Survival and growth of woody species in the Mediterranean are mainly restricted by water availability. We tested hypothesis that acclimate their xylem vulnerability osmotic potential along a precipitation gradient. studied five predominant co-occurring species; Quercus calliprinos, Pistacia palaestina, lentiscus, Rhamnus lycioides Phillyrea latifolia, over two summers at three sites. The driest...

Abstract Juniperus oxycedrus L. and Pistacia lentiscus are two taxa with a rigid or enough structure caused by solid pericarp resulting in strong inhibition of the germination. The objective this work was to test effectiveness certain pre-germinative treatments on germination rate seeds aim restoring perturbed ecosystems. In context 180 from each 2 examined species were tested laboratory (the n...

Epilepsy is a brain disorder which affects about 50 million people worldwide. Ineffectiveness of the drugs in some cases and the serious side effects and chronic toxicity of the antiepileptic drugs lead to use of herbal medicine as a form of complementary and alternative medicine. In this review modern evidences for the efficacy of antiepileptic medicinal plants in Traditional Iranian Medicine ...

Pistacia lentiscus fatty oil (PLFO) is a well known natural remedy in eastern Algeria folk medicine. It is widely used in the treatment of respiratory disorders and dermal burns. The present study has been carried out to investigate effects of this oil on fasting glucose and some functional parameters of the liver and kidney in white male New Zealand rabbits (Initial mean weight 1.95 Kg). PLFO ...

Analysing pollen movement is a key to understanding the reproductive system of plant species and how it is influenced by the spatial distribution of potential mating partners in fragmented populations. Here we infer parameters related to levels of pollen movement and diversity of the effective pollen cloud for the wind-pollinated shrub Pistacia lentiscus across a highly disturbed landscape usin...

Mastic oil from Pistacia lentiscus var. chia, a natural plant extract traditionally used as a food additive, has been extensively studied for its antimicrobial activity attributed to the combination of its bioactive components. One of them, perillyl alcohol (POH), displays tumor chemopreventive, chemotherapeutic, and antiangiogenic properties. We investigated whether mastic oil would also suppr...