anxiety disorders are amongst the most popular diseases which interfere with normal life. benzodiazepines are used as a first line of treatment, but difficulties with pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders such as dependence and low response rate, encourage researchers to find new approaches. from the past, the role of medicinal plants have been a subject of intense interest. in this respect, cit...

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in honey can be a potential human health risk. So far, it has remained unclear whether PAs in honey originate from pollen or floral nectar. We obtained honey, nectar, and plant pollen from two observation sites where Echium vulgare L. was naturally abundant. The PA concentration of honey was determined by targeted analysis using a high pressure liquid chromatograph...

Abstract The effect of zinc on seed germination in two species the Echium genus ( russicum J.F. Gmelin and vulgare L.) was investigated. Zinc used as sulphate three different concentrations: 100 mg∕ l; 200 mg ∕ l și 300 treatment applied to seeds before germination, exposure time being short (4 hours 8 hours). Seed monitored daily for a period 14 days. test assessed by calculating four indicato...

Background & Aims: Echium amoenum and Citrus aurantifolia are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia and regulation of blood pressure. In this study the effects of coadministration of these herbs on heart rate and blood pressure of rats before and after phynelephrine injection were investigated. Methods: Ten groups of rats respectively received 100, 200, 400 an...

Electrochemical oxidation of leaves extract of lemon verbena and the flowers extract of echium amoenum have been studied in the absence and presence of barbituric acid and 1,3 dimethyl barbituric acidin aqueous solutions and biological pH, using cyclic voltammetry method. The results showed that the electrochemically generated compounds in leaves extract of lemon verbena and the flowers extract...

Echium amoenum belong to Boraginaceae family is a biennial or perennial herb indigenous to the narrow zone of northern part of Iran and Caucasus.the aim of this study was to overview the therapeutic effects of Iranian borage (Echium amoenum Fisch).This review article was carried out by searching studies in PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, and Iran Medex databases .The initial search strategy id...