males from the control group. Also, the live weight at the age of 70 days was higher with 18.09%; average weight gain was higher with 35.12%, while feed conversion rate was reduced 30.08% on females from the experimental group compared to females from the control group.The results of the slaughter at the age of 70 days were superior in the case of females from both groups versus males. The average weight of the carcase was higher with 17.53% in case of females than that of males from the experimental group, and the carcase yield was 65.37% at females and 65.56% for males. Also, the average weight of the carcase was higher with 5.08% in case of females compared to that of males from the control group, and the carcase yield was 64.20% to females and 66.70% on males. Superior results recorded in the case of females and males from the experimental group recommended the program of lighting with asymmetric hour intervals in the growth of youth quail. Also the higher slaughter results recorded in the case of females of the two groups recommended them in the meat production through a broiler of quail that combine advantages in the production of both males and females.