OBJECTIVE To find out the superstitions regarding health problems in different ethnic groups, their implications over the socio-economic development of that group and to what extent can those superstitions be related to their level of literacy. METHODS The study was a questionnaire-based survey, 20 subjects from each ethnic group were selected by cluster sampling of residential areas where th...

Weeds are considered the main reason for crop yield loss in world. Weed control and management include various treatments such as cultural, physical, chemical, biological methods. Chemical of weeds is most common method; however, application commercial synthetic herbicides caused several dangerous hazards environment including appearance resistant weed biotypes. Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol...

abstract in order to assess the availability of phosphorous (p), different methods have been proposed in the last decades. the results of these methods in soils with various ph, calcium carbonate, organic matter, al and fe oxides and hydroxides and other properties especially in iranian soils can not be used. in addition, knowledge about transformation of p forms is necessary for perception of ...

conclusions the results of this study reveal that the m. communis extract and methanolic extract of chamomile have a high antibacterial effect on regular and imp-producing p. aeruginosa strains; so, these extracts can be suitable alternatives for less-effective antibiotics, which are commonly used. materials and methods this cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on burn patients hospi...

background and aims: medicinal plants are a valuable resource for flavonoids extraction. prosopis fracta is one of the plants with medicinal properties. prosopis fracta was found in abundance in southern regions in iran. coersetin is medicinal substance found in the fruit of this plant. quercetin is used in treatment of cancer and viral infections. this study was conducted to determine the quer...

Background and objectives: The aim of this study was the phytochemical screening and determining the total antioxidant activity of prosopis. farcta a plant native to South Khorasan. It has been mentioned as a cure for diarrhea, measles, diabetes and some other diseases in home remedies. Neuroprotective and relaxing effects, increasing HDL, decreasing LDL and accelerati...

the seed beetle, stafor limbatus (horn) (col.: bruchidae), collected from bushehr and yazd provinces, iran, on acasia sp. and prosopis farcta, is newly recorded from iran. it is native to southwestern united states but distributed in various parts of the world. the beetle was identified by delobel from france.