Background:  Cisplatin has cytotoxic effects through free radical generation. Reports indicate that various members of Pinaceae family may have antioxidant properties. In this study we investigated the cytoprotective effects of needle volatile oil and bark extract of Pinus eldarica in hepatoma G2 (HepG2) cell line.  Methods: Using the maceration technique, we obtained the ethanolic extract of ...

Background & Aim: The most therapeutic properties of different species of Pinus class are antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory characteristics, soothing effect, resolver of skin itches, wound, acne and rash healer and improvement of ulcers and chronic lesions. In ancient medical literature of Iran, different parts of Pinus classes, particularly its resin, had been used for treat...

objective: insomnia is accompanied by several health complications and the currently used soporific drugs can induce several side effects such as psychomotor impairment, amnesia, and tolerance. the present study was planned to investigate the sleep prolonging effect of pinus eldarica. materials and methods: hydroalcoholic extract (hae) of p. eldarica, its water fraction (wf), ethyl acetate frac...

the main goal of this study was to compare of rainfall interception (i) by pinus eldarica and cupressus arizonica plantations afforested in the chitgar forest park in a semiarid climate zone of iran. from the september 2012 to september 2013, gross rainfall (gr) and throughfall (tf) were collected through 10 and 50 rain-gauges, respectively. i was calculated as the difference between gr and tf....

Background: Diabetes mellitus type 2 with dyslipidemia is a common disease. Previous studies suggest that chemical constituent present in pinus eldarica (P. eldarica) nut posesess antioxidant properties and positively affect glucose metabolism. However blood glucose and cholesterol lowering effects of P. eldarica nut have not been studied so far. Objective: The present study was undertaken to...

pinus eldarica medw. (iranian pine) is native to transcaucasian region and has been vastly planted in iran, afghanistan, and pakistan. various parts of this plant have been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases including infectious conditions (e.g. infectious wounds). in this study we aimed to investigate the antibacterial activity of p. eldarica bark extract...