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: recently, there has been a great concern about the consumption of dyes because of their toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and persistence in the aquatic environment. therefore aim of this study were determining the feasibility of using lemna minor in removing acid blue 292 (ab292) dye from aqueous solution and determining the optimal conditions. methods: this experimental stu...

vinca minor, vinca major, vinca variegata and vinca rosea are different species of vinca genus, of apocynaceae family. in addition to ornamental applications, they are placed in the group of medicinal plants , because of the various alkaloids they possess. the purpose of this research was the investigation of the antileishmanial effects of the methanolic and crude extracts of leaves and stems o...

periwinkle (vinca minor l.) is an evergreen perennial herbaceous plant that belongs to the family apocynaceae. the aerial part of this plant contains certain alkaloids such as vincamine, isovincamine and vincine. the most important of these is vincamine that re-duces blood pressure and promotes memory and the ability for mental concentration. mi-cropropagation could be a good alternative for th...

Fresh forages are an important natural source of vitamins and fatty acids in ruminant diets, and their concentrations in forage species are important for the quality of animal-derived foods such as dairy and meat products. The aims of this study were to obtain novel information on vitamins and fatty acids (FA) in a variety of forage legumes and non-legume forb species compared to a grass-clover...

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder caused by abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, and closely associated with abnormal lipid metabolism and hepato-renal dysfunction. This study investigated the anti-diabetic and hepato-renal protective properties of ziyuglycoside I (ZG01) derivative on type 2 diabetes. ZG01 was isolated from roots of Sanguisorba officinalis and chemically modified by deglycos...