Cardio vascular diseases are leading cause of death in both industrialized and developing nations. Disorders of lipid metabolism, following oxidative stress are the prime risk factors for initiation and progression of these diseases[1]. The current anti-hyperlipidemic therapy includes principally statins and fibrates, the former corrects the altered blood lipid profile by inhibiting the bio-syn...

The Haloxylon genus belongs to the Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae) family. The small trees or shrubs in this genus are referred to as the King of psammophytic plants, and perform important functions in environmental protection, including wind control and sand fixation in deserts. To better understand these beneficial plants, we sequenced the chloroplast (cp) genomes of Haloxylon ammoden...

The genus Amaranthus contains 44 species and belongs to the family of Amaranthaceae classified within the order of Caryophyllales. Within this order a number of allergenic species including Amaranthus retroflexus (Redroot pigweed), Beta vulgaris (sugar beet), Chenopodium album (Lambsquaters), Kochia scoparia (Burning bush), and Salsola kali (Russian thistle) have been acknowledged by the WHO/IU...

A new species of the genus Augeriflechtmannia Koçak and Kemal, 2008 – formerly Diplonychus Auger Flechtmann, 2003, namely haloxyloni sp. nov. is described illustrated based on females males collected from Haloxylon ammodendron (Amaranthaceae) in Iran. key to known world also provided.

The importance of Amaranthus retroflexus pollen in causing respiratory allergy has been well ascertained in many countries including Iran with a high positive rate (69%) among Iranian allergic patients. The aim of the present study is to identify the allergenic properties of A. retroflexus pollen. Sixteen patients with allergy to A. retroflexus pollen were selected for the study. The antigenic ...

The objective of the present study is to investigate the nootropic activity of aqueous and 95% ethanolic extracts of aerial parts of Alternanthera sessilis Linn. R.Br.ex.DC (Amaranthaceae). Alternanthera sessilis Linn, commonly known as sessile joy weed a well known herb with fleshy leaves. The herb is mainly used as cholagogue, galactogue, intellect promoting, strength, diarrhea, constipation,...

Aerva lanata (Linn.) Juss. ex Schult. (Family-Amaranthaceae) is an important source of chemicals of immense medicinal and pharmaceutical importance such as O-acyl glycosides, β-sitosterol, daucosterol, syringic acid, vanillic acid, feruloyl tyramine, feruloyl homovanillylamine, narcissin and aervitrine which are effective as diuretic, anthelmintic, antidiabetic, expectorant and in the treatment...

Cochliophilin A (5-hydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxyflavone, 1), known as a host-specific attractant towards the zoospores of Aphanomyces cochlioides, a cause of root rot and damping-off diseases of Chenopodiaceae, was found in the Amaranthaceae plant, Celosia cristata, that is susceptible to the pathogen. The content of 1 in Celosia seedlings was quantified as 1.4 microg/g fresh weight. A new isoflav...