Achillea (Asteraceae) comprises 115 species, which are mainly distributed in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and as an introduced plant in the New World. The genus Achillea, generally called Bumadaran in Persian, is well known for medicinal properties such as anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial effects. Achillea has long been used in traditional medicine for treatment of neuralgia...

Achillea (Asteraceae) comprises 115 species, which are mainly distributed in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and as an introduced plant in the New World. The genus Achillea, generally called Bumadaran in Persian, is well known for medicinal properties such as anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial effects. Achillea has long been used in traditional medicine for treatment of neuralgia...

plant phenolics have high reducing capacity which can be exploited in the synthesis of nanomaterials. in the present study, phytoreductant vanillic acid is used to produce and coat silver nanoparticles. the effects of ag nanoparticles on the unicellular green algae d. salina were then investigated. under optimum  ph and temperature, silver ions were reduced to silver metal by vanillic acid. the...

objectives: grewia paniculata (family: malvaceae) has been used to treat inflammation, respiratory disorders and fever. it is additionally employed for other health conditions including colds, diarrhea and as an insecticide in bangladesh. the aim of the present study was to investigate the antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of different extracts of grewia paniculata. materials and methods: ...

Because of limitations of production of unicellular green algae (especially in large volumes), this study aimed to culture Artemia using three sources of cheap agricultural by-products that were coupled with small amounts of unicellular algae Dunaliella salina. The results of growth and survival, biomass production, Individual wet weight, wet and ash percent, FCR and SGR and nutritional value o...