KIOM-79, a mixture of ethanol extracts from four herbs (parched Puerariae radix, gingered Magnoliae cortex, Glycyrrhizae radix and Euphorbiae radix), has been developed for the potential therapeutic application to diabetic symptoms. Because screening of unexpected cardiac arrhythmia is compulsory for the new drug development, we investigated the effects of KIOM-79 on the action potential (AP) a...

Based on the morphological study of specimens of rust fungi collected during 2002-2003, a contribution is made to the rust fungus flora of Hamedan province: Uromyces inaequialtus var. ecbatanensis is described as new taxon. Melampsora allii-fragilis and Uromyces acantholimonis var. zagrosica are new reports for Iran. New observations on already known species were made: the aecia of Melampsora e...

Abstract Many studies in the last decades addressed antifeedant and repellent effects of neem ( Azadirachta indica )-based pesticides on arthropod herbivores with azadirachtin as leading active ingredient. However, results for aphids regarding repellence feeding were often contradictory mainly based laboratory self-made extracts high concentrations. Moreover, no data are available presence phlo...