Alkylcinnamylphenols, wherein the alkyl group contains 3-4 carbon atoms, are used as mosquito larvicides.

Insecticides containing as active agent an insecticidally effective amount of a compound represented by the following general formula I ##SPC1## wherein R is hydrogen or t-butyl, with the proviso that the hydroxyl group is in the ortho position with respect to R and at least one t-butyl group is present in the ortho position with respect to the hydroxyl group, are provided. They are effective in combatting larval forms of mosquitoes.

Poly-t-butyl-cinnamyl phenols and poly-t-butyl-dihydrocinnamyl phenols are disclosed to be useful for inhibiting the growth of mosquito larvae, thus providing means for controlling mosquito populations.

The present invention relates to the use of 3,5-dihydroxystilbene or 3-hydroxystilbene and/or derivatives thereof as deodorant active agents in the preparation of cosmetic compositions, to the deodorant cosmetic compositions containing these compounds, to the use of the compositions for human topical application, and to novel stilbene derivatives substituted in position 3 and to the cosmetic compositions comprising them.

This invention discloses methods for treating inflammation by inhibiting the production of pro-inflammatory metabolites via the cyclooxygenase and/or lipoxygenase pathways, comprising administering 4-cumylphenol or salts or solvates thereof.

The invention relates to synergistically active mixtures for the control of phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria comprising antimicrobially effective derivatives of a phenol of the general formula ##STR1## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent hydrogen (for R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 only), bromine, chlorine or alkyl with up to 5 C-atoms, R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, sodium, potassium, calcium, barium or ammonium*, magnesium, bismuth, tin, zinc or copper, furthermore R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub....

A fungicidal composition and method of treating plant diseases using a compound of formula I ##STR00001## where X is flouro, chloro and trifluromethyl.

A composition and method of cancer chemoprevention is disclosed. The composition and method utilize resveratrol as a cancer chemopreventative agent in mammals, including humans.

A method of treating osteoarthritis, which is effective not only at targeting the symptoms of the disease, but also in interrupting, preventing, and controlling cartilage destruction, to thereby favorably alter the course of the disease, comprising the administration of an effective amount of rhein or a rhein derivative, preferably diacerein, either alone or in combination with at least one member selected from the group consisting of analgesics, antipyretics, cortico-steroids, anti-inflammatory...

Loading equipment for particulate material comprising a working deck and angularly displaceable paddles mounted for repeated to and fro movement about pivotal axes along a portion of the working deck to urge the particulate material over the deck, each paddle being seen as a sector of a circle when viewed along the pivotal axis.