A topical oil in water type (o/w) emulsion containing pomegranate seed oil, grape seed oil, sesame oil and flower honey was developed in this study. In order to determine stability, the selected formulations were kept at room temperature (25±2°C) and accelerated conditions (40±2°C ve %75 relative humidity). Physicochemical and microbiological stability of the formulations were evaluated. In ord...

The evolutionary history of Eucalyptus and the eucalypts, the larger clade of seven genera including Eucalyptus that today have a natural distribution almost exclusively in Australasia, is poorly documented from the fossil record. Little physical evidence exists bearing on the ancient geographical distributions or morphologies of plants within the clade. Herein, we introduce fossil material of ...

Exposure of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) flowers to ethylene evokes the developmental program of petal senescence. The temporal relationship of several aspects of this developmental program following treatment with ethylene was investigated. Exposure of mature, presenescent flowers to 7.5 microliters per liter ethylene for at least 6 hours induced petal in-rolling and premature senescen...

Background and objectives: Dracocephalum kotschyi is a plant which belongs to the Lamiaceae family and exists mostly in south-west Asian countries, including Iran. This plant is used as antispasmodic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory to treat rheumatoid diseases. Methods: In order to investigate the impact of the harvesting time changes on the quantity and quality of monoand sesquiterpenoid comp...

active saponin constituents from Camellia (C.) sinensis (Theaceae), we have reported the isolation and structure elucidation of theasaponins A1—A5, C1, E1—E13, F1—F3, G1, G2, and H1, 2—6) assamsaponins A—I, and camelliasaponins B1 and C1 9) from the seeds of Japanese C. sinensis (L.) O. KUNTZE and Sri Lankan C. sinensis L. var. assamica PERRE, and foliatheasaponins I—V from the leaves of Japane...

The lipid microviscosity of microsomal membranes from senescing cut carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L. cv. White Sim) flowers rises with advancing senescence. The increase in membrane microviscosity is initiated within 3 to 4 days of cutting the flowers and coincides temporally with petal-inrolling denoting the climacteric-like rise in ethylene production. Treatment of young cut flowers with a...

Retinoic acid and Rosa damascena are compounds that have considerable effects in the cellular proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix. The present study was designed to assess the combined effects of retinoic acid and Rosa damascena mill on wound in diabetic rats. Seventy-two rats were used in this study. Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (...