The impact of invasion on diversity varies widely and remains elusive. Despite the considerable attempts to understand mechanisms of biological invasion, it is largely unknown whether some communities' characteristics promote biological invasion, or whether some inherent characteristics of invaders enable them to invade other communities. Our aims were to assess the impact of one of the massive...

     The essential oils and aromatic water, known as Arak in traditional Iranian medicine, comes from the aerial part of Teucrium persicum Boiss., which is grown in Fars Province located in Iran. The samples were collected in summer and the oils and aromatic water were obtained through steam distillation. The chemical composition of the oils was analyzed using GC-MS. An analysis of the chemical...

A method named "bag culture" was developed for coculturing of Linum persicum (section Syllinum) and L. austriacum (section Linum) hairy roots. For this propose L. austriacum and L. persicum hairy root cultures were established using Agrobacterium rhizogenes in McCown medium. L. persicum hairy roots in bags (1 mm2 mesh) were successfully grown together with L. austriacum hairy roots. The amounts...

Many species of Teucrium were used traditionally in treatment of inflammatory disorders. The present study aimed to assess the anti-inflammatory effect of methanolic extract of aerial parts of Teucrium oliverianum Ging. ex. Benth. (family, Lamiaceae). The extract was evaluated using the carrageenan-induced rat paw edema (Acute and sub-acute models), and turpentine oil–induced granuloma pouch bi...

Yaylacılık ülkemizde önemli bir gelenek olup, bu araştırma, 2014-2015 vejetasyon döneminde, Trabzon İli Düzköy İlçesi Yaylası (Kamema)’nın yaş ot ve botanik kompozisyonları ile birlikte florası incelenmiştir. Yayla (Kamena) çayırlarının verimleri 2.450-3.275 kg da-1 arasında değişmiş ağırlık esasına göre ise % 73 buğdaygiller + 12 baklagiller 15 diğer familyalardan oluşmuştur. Yapılan floristik...

BACKGROUND The hippocampus is a target of ovarian hormones, and is necessary for memory. Ovarian hormone loss is associated with a progressive reduction in synaptic strength and dendritic spine. Teucrium polium has beneficial effects on learning and memory. However, it remains unknown whether Teucrium polium ameliorates hippocampal cells spike activity and morphological impairments induced by e...