Hyperalgesia is one of the major symptoms of diabetic neuropathy in some patients and could affect their life quality. Considering the antidiabetic potential of tarragon in traditional medicine, this study was conducted to evaluate the analgesic effect of oral administration of tarragon in male streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. For this purpose, male Wistar rats (n = 43) were randomly divid...

The levels of four different heavy metals [cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr) and copper (Cu)] were determined in various vegetables [leek (Allium ampeloprasum), sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), parsley (Petroselinum crispum), garden cress (Lepidium sativum) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)] cultivated around Sanandaj City. The contributions of the vegetables to the daily intake of heavy...

Currently, the food industry, including meat is paying close attention to use of natural additives as preservatives. From ancient times, plants are used treat various diseases, produce perfumes and ingredients improve taste in food. This paper presents a bibliographic experimental study antioxidant microbial properties basil, thyme tarragon. International scientific papers on these targeted. Th...

OBJECTIVE To make an useful identification method for the molecule of DNA on 3 herbs of Artemisia genus and compare the differences of the genes of Korean and Chinese species of Artemisia. METHODS Sequence of 3 herbs (Artemisia sacrorum Ledeb., Artemisia iwayomogi Kitam. and Artemisia capillaris Thunb.) was determined by PCR sequence system. DNA was extracted from rDNA/ITS (internal transcrib...

BACKGROUND Artemisia frigida Willd. is an important Mongolian traditional medicinal plant with pharmacological functions of stanch and detumescence. However, there is little sequence and genomic information available for Artemisia frigida, which makes phylogenetic identification, evolutionary studies, and genetic improvement of its value very difficult. We report the complete chloroplast genome...