a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:364:"Many women experience primary dysmenorrhea, and to get away from it, they resort to natural remedies and alternative medicine. Health care providers should help women to make a decision based on the evidence in relation with IRAN alternative treatments available and equipped to high quality information to reduce severity of pain during the menstrual cycle.";s:19:"M...

OBJECTIVES The present study aims to evaluate the protective effect of the compounds isolated from Echinophora cinerea (E. cinerea) against oxidative stress and apoptosis induced by cisplatin (CIS) in PC12 cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six compounds were isolated as quercetrin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (QUE), osthol (OST), verbenone-5-O-β-D-glycopyranoside (VER), Isoimperatorin (ISO), kaempferol...

This study was undertaken to determine the antioxidant and antimicrobial effect of essential oil and extracts of Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss. (fam. Apiaceae) collected in Macedonia. The chemical composition of E. sibthorpiana essential oil was characterized by the presence of methyl eugenol (60.40%), p-cymene (11.18%) and α-phellandrene (10.23%). The free radical scavenging activity of extrac...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of echinophora cinerea boiss and stachys lavandulifolia vahl extracts on quality and sensory properties of doogh, as a dairy drinking, to enhance public health society. for this purpose, different levels of each plant extract was added to the doogh. stability, acidity, ph, microbial and sensory properties of doogh samples were studied during 45 ...

Abstract Background and Aims The wild carrot (Daucus carota L.) is famous for its dark flowers in the umbel center. Several studies have been conducted to figure out their functional significance, but evolution of center remains an enigma. In present paper, we consider all known apioid species with dark-centered umbels get a deeper understanding biology evolution. Methods Based on herbaria stud...