Androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in men. The present study was designed to evaluate the hair growth-promoting activity of a preparation of the Adiantum capillus-veneris Linn. (A. capillus-veneris) on albino mice using a testosterone-induced alopecia model. Five groups of albino mice were studied: (A) Testosterone solution only (n=6); (B) Testosterone + Finasteride solu...

Background Adiantum capillus-veneris Linn (Maidenhair fern) is an herb belonging to the family Pteridaceae. It is named as "Pare-siavashan" in medical and pharmaceutical textbooks of Iranian Traditional Medicine. The fronds of Maidenhair fern were mainly administrated by ancient physicians as single medicine or in combination with other plants in multi-herbal formulations for curing different d...

Objective: In this present study, to analyze Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry analysis of whole plant methanol extract of Adiantum capillus-veneris. Methods: Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry analysis of whole plant extract carried out with instrument GC-MS-QP 2010 [SHIMADZU]. Results: The methanol extracts of Adiantum capillus-veneris to identified thirty seven bioactive compoun...

androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in men. the present study was designed to evaluate the hair growth-promoting activity of a preparation of the adiantum capillus veneris linn. (a. capillus veneris linn.) on albino mice using a testosterone-induced alopecia model. five groups of albino mice were studied: (a) testosterone solution only (n=6); (b) testosterone ‏+ finasteri...

Background: Due to the increase in cancer and side effects of common therapies, researchers are looking for treatments with the least side effects, which is why medicinal plants have become so important. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. plant commonly called southern maidenhair fern, and also named as “Pare-siavashan” in medical and pharmaceutical textbooks of Iranian Traditional Medicine, contains...

In gametophytic cells (prothalli) of the fern Adiantum capillus-veneris, nuclei as well as chloroplasts change their position according to light conditions. Nuclei reside on anticlinal walls in darkness and move to periclinal or anticlinal walls under weak or strong light conditions, respectively. Here we reveal that red light-induced nuclear movement is mediated by neochrome1 (neo1), blue ligh...