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rheum turkestanicum janischew. (polygonaceae) is a plant that grows in central asia and in north-east of iran. traditionally, people use roots of r. turkestanicum as an anti-diabetic and anti-hypertensive as well as anticancer agent. in this study the cytotoxicity and apoptogenic properties of ethyl acetate (etoac), n-hexane and h2o extracts from rheum turkestanicum janischew. (polygonaceae) ro...

introduction: cervical rib is relatively uncommon congenital abnormality that originates from the seventh cervical vertebrae and rarely from the sixth vertebrae. the purpose of this paper is to consider that this abnormal condition is an important cause of neurovascular compression at the thoracic outlet. methods: in this study all patients who were referred to radiology department of isfahan h...

widely known as a purgative and anti-inflammatory agent. In Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the official Dahuang is prescribed as the dried rhizome and root of Rheum palmatum L., R. tanguticum MAXIM. ex BALF., and R. officinale BAILLON of the family Polygonaceae. On the other hand, the Japanese Pharmacopoeia prescribes not only the above three species but also R. coreanum NAKAI, and their interspecific ...

Objectives: Trichomoniasis is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in humans and is caused by the protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis. Nowadays, increasing resistance to drugs such as metronidazole resulted in many problem, so new effective remedies are needed. In this study, we evaluate constituents of essential oil and anti-trichomonas activity of Rheum ribes. Materials and Method...