bitter asafetida (ferula asa-fetidae l.) is a wild plant of the family umbelliferae. the present study was carried out to determine the type of dormancy of the plant’s seed, and find out the most suitable treatment needed for quick germination of seeds. twelve treatments including ga3 (500, 1000, 1500 ppm), kno3 (0.1, 0.2 0.3 molar), rinsing (24, 48, 72 hour),elimination of seed coat (one year-...

Background and objectives: Interaction of compounds with ct-DNA can affect the replication, protein synthesis and cell division. Different species of the genus Ferula (Apiaceae) have shown various biomedical applications for many centuries. Biological features of this genus such as cytotoxicity, antibacterial, antiviral, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitory and antiinflamm...

We thank Gilles Duranton, Harold Elder, William Fischel, Joe Gyourko, Caroline Hoxby, Bob Inman, Loretta Mester, Wallace Oates, Todd Sinai, William Strange and seminar participants at the ASSA meetings, the NBER meetings, the Public Choice meetings, the Wharton School, and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for helpful comments. We also thank the Wharton GIS Lab and Susan Wachter and Paul Amo...

BACKGROUND Cancer causes significant morbidity and mortality and is a major public health problem worldwide. Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in women, and the incidence is also on the rise in the entire world. Medicinal plants have been an important source of several clinically useful anticancer agents. AIM In this study, we studied the growth inhibitory effect...