abstract           background and objective: stachys inflata benth. is used as an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent in traditional medicine in most mountain villages of golestan province. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the antioxidant, ethnopharmacological and phytochemical properties of extract from different parts of s. inflata, collected from chahar bagh mountain.          m...

This communication is a report of some preliminary studies followed by chemical investigations done on the aerial parts of Melothria maderaspatana (Linn) Cogn., a plant drug used in traditional system of medicine in India against a variety of diseases.

Artemisinin and its derivatives are still one of the most effective drugs for the treatment of malaria. Artemisia pallens commonly known as Dhavanam, is an aromatic herb belonging to the family Asteraceae. Increasing the artemisinin content of A. pallens by genetic engineering would improve the availability of this much needed drug. In the present study, Agrobacterium rhizogenes (strain NCIM 51...

zhumeria majdae is a rare an endemic medicinal plantspecies grown wild in iran. the hydro distilled essential aerial part oil of z. majdae analysed by gc–ms. thirty-one compounds representing 95.36% of the aerial part oil, respectively, were identified, of which linalool (48.14%), camphor (20.71%), limonene (4.83%), trans-linalool oxide (2.69%), 3-octanone (2.34%), terpinene-4-ol (2.30%), camph...

Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor L.), a member of Apocynaceae, is not only an ornamental plant with lilac-blue flowers, but also a medical plant producing an important alkaloid, vincamine, found in the leaves which shows a pronounced cerebrovasodilatory and neuroprotective activity. This plant is native to northern Spain, western France, central and southern Europe, and Caucasus. It has been rece...

BACKGROUND Phyllanthus debilis (Elapitawakka) is a medicinal plant used in traditional systems of medicine in Sri Lanka. Present study was carried out to evaluate in-vitro anti-oxidant and anti-proliferative activity of the water extracts of aerial parts (AP) and roots (RP) of P.debilis plant and the role of polyphenolic compounds in view of its medicinal use. METHOD Total polyphenols, flavon...

the species heracleum rawianum belongs to apiaceae, is one of the native species in iran. the leaves and fruits of heracleum rawianium are used traditionally in iran as flavouring agent and spice for food. in the present work, the extraction of aerial parts of this plant with acetone by maceration is described. our phytochemical analysis of the chloroform extract of the aerial parts of this pla...

Plant lateral roots have a defined developmental pattern and shape, but a key question is whether strict regulation underlies observed regularity. A new study uses long-term in toto live imaging and simulations to show that organogenesis rather follows self-organizing principles.

Andrographis paniculata Nees.,a member of the family Acanthaceae is a plant commonly used by the local people, for the treatment of common cold, liver diseases, snake bite and some skin infection. The aerial part of the plant was screened for their phytochemical properties and antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial activity of leaf extract of Andrographis paniculata, was studied using different ...