Pycnocycla spinosa Decne. ex Boiss. var. spinosa (Fam. Umbelliferae) is an essential oil-containing wild plant growing in central part of Iran. Hydroalcoholic extract of Pycnocycla spinosa has antispasmodic and antidiarrheal activity. The aim of this study was to further investigate antidiarrheal and small intestinal transit effect of P. spinosa extract for a comparison with loperamide and dicy...

A novel endophytic bacterium, designated strain EGI 6500252T, was isolated from the surface-sterilized roots of a medicinal plant (Capparis spinosa L.) collected from Urumqi city, Xinjiang, north-west China. Cells were Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, rod-shaped and did not display spore formation. Strain EGI 6500252T grew at 10-40 °C (optimum 25-30 °C),...

Purpose: Despite numerous studies on the effects of complementary medicine, to our knowledge, there is no study on the effects of Capparis spinosa on disease regression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. We compared the effects of caper fruit pickle consumption, as an Iranian traditional medicine product, on the anthropometric measures and biochemical parameters in different...

Capparis spinosa L. (Capparidaceae) is the largest genus of family Capparaceae, distributed in pantropical region. C. known as a medicinal plant species. In Iran, different parts caper bush plants are used diuretics, tonics and treatment malaria joint disease. Till present time, there has been no detailed information available on molecular phylogeny genetic structure these species country. Ther...

Tribolium confusum and Sitophilus oryzae are stored product pests found worldwide. Environmental damages, human health issues the emergence of resistance driving scientists to seek alternatives synthetic insecticides for its control. Under this scenario, plant secondary metabolites being increasingly studied as bioinsecticides because they renewable, natural, biodegradable, non-persistent in en...