The current study aimed to develop carbomer based hydrogel dressings, incorporating ethanolic extracts of Rosmarinus officinalis aerial parts, Achillea millefolium and Calendula flowers. pharmaceutical properties the obtained hydrogels, as well their texture antimicrobial activity, were further evaluated. Five wound dressing formulations on carbopol prepared. addition formulation slightly lower...

Cultivation and preservation of yarrow has recently attracted wide attention due to its beneficial properties; however, genetic variation of Achillea species is still relatively unknown. We used RAPD and ISSR markers to assess genetic diversity in 16 accessions of yarrow belonging to two species native to Iran. Seven ISSR and nine RAPD primers generated 187 amplified fragments, of which 1...

random samples from asymptomatic leaves and branches of five native medicinal plants: stachys lavandulifolia, rumex pulcher, hypericum scabrum, starja bachteriarica and achillea kellalensis were collected from chaharmahal province of iran and examined for the presence of endophytic bacteria and fungi with biological activity. from 8 isolated endophytic fungi, all displayed considerable activity...

Higher plants are a potential source of new drugs to improve the treatment of Chagase disease, which is affecting 16-18 million people, with more than 100 million exposed to the risk of infection (Ambrozin et al., 2004; Coura & Castro, 2002). Current therapy is unsatisfactory, because the only two drugs available, benznidazole and nifortimox possess severe side effects and their activity is lim...

The aim of this study was to explore the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition of several Icelandic medicinal herbs. Ethanolic extracts of Angelica archangelica seeds and the aerial parts of Geranium sylvaticum proved effective, with IC50 values of 2.20 mg/ml and 3.56 mg/ml, respectively. The activity of imperatorin and xanthotoxin from A. archangelica was measured. Xanthotoxin proved much mor...

The present work was undertaken to evaluate the polyphenolic content, antioxidant and antiviral properties of two wild medicinal plants; Achillea fragrantissima and Nitraria retusa. The crude extracts of both plants were prepared using methanol and ethyl acetate solvents. Generally, total phenolic content ranged from 0.31 to 15.05 mg gallic acid equivalents /g dw, where total flavonoid content ...

achillea tenuifolia lam. (asteraceae) afforded a dichloromethane fraction from which three known compounds β-sitosterol (compound1), 5-hydroxy, 4',6,7– trimethoxy flavone (salvigenin compound 2), and methyl-gallate (compound 3) were isolated for the first time. the structure of isolated compounds was elucidated by different spectroscopic methods. applying the molar-ratio method, the comple...

Oxidative stress has been suggested as a consequence and as a cause of epileptic seizures. Researches indicate Achillea wilhelmsii (A.wilhelmsii) has anti-oxidant and anti-spasmic effects on central nervous system. This plant grows in most part of Iran. An Iranian research that done in 2013 showed that the hydroalcoholic extract of Achillea wilhelmsii possesses an antioxidant effect in the brai...