objective: this study was designed to investigate the effect of hydroalcoholic extract and essential oil of heracleum persicum (apiaceae) on lipid profile of male hyperlipidemic rabbits. materials and methods: thirty rabbits were randomly divided into six groups of five each. one group received normal diet and the other groups fed with a high cholesterol (2% w/w) diet for 7 weeks. vehicle, hydr...

BACKGROUND In their quest to understand and interpret nature, people have frequently sought religious or divine origins for plant species and their characteristics. Less often, historical events or persons are involved. This study comprises eleven cases of the latter kind, all claiming that plant species have been introduced by foreigners or at least from foreign lands. METHODS Based on liter...

BACKGROUND Evaluating the significance and the effects of plant-derived drugs on laboratory animal's fertility was recognized. There was antioxidant activity reported from Heracleum persicum (Golpar). OBJECTIVE Current study aims to study the antioxidant effect of Golpar extracts on sperm parameters and chromatin quality in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen adult male mice were divided t...

background and objectives: heracleum persicum aerial parts have been used in iranian folk medicine for their therapeutic activities and as a spice and flavoring agent in iranian foods and pickles. the present research was conducted to evaluate the pharmacognostic profile of h. persicum which will be useful in standardization for quality, purity, and sample identification. methods: for quality c...

conclusions results of this study suggest that the extract alone of peganum harmala and heracleum persicum may be useful to treat bacterial infections. objectives the major aim of the current study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of an extract of the peganum harmala flower and heracleum persicum against acinetobacter baumannii. materials and methods the minimum inhibitory (mic) co...