The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) record of plants that have shown significant inhibitory effect in experimental tumor systems (active plants), 1960–1974, was compared with species and genera in references on medicinal folklore, including poisonous plants, to determine whether their percentages of active plants were significantly greater than those screened at random (10.4%). The percent ac...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by residents in Gayasan National Park in order to obtain basic data regarding the sustainable conservation of its natural plant ecosystem. METHODS Data was collected using participatory observations and in-depth interviews, as the informants also become investigators themselve...

identification, authentication and quality control are essential to ensure safety, therapeutic potency, efficacy and reproducible quality of herbal medicines. the aim of this study is to use taxonomic method for authentication of traditional herbal drugs which are commonly sold in herbal shops in iran. in this regard, twenty-seven cases of herbal drugs suspected to be adulterated were investiga...

BACKGROUND There is a hierarchical organisation of knowledge in the use of medicinal plants in communities. Medicinal use knowledge starts in the home and is passed on to family members. Next in the hierarchy are neighbours, village elders and finally, traditional healers being the most knowledgeable. For primary health care this hierarchy is actively followed in seeking remedies for ailments. ...

background & aim: salvia hydrangea is one of the medicinal plants belonging to lamiaceae family. medicinal plants can be marketed as fresh or dried products; however aromatic plants are often dried before extraction to reduce moisture content. the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of different drying methods on qualitative and quantitative changes in essential oil of sage. experiment...

BACKGROUND The medicinal plants and the associated Bhutanese traditional medicine (BTM) are protected by the country's constitution and receive both government support and acceptance by the wider public. More than 1000 medicinal plants are described in the BTM but currently collects only 300 species for daily formulations of BTM. These medicinal plants have been one of the drivers of the 'Gross...

background & aim: bushehrwith an area of about 177.1km² is situated in center of bushehr province, southern iran. existence beach line with persian gulf and helle river cause of settlement diversity in this zone. with attention in this settlement diversity in this zone transaction of this work is necessary. experimental: many specimens were collected during the vegetative seasons in 2011to ...

background & aim: during human history, most of infectious diseases have been cured with herbal drugs traditionally so that, nowadays, in most developing countries, herbal drugs play an important role in primal remedy. this study has been done according to the appropriate climate and biodiversity of plants in golestan province in order to investigate the antimicrobial activity of alcoholics...