The activation of nuclear transcription factor kappaB has now been linked with a variety of inflammatory diseases, including cancer, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, diabetes, allergy, asthma, arthritis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, psoriasis, septic shock, and AIDS. Extensive research in the last few years has shown that the pathway that activa...

A case report (two patients) of accidental intoxication occurred in Northern Italy. Conium maculatum L. (poison hemlock) leaves were confused with and collected as Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel). C. maculatum contains piperidine alkaloids: coniine, N-methylconiine, conhydrine, pseudoconhydrine and -coniceine, toxic to human beings. Identification and microscopic examination of the cons...

the oxidative stability of margarine supplemented with different concentrations of fennel (foeniculum vulgare) seed extract (fse) was compared to the synthetic antioxidants; butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) and butylated hydroxytoluene (bht) at legal concentrations. the experiment was carried out under accelerated storage conditions for 4 weeks employing peroxide value (pv), p-anisidine value (av...

the allelopathic effect of weeds frequently inhibited the germination and seedling growth of crops. johnsongrass (sorghum halepens) is known to contain water-soluble substances that are allelopathic. to identify the allelopathic effect of johnsongrass, the effect of different aqueous extracts (0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 g l-1) obtained from roots and leaves of johnsongrass on the seed germinat...

Background and objectivesToday, medicinal plants phytobiotics that contain flavonoids, alkaloids, essential oils are widely used in animal feed. These additives have many benefits, including increasing liver function preventing certain diseases. The is one of the organs plays a key role insulin-mediated regulation metabolism as well glucose, whole-body, lipid homeostasis. aim this study was to ...

Objectives In this systematic review, the effectiveness of herbal medicines in improving depression and anxiety in menopausal women was assessed. Methods Three following databases were individually searched: MEDLINE (1966-March 2017), SCOPUS (1990-March 2017), and the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; 2017). Results A total of 9 trials were included in this s...

Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands years and moving number modern drugs have isolated from natural sources they plays an important role in the treatment management different diseases. The practice herbal medicine existed since prehistoric times as primary medicine. In recent technology very much advanced, medicines still show are finding exceptional acceptance both devel...

to evaluate the genetic variations in eleven fennel populations in iran, 55 accessions were analyzed by srap markers. twelve primer combinations produced 171 polymorphic bands. the cumulative dendrogram delineated fennel accessions into five major groups in accordance to the geographical regions from which the populations were originated. about 43.57% of total genetic variation was detected amo...