the present study was conducted to investigate the yield and some morphological characteristics of echinacea purpurea. the experiment was conducted in research farm of the ramin agriculture and natural resources university of khuzestan during 2013- 2014. the experiment was performed as a split plot factorial based on a randomized complete block design (rcbd) with four replications. the foliar a...

Tephrosia purpurea, (Syn: Galega purpurea, Linn.; Family: Fabaceae) is locally known as Bansa (Punjabi), Sarphunka (Hindi) and Jangli kulthi (Sindhi). It grows wild throughout Indo-Pak-Bangla Desh subcontinent on hard and stony grounds (1-3). It is branched and sub-erect herbaceous perennial plant. The plants are propagated through seeds (4, 5). Phytochemical investigations revealed the presenc...

conclusions the current study findings indicated that echinacea purpurea extract played an important role in the protection against den toxicity in rats. results den induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in all the treated animals by elevated serum alt, ast, alp and bun, creatinin and total and direct bilirubin levels. ast, bun and total and direct bilirubin significantly decreased in den +...