More than 80% of the worldís population depend upon traditional medicines for various skin diseases (1). Recently, the traditional use of plants for wound healing has received attention by the scientific community (1, 2). Approximately one-third of all traditional medicines in use are for the treatment of wounds and skin disorders, compared to only 1-3 % of modern drugs (3). Wound healing is a ...

Rhodiola imbricata Edgew. (Rose root or Arctic root or Golden root or Shrolo), belonging to the family Crassulaceae, is an important food crop and medicinal plant in the Indian trans-Himalayan cold desert. Chemometric profile of the n-hexane, chloroform, dichloroethane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and 60% ethanol root extracts of R. imbricata were performed by hyphenated gas chromatography mass sp...

Abstract Aromatic and medicinal plants in ecosystems are subject to various climatic disturbances that impact their morphological physiological processes. Although have mechanisms adapt conditions, such as periods of drought lack precipitation, metabolism is still affected. This study aimed predict evaluate the behavior Salvia officinalis under disturbances. Over a period 4 years controlled env...

essential oils obtained from aerial parts of artemisia persica and artemisia turcomanica were analyzed by gc/ms. while 28 components representing 91.01 % of a. persica were identified, the identity of 50 components, constituting 81.93 % of the total oil, was confirmed in a. turcomanica . β- thujone was the main compound (75.23%) in a. persica while the major identified phytochemicals in a. turc...

background : the aim of this study was to evaluate the antimalarial effects of iranian flora artemisia khorassanica against plasmodium berghei in vivo and pharmacochemistry of its natural components. methods : the aerial parts of iranian flora a. khorasanica were collected at flowering stage from khorassan province, northeastern iran in 2008. they were air-dried at room temperature; powder was ...

Background: Edible films and coatings are biodegradable that can preserve the quality and extend the shelf life of foods. The aim of this study was to investigate the physical and mechanical properties, and antimicrobial activity of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) film containing Artemisia sieberi Essential Oil (AEO). Methods: The studied parameters were the antibacterial activity and physical p...