Althaea officinalis (marsh mallow, Malvaceae) is a medicinal plant, the roots, leaves and flowers of which are usually used in traditional medicines many countries, including Iran (Kianitalaei et al., 2019). During survey April 2022, phytoplasma-type disease, tentatively named A. yellows (AOY), was observed patches plants naturally growing Golestan, near Shiraz (Fars province, Iran). In 2-ha su...

BACKGROUND Cornus officinalis, is a deciduous tree native to the eastern Asia, distributes mainly in (e.g. Korea, as well as China, and Japan). It is used as folk medicine to backache, polyuria, hypertension and nervous breakdown. Pharmacological studies have demonstrated that C. officinalis possess anti-oxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, and immune regulatory effects. However, reports on the antioxi...

* Author for correspondence and reprint requests Z. Naturforsch. 54c, 698-703 (1999); received November 17, 1998/March 20. 1999 a-Tocopherol, Photosynthesis, Drought, Rosmarinus officinalis, Melissa officinalis Summer diurnal variations of photosynthesis and a-tocopherol content were measured in relation to natural drought in field-grown rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and lemon balm (Meli...

BACKGROUND Skin flaps are commonly used in soft-tissue reconstruction; however, necrosis can be a frequent complication. Several systemic and local agents have been used in attempts to improve skin flap survival, but none that can prevent flap necrosis have been identified. AIMS This study aims to determine whether the use of systemic Rosmarinus officinalis (R. officinalis) extract can preven...

PURPOSE Aldose reductase (AR) has been a drug target because of its involvement in the development of secondary complications of diabetes including cataract. Although numerous synthetic AR inhibitors (ARI) have been tested and shown to inhibit the enzyme, clinically synthetic ARIs have not been very successful. Therefore, evaluating natural sources for ARI potential may lead to the development ...

Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae) possesses antioxidant activity and hepatoprotective effects, and so may provide a possible therapeutic alternative for chronic liver disease. The effect produced by a methanolic extract of Rosmarinus officinalis on CCl(4)-induced liver cirrhosis in rats was investigated using both prevention and reversion models. Over the course of the development of cirrhosis...

The components of Magnolia officinalis have well known to act anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and neuroprotective activities. These efficacies have been sold many products as nutritional supplement extracted from bark of Magnolia officinalis. Thus, to assess and compare neuroprotective effect in the nutritional supplement (Magnolia Extract(TM), Health Freedom Nutrition LLC, USA) and our ethan...

Rosmarinus officinalis has been used in traditional medicine extensively. This study evaluated the hormonal and cellular effects of Rosmarinus officinalis extract on testes of adult rats. Thirty male Wistar rats (in three groups) received 50 or 100 mg/Kg b.w of Rosmarinus officinalis extract (made from the plant's leaves, flower and stem) (treatment groups) and 10 mL/Kg b.w normal saline (contr...