Since times immemorial, plants are considered as an important source for the treatment of a wide range diseases. Herbal medicine is study pharmacognosy and use medicinal plants, which basis traditional medicine. These herbal therapies cost effective free from any side effect. Although there around 8,000 plant species used by different communities in India across ecosystems, only 10% them (880 s...

In order to initiate hairy root culture initiation cotyledons and hypocotyls of Calendula officinalis L. were infected with Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain ATCC 15834 or the same strain containing pCAMBIA 1381Z vector with β-glucuronidase reporter gene under control of promoter of NIK (Nematode Induced Kinase) gene. The efficiency of induction of hairy roots reached 33.8% for cotyledons and 66....

The objective of this in vitro study was to compare fermentation patterns of seven selected traditional medicinal plants and investigate the effects of medicinal plant mixture (MPM) supplements and a high-concentrate diet (lucerne hay and barley grain, LH+BG, 40:60) on rumen fermentation and fatty acid composition. An MPM of Taraxacum officinale L., Acorus calamus L., Calendula officinalis L., ...

Consumption of the edible flowers forms new trend in human nutrition, especially in Bulgaria. Therefore, the determination of bioactive compounds content in their petals presents important tasks for their evaluation as natural source of antioxidants for human diet. In this study the quantity of natural pigments, total phenolic content and total flavonoids content, as well the antioxidant capaci...

Oleander is very frequently planted as an ornamental shrub in urban areas of the Mediterranean. Its most common pest aphid Aphis nerii, and heavy infestations produce aesthetic damage disturbances to citizens, they are sprayed with insecticides order reduce population density. One alternative method conservation biological control which enhanced by provisioning food, refuges, reproduction sites...

Flower extract of C. officinalis L. was evaluated for its protective effect against CCl4 induced acute hepatotoxicity and cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity. The activities of serum marker enzymes of liver injury like glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) which were increased by CCl4 injection was found to be significantl...