Department of Microbiology, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, P. Velur, 638 182, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, South India. Department of Botany, Periyar E.V.R. College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli 620 023, Tamil Nadu, South India. Department of Biology, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Mai Nefhi, Asmara, North East Africa. Department of Eco-Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan Un...

Two new 9,19-cycloartane triterpene glycosides 1-2, together with four known compounds--26-deoxyactein (3), actein (4), 7,8-didehydro-26-deoxyactein (5) and cimiaceroside B (6)--were isolated from the rhizome of Cimicifuga foetida. The new triterpene glycosides were identified as 23-O-methyl-24-deoxy-2'-O-(3''-methylmalonyl)-cimiaceroside B (1) and 2'-O-(3''-methylmalonyl)actein (2) based on an...

A laboratory microcosm experiment was conducted to determine whether the earthworm Eisenia fetida could survive in a saline soil from a field site in North China, and an experiment using response surface methodology was conducted at that field site to quantify the effects of E. fetida and green waste compost (GWC) on the salt content of the soil. The microcosm results showed that E. fetida surv...

Horticulture is a discipline mainly concerned with the cultivation of plant material for food supply, medicinal use, or functional and aesthetic purposes by humans, they are genetically diverse group play an important role in economy modern society, as well at center healthy diet urban population. In this respect, Rosa L. plants traditional pharmacological practices landscape studies. context, ...

there are some herbal plants in iranian traditional system of medicine which are believed to be excellent remedies to alleviate the symptoms of xerostomia. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of systemic administration of seven different herbal extracts on the rate of salivation in rats. the extracts of 7 herbs; zingiber officinale roscoe (zingiberaceae), citrus sinensis (l....

ferula foetida (bunge) regel. is one of the most widespread and important ferula species with nutritional and medicinal applications. some phytochemicals with helpful cardiovascular effects have been isolated from ferula species. the present study was designed to evaluate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of the stems of f. foetida in dexamethasone (dex)-induced hypertension in rats. hypert...