Abstract: An agricultural or horticultural fungicide containing 6-(unsubstituted or substituted) phenoxy picolinic acid represented by the general formula (I), as an effective ingredient. wherein R is a halogen atom, a C1 to C4 alkyl group, a C1 to C4 haloalkyl group, a C1 to C4 alkoxy group, a C1 to C4 haloalkoxy group, a C1 to C4 alkylthio group, a C1 to C4 alkylamino group, a di(C1 to C4 alkyl)amino group or a C7 to C8 aralkyl(C1 to C4 alkyl)amino group; n2 is an integer of 0 to 3; Y is a C1 to C4 alkyl group, a C1 to C4 haloalkyl group, a C1 to C4 alkoxy group, a C1 to C4 haloalkoxy group, a C1 to C4 alkylthio group, a C1 to C4 haloalkylthio group or a halogen atom; and m is an integer of 0 to 5, and when m and n2 are not less than 2, Rs and Ys may be the same or different, respectively. The compound is useful as an effective ingredient of agricultural or horticultural fungicides.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a method of treating a patient suffering from hemorrhoidal diseases, comprising orally administering to said patient an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition in dosage unit form comprising a spherical activated carbon having a particle size of 0.05 to 2 mm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an azole derivative represented by the formula(I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 respectively represent a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.5) alkyl group or a hydrogen atom; X represents a halogen atom, a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.5) alkyl group or a phenyl group; n represents an integer of from 0 to 2 and A represents a nitrogen atom or a CH, provided that R.sup.1 is not a hydrogen atom when R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a process for producing the azole derivative represented by the formula(I), and an agricultural and horticultural composition containing the azole derivative represented by the formula(I).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a process to produce a compound of the formula (IA): ##STR1## or an acid addition salt or metal complex thereof, in which n represents an integer from 0 to 5; each R represents a halogen atom, or a nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl or phenyl group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and A represents a nitrogen atom or a CH group; which comprises steps of:(1-a) reacting a compound of the formula (VI): ##STR2## in which n,R,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above, with a reducing agent to obtain a compound of the formula (IVA); or, as an alternative step,(1-b) reacting a compound of the formula (VII): ##STR3## in which n, R,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above and R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,with a reducing agent to obtain a compound of the formula (IVA);(2) reacting a compound of the formula (IVA): ##STR4## with a compound of the formula (V):R.sup.3 SO.sub.2 X (V)in which n,R,R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an inclusion compound of cyclodextrin in which at least one guest compound selected from the group of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and alkali metal salts and alkyl esters thereof is included.