Genus and Difference in Avicenna

Umbelliprenin, a bioactive constituent from the genus Ferula has cytotoxic and apoptotic activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner

Cytotoxic activity of the genus Ferula (Apiaceae) and its bioactive constituents

Objective: The genus Ferula L. includes perennial flowering plants belonging to the Apiaceae family. This genus is a rich source of biologically active phytochemicals such as sulfur-containing derivatives, coumarins, sesquiterpenes, sesquiterpene lactones, sesquiterpene coumarins, glucuronic acid, galactose, arabinose, rhamnose, and daucane esters. Over the last decade, considerable attention h...

Growth inhibition and apoptosis induction of Scutellaria luteo-coerulea Bornm. & Sint. on leukemia cancer cell lines K562 and HL-60.

OBJECTIVE Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) has been implicated for medicinal purposes both in modern and traditional medicine. Some species of the genus Scutellaria has extensively been studied for anticancer activity. Scutellaria luteo-coerulea (S. luteo-coerulea) is one of the Iranian species of the genus Scutellaria. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, cytotoxic and apoptogenic properties o...

Ethnobotanical knowledge of Astragalus spp.: The world’s largest genus of vascular plants

Objective: Astragalus L. (Fabaceae) is the largest genus of vascular plants in the world, that comprises an estimated number of 2900 annual and perennial species. The members of this genus have a broad spectrum of usages (e.g. medicine, food, fodder, fuel, ornamental plants, etc.). Here, we present a review of ethnobotanical applications of different species of Astragalus by various ethnic and ...

Phytoplankton community structure and biodiversity assessment of Golbolagh Reservoir, Kurdistan Province

Golbolagh Reservoir is located the east of Kurdistan province with 8.1 Million cubic meters' capacity. This study was conducted for one year to investigate the population structure, diversity and seasonal change of phytoplankton of Golbolagh Lake. Some physicochemical parameters of this water body at each sampling site were studied. In this study, 6 phylum, 22 families and 23 genus of phytoplan...