Echium amoenum is an Iranian indigenous medicinal plant. In this research the effect of hydroalchoholic extract of this plant on sodium-selenite induced cataract formation was evaluated. Fifty five white rat pups were selected and divided into six groups. In first group (control 1) no elements injected. Second group (control 2) was received normal saline on 11-18 postpartum. Hydroalchoholic ext...

Medicinal plants are recognized as sources of natural antioxidants that can protect from biological system oxidative stress. The present cross-sectional before/after clinical trial was carried out to investigate the antioxidant properties of the decoction of the flowers of Echium amoenum Fisch & C.A. Mey in humans. A group of 38 healthy subjects was invited to use the E. amoenum (7 mg kg(-1)) t...

Bees require large amounts of pollen for their own reproduction. While several morphological flower traits are known to have evolved to protect plants against excessive pollen harvesting by bees, little is known on how selection to minimize pollen loss acts on the chemical composition of pollen. In this study, we traced the larval development of four solitary bee species, each specialized on a ...

the aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and tolerability of the aqueous extract of echium amoenum in combination with ssris in patients with general anxiety disorder (gad). the study was an 8-week double-blind randomized clinical trial. thirty-seven adult outpatients who met the dsm-iv-tr criteria for gad based on the structured clinical interview participated in the trial. in this stu...

boraginaceae family is known as a medicinal plant classified in dicotyledons.  it is originated from asia (middle east). the aim of this study was to evaluate ingredient between 4 species of boraginaceae family based on physiological & phytochemical traits as well as seed fatty acid contents.  4 species (e. russicum, e. italicum, e. amoenum, and b. officinalis ) were evaluated carefully. all se...