Medicinal herbs are increasing in popularity across the world. Consumer sales of herbs and botanicals reached $4.41 billion in 2005 (Nutrition Business Journal 2006). Many medicinal herb products are made from native woodland botanicals that are wild-harvested from natural stands. Most, if not all, of these woodland botanicals can be cultivated commercially. This is beneficial for the conservat...

in order to evaluate cardinal temperatures and optimum thermal range of germination of three medicinal plants including thymus transcaspicus, foeniculum vulgare and  calligonumjunceum  an experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with three replications. therefore, this experiment was conducted to study of the seed germination characteristics to temperature. the we used three m...

Plants are recognized in the pharmaceutical industry for their broad structural diversity as well as their wide range of pharmacological activities. The biologically active compounds present in plants are called phytochemicals. These phytochemicals are derived from various parts of plants such as leaves, flowers, seeds, barks, roots and pulps. These phytochemicals are used as sources of direct ...

background & aim: in recent years, iran and other countries pay special attention to side effects of chemical plants. this interest in plants and their derivatives leads to business of medicinal plants. in caspian region, in forestry projects there are many plant species with medicinal uses from which the locale indigenous used due to traditional experience without any especial processing i...

The rich flora of cold desert constitutes an incredible store house of plant genetic resources that contribute not only to the livelihoods of enormous number of forest dwelling but also to the various pharmaceuticals industry. The plant wealth of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and Nelang valley in Uttarakhand falls in cold desert region of North-West Himalaya. The...

Raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) are important vegetatively propagated fruit plants. They used as food, medicinal plants, and in pharmaceutical cosmetic industry. For the protection of inte...

There is a paradigm shift from cure to prevention when it comes to human health. We want to live a healthy life and prevent sickness using substances other than pharmaceuticals. The plant-based nutraceutical products or Natural Health Products (NHPs) as they are some times referred to are the most important groups that have the potential to fit the bill. However, these products are sold without...

This paper looks at the theoretical development of a natural preservative system using a data base on medicinal plants as a source of reference. The legal aspects of this concept are considered. The traditional methods of preservation, many taken from the food industry are summarised. The use of alcohol, glycerine, sugar, salt, dessication, anhydrous systems and temperature are amongst examples...